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The iudgement of the Apostles and of those of the first age, in all points of doctrine questioned betweene the Catholikes and Protestants of England, as they are set downe in the 39. Articles of their religion. By an old student in Diuinitie.
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Broughton, Richard.
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ad Mar. Cassob chastity in castitate exegiâ— hanc vitam Whicâ— he affirmeth of other Apostolike Preists and Bâ—shops of that age Sainct Timothy Sainct Titus â— Epist ad Philadelph Euodius his predecessor at Antioche of himselâ— in diuers places So that then neither the Preists â— the Latine or Greeke Church Antioche beinge thâ— cheifest and where the name of Christians fiâ—â— began were maried but continually liued aâ— â—heir life time in chastity in castitate exegerunt hanc vitam And therefore they were honored in those dayes â—nd the holy Maydens which had professed virgiâ—ity were compared to the Preists in this point â—f perfection and for it honored as they were â—as quae in virginitate degunt in pretio habete velut Epistol ad Tarsens Christi Sacerdotes It is manifest their were Colâ—edges or Nunneries of such vowed and professed â—irgins and Nonnes then Saluto Collegium virgiâ—um Epistol ad Philippen Epistol ad Smyrn Epistol ad Polycarp And they liued in perpetuall virginity Saluto â—as quae in perpetua degunt virginitate They were â—rofessed by the Bishop whether men or women â—i quis potest in castitate permanere ad honorem carms â—ominicae sine iactantia permaneat si idipsum statuatur â—ne Episcopo corruptum est And of this profession â—onsecration of virgins he further putteth them â—nd all in memory in this manner virgines agnosâ—ant Epistol ad Antiochen cui seipsas consecrarunt And he proueth That it is in the power and free â—ill of man to doe these and all holy duties in a Christian life by the grace of Christ and noe man â—ecessitated to sinne heauen and hell good and bad â—n the free will and election of man Decet non modo Epistol ad Magnes vocari Christianos sed esse nec enim dici sed esse beaâ—os facit Obseruationi proponitur vita mors inobedienâ—iae singuli qui hoc aut illud delegerunt â—n eius quod â—nuenerint locum abituri sunt fugianius mortem eliâ—amus vitam In hominibus enim geminas not as inueâ—iri dico hanc esse veri numismatis illam vero advlterimi Pius homo numisma est à Deo excusum imâ—ius ementitum adulterimum illegitimum non à â—eo sed à diabolo â—ffectum Non quòd velim dicere â—uas esse hominis naturas sed vnum esse hominem qui iam Dei iam diabolisit Si quis pietati studet Dei hoâ— est si impiè agat diaboli est non id factus per naturaâ— sed animi arbitrium He proueth that concupiscenâ— Epist ad Ephesios without consent condemneth not nor is sinne aâ— protestants hold Cum nulla in vobis sit conscupisceâ—tia quae vos inquinet supplicium adferat secunduâ— Deum viuite Non vos laedet aliqua diabolica cogitatiâ— si vt Paulus perfectam habueritis in ChristuÌ„ fideâ— charitatem He hath before in one place spokeâ— of foure Sacraments Baptisme the Sacrament oâ— Christs blessed body and blood Orders and Confirmation by al expositors Baptizant Sacrificanâ— Epistol ad Heron. Eligunt manuâ— imponunt He hath asscribed iustification vnto pennance and so allowed it in that degreâ— and although he hath so dignified the virginall life and saith it is better praestantius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epist ad Philadelph then wedlocke he giueth so much honor vntâ— Marriage that it was not to be performed withouâ— the Bishops assent and allowance Decet verò vâ— Epist ad Polycarpum ducentes vxores nubentes cum Episcopi arbitrio coniugantur vt nuptiae iuxta Domini praeceptuâ— sint non autem ad concupiscentiam Our protestants generally and absolutely deny these holy Christian doctrines and practises to be contained in Scriptures or to be proued by them Therefore they must needs yeeld that that primatiue and Apostolike Church by so greate and liuing then witnesse held and professed them by tradition and certaine it is that many bookes of Scripture were neither generally receaued nor written when the things were so generally vsed and professed not onely in the commaundinge Greeke Church of Antioch where Sainct Peter S. Paul S. Euodius and Sainct Ignatius professed and practized them Pauli Petri fuistis discipuli ne perdaâ—â—s Epist ad Antiochen depositum Mementore Euodij beatissimi Pastoris vesâ—â—i qui primus vobis ordinatus est ab Apostolis Antistes Where the disciples were first called ChristiaÌ„s when Sainct Peter and Sainct Paul came thither and there founded the Church Antiochiae primum Epist ad Magnesian discipuli appellati sunt Christiam cum Petrus Paulus fundarent Ecclesiam But in all the renowned Churches before remembred and in all the whole Christian world at that time by the preachinge and tradition of the holy Apostles as the same Apostolike man thus witnesseth Scribo ad vos moncoque Epist ad Philadelph vt vna praedicatione vna Eucharistia vtamini Vna enim est caro Domini nostri Iesu Christi vnus illius sanguis qui pro nobis effusus est vnus item panis omnibus confractus vnus calix qui omnibus tributus est vnum altare omni Ecclesiae vnus Episcopus cum presbyterorum collegio diaconis Quandoquidem est vnus est ingenitus Deus Pater vnus vnigenitus Filius Deus verbum homo vnus Paracletus Spiritus veritatis vna praedicatio fides vna vnum baptisma vna Ecclesia quam suis sudoribus laboribus fundarunt Sancti Apostoli à fimbus terrae vsque ad fines in sanguine Christi Vos itaque oportet vt populum peculiarem gentem sanctam omnia perficere concordibus animis in Christo And directly Epistol ad Heron. concludeth that whosoeuer shall teach otherwise then the Traditions of the Church be he is to be accompted a wolfe amonge sheepe though he be otherwise a man of credit fasteth liueth chastely doth miracles and prophecieth Quicumque dixâ—rit quippiam praeter ea quae constituta sunt 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tamet si fide dignus sit quamuis signa edat quamuis prophetet pro lupo illum habeas qui subouina pelle exitium pestemque aedfert ouibus Wee may addâ— vnto these greatest solemnities and festiuall dayeâ— of the Cristