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A07405	A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and of His Woorde written in Latine by that Reuerend Father D. Philip Melancthon, after the conuention at Ratisbona, anno 1541 ; translated into English by R.R.	Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.; Robinson, Richard, fl. 1576-1600.	1580 (1580)	STC 17790; ESTC S1632	66,768	154

inter se de imp●rio disciptantibus 433. Present thereat 200. fathers Heresies of Nestorius Twoo natures in Christ truly aud substantially vnited The 4. Councel of Calcedon vnder Martian 452. Mans traditions increased in the Church Monks forbidden to marry virgins which had made vowes Politike ordinaunces for the Church decreeed in the Councell of Calcedon Aduersaries charged with dissimulation Th●● Council of Antioch vnder Foelix the B●shop of Rome there holden about the yeare 274 Touching the herisie of this Paule Samosatenus looke in Pantaleon page 22. Vowes of Dea●tons touching mariage or single life fondly allowed of The Councel of Laodicia vnder Valeut 〈◊〉 Anno 368. Lay men axacted vpon which had married 2 wiues Concil Laodicenum Error of Baptising forbidden for 14 dayes after beginning of lent Marriage forbid with Heretikes The Councell of Toledo vnder Arcadius Honorius Anno 395. Articles of diuinity and humanity in Christ Dea●ons Excommunication of Parents A great and vnmeete absurdity The 5. Councel of Carthage vnder Aurelius Bishop Anno 438. Present therat 74. Bishops Present therer● 74. Bishops Marriage of ecclesiasticall persons forbidden A constitution concerning Chappels and Aulters of Sayntes Superstitiouse woorshipping of Saintes withstood and disanulled The 6. councel of Carthage vnder Aurelius Bishop there Anno 457. Present thereat 217 Bishops Apeale to the See of Rome laboured for by the Bishop there Augustine was present at this Councel Note The impudent forgery of the Bishop of Rome A Relation vnto the 4. Councel● holden there A decree touching repentaunce The Councell called Mileuitana about the time that Hilarius entred againe into Rome ●n 420. S. Augustine was present thereat with a great nūber of Bishops Sute of appele to the See of Rome forbiddē Diuorcements Superstition of vowes confirmed Virgins to be couered before the age of 25. yeeres Auncient ecclesiasticall wryters so farre foorth as they are witnesses of the auncient and first church of the Apostles haue wel deserued to be allowed of Other writers oftentimes er●ing by admonishment haue amended Without choice be made al writing or testimonies of the fathers may not be allowed Origen was Bi●hop of Alexan●ria Anno 235 ●n some points ●e is a witnes ●rofitable With his wri●ings he mixed ●any false and ●●surde opini●ns Origen Error touching righteousnes His error touching workes and vertues 〈◊〉 fault in Origen where he afterwardes corrupteth that which before he applyed wel He alle●geth ●●stification by ●aith Variety in hys interpretation His corrupting of sentences greeuously erronyous Origen vnderstandeth the holy Ghost amisse Note his error in preferring Peter aboue all the rest of the Apostles Mat. 16. Mat. 20. This Dionysius is thought to haue byn the Disciple of Origen and also thiefe schoolemaister of the schoole in the City of Alexādria Anno 250. Popes of the later times haue digressed from the auncient rule of the Church Dionysius testifieth that there was no Masse but Communion in his time His testimonies touching baptisme annoynting Communion ordering of priests and a godly order in burying the dead Ceremonies were the beginnings of monkery Tertullianus Apher was famous in Anno 230. His errors touching mariage His errors touching Saincts His errors touching traditions And touching custome Also touching Baptisme Touching birthdayes and buriall daies Cyprian Bishop of Carthig● and dyed a Martyr about the yeere 275. Note his error touching baptising by Heretikes Touching re●●issiō of sinnes His error touching original sinne His error touching suche as slyde away frō the Churche Bycause Cyprian vsed the word oblatiō for the Lords supper therefore the aduersaries ratify their masse Augustines interpretation of the wordes Sacrifice and oblation The opinion of Irenaeus touching oblation Sacrifice and oblation how to be vnderstoode Certain word● in Cyprian which the late writers do wrest contrary to good meaning Testimonies of antiquitie doo not defend later abuses Basilius was Bishop of Caesarea in Capadocea abowte the yeare 370. Touching rightuousnes Basilius first in●stituted the o●●res of Monkery 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Punishmentes This Gregory is supposed to be 〈◊〉 which was 〈◊〉 in the Church Anno. ●●85 Errors of the Godly are not to be opposed against the word of God What the Aduersaries do alleadge out of Basilius Basilius his opi●nion touching Saintes or th● holy ones Epiphani●●● Idolatry detected by hym ●oannes Chrysostomus vixit cir●iter annum Do●ini 404. ●piscopus Con●ātinopolitanus ●is errors tou●hing remission ●f sinnes Chrysostomes commentaryes touching iustification and faith His opinion touching faith A true testimonie of remission of sinnes giuen in time of Darkenes Chrysostome doth not mention of any priuate masse in his time Ambr. vixit circiter annum 376. Episcopus Mediolatiensis creatu● 377. S. Ambrose his true testimony touching remissiou of sinues Rom. 5● Note his worthie testimonie touching Iustification Psal 32. Ambroslus ad Demetriadem Virginem Sanctus Hie●onymus Stridonensis per totum ●errarum orbē notus in Bethleem illustris habitat Anno 387. Writing against Iouinianus he confirmeth superstitious doctrine touching man● traditions His mistaking of matrimony His errors touching difference of meats Rom. 14. His right opinion touching mans regeneration His misvnderstanding of sinnes In Hieromes wrytings are many and no smal errours Aurelius Augustinus Bishop of Hippona and Disciple of Hierom liued in Anno. 395. In Augustines time there had crept in Philosophicall opinions confirmed by Pelagius His error by confirming of Merits by woorkes Augustine in his time restored a fresh the Gospel touching grace and fayth in Christ His good Opinion touching the enioying o● spirituall moti●ons Augustines pro●fitable difference betwee● the letter and the spirit Righteousnesse what it is The doctrine of the Gospel what it is Scotistae subtil desputers This Scotus lined about the yeere 1298. Deliuerance from the Lawe What it meaneth Examples of the first age Note the Consolation i● the promised Sauiour vpon deliuerance from the Law Law moral and the deliuery therefrom That some of ●he aduersaries ●oe touching Augustines interpretation 〈◊〉 the interpretation of late writers vpon Paul Priuate hate of the aduersaries toward the truth Aristophanes That is they be haue themselues most shamefully beastly and contemtuously in contemning the mightie and meru●ilous woorkes of almightie God An e●hortation ●o the Godly ●eaders In 〈◊〉 time Kings and Bishops set themselues against the mariage of Priests The causes Augustines affirmation touching the regenerate man not iust by workes but by fayth Psal 144. Confession Contrition Trust in the Lorde Fayth touchin● righteousnesse howe to bee vnderstood Monkes erring all the way in expounding Paules meaning Augustine beleeued touching grace and faith the very same which the later age teacheth Pelagius his hereste in estimation Ceremonies in Augustines time Mans traditions better esteemed then the commaundemen●●s of God Note Augustines sounde iudgement touching the ouerthrow of mans traditions Sermons touching Purgatory frequented in Augustines tyme. S. Augustines words of prayer wrested by the Papistes for oblation of the sacrament of the dead Augustines

touch viz. of the Trynity against the Nouatians of iustification And although in his cōmentaries now and then sentences vnlike are founde which seeme not so muche too haue been written of him as to haue beene set forth by others yet it is cleare that out of his lōger disputations bee helde opinion touching Grace and iustification the very same that wedoe teache That doeth his Epistle vnto Irenaeus testifie vppon the 4. of Saint Paule too the Romanes saying The law worketh wrath Epist 71. where he sayeth so By woorkes of the lawe is no man iustified that is by the lawe is sinne manifested but the faulte is not dispensed with Therefore our Lorde Iesus Christ comming into the worlde forgaue euery one their sinnes which no man coulde auoyde and cancelled the handwriting of our debt by vertue of his blood shed for vs. This is it where he saith Sinne did ouerabounde by reason of the lawe Grace did ouerabounde through Iesus Christ As Saint Iohn sayth also Beholde the Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the worlde Iohn Euan. cap. 1. Therefore sayth hee let no man reioyce or boast in his woorkes bycause no man shalbe iustified by his deedes but hee that is iust hath this geuen him from aboue bicause through Christ he is iustified Therfore it is fayth which deliuereth by the blood of Christ bycause blessed is hee vnto whome sinnes are forgeuen and pardon is graunted And a fewe like sentences are founde in other places of this Writer as touching the calling of the nations Also where he sayeth vnto the virgin Demetrias Neyther is a commaundement geuen for any other ende or purpose but that the helpe and ayde of him that commaundeth might be sought for But vnder his title or name there are extant certain preparations vntoo the masse and certayne other vayne matters which seeme after his time to be counterfeict Of Hieronymus Hierome by his labour did much profite the Churche in his translations and though his interpretations vppon the Prophetes are but slender yet the exposition of the Histories deriued from the auncient Fathers is profitable Touching doctrines hee wrote few things Agaynst Iouinian he greatly confirmeth false superstitious opinions touching mans traditions Hee disprayseth marriage and inueigheth agaynst it with reprochefull speech which is not 〈◊〉 nor seming worthy for a Christian so to do He gathereth sentēces of Scripture very euill wrested as thogh they dispraised marriage as this one namely If you liue according to the flesh you shal die Rom. 8. such others And he sayeth expressely that the woman which marrieth agayne after she hath been already twice married nothing differeth from a whore Also he affirmeth That we must regarde Not somuch what God graunteth vs but what hee will haue vs doe as though God woulde not haue marriage Finally after the manner of Ethni●es hee collecteth common places of reprac●●es agaynst the feminine sexe and agaynst marriage of whom a Christian ●●●ght ●arre otherwise too iudge Who knoweth that the cause of infirnity in both sexes is the corruption of nature And yet notwithstanding wee muste attribute a kynde of honor or dignity vnto the sexe because God hath so commaunded And seeing God hath not in vayne created both sexe we must acknowledge that it is the woorke of God and an ordinaunce to be highly esteemed of Neyther is the infir●●ty of mynd lesse in the men in accomplishing such thinges which are enioyned them But a Christian ought for Gods sake to beare withall and tollerate the imbecillity or weakenes in the sociates or companions of this life w t are adioyned by Gods ordinaunce and as the Coheyres of eternall glory he knoweth that it is Gods will we should care for them as for part of mankinde and that not through Diuelishe pride we shoulde once despise nor deiect them These such others touching this opiniō might rather haue byn spokē by way of Christiā disputation thē those vnreuerent reproches of the sexe or kind of Gods ordinance Touching difference of meates hee commendeth ordinaunces instituted without the worde of God as if they were the commandements of God yea hee esteemeth them for perfection of matter too serue his purpose withall It is a foolish speeche which hee alludeth herevnto If thou wilte bee perfect it is best for thee to drinke no wine and to eate no flesh where he hath not well applyed that saying of Paule where hee sayeth It is best for thee too eate no fleshe he addeth If the example thereof offend thy Brother But seeyng it is needefull that such superstitions shoulde be reprehended in the church for they bring-foorth many errours we must therfore wisely iudge of those and such like sayinges so vnaduisedly vttered In his Dialogue agaynst Pelagius he doth rightly dispute That mans regeneration may not onely be by force of free wil but that it hath neede of the helpe of the holy Ghost For hee rightly denieth that the holy ones of God are without sinne and hee alludeth one sentence worthy of remembrance which is this Then are we iust when we confesse our selues too be sinners and that our righteousnes commeth not by any merite in vs but by the mercy of God But afterwardes he speaketh not sufficiently to this purpose he vnderstandeth the sinnes of Sayntes so touching actuall sinnes as the burning flambes of lustes or anger and such other like hee vnderstandeth them not touching the inward and perpetuall doubting security and concupiscence Therefore it is manifest that in the writings of Hierom there are many and no small erroures Of Augustine Augustine handled well many necessary controuersies he refuted the Arians Manachies Donatistes and Pelagians For nowe in his tyme there had crepte intoo the Churche philoso phicall opinions which Pelagius confirmed transforming the Gospel intoo philos●phie For he contended that originall sinne was a matter of nothing that men might by the lawe of God make satisfaction and that by reason of that externall obedience they might deserue forgiuenes of sinnes that they were iust and that they coulde merite or deserue by theyr woorkes euerlasting life But hee sayed nothing Touching fayth in Christ Nothing touching helpe of The holye Ghost This doctrine of Pelagius was not of the Gospel but of Philosophy as for the most parte the opinion of al learned schoole men bended the selfe same way But that these doe annexe heere vnto some monastical superstitions And now agayne in our time many doe slide away into Pelagian opinions because they are plausible to humane reason Therefore Augustine in his tyme restored afreshe and agayne lightened the doctrine of the gospel touching Grace faith in Christe when as it was almost extinguished For this benefite the Church is much bounde vnto him Touching Originall sinne he speaketh with much more perspicuity than all others Also hee speaketh more distinctly and more rightely as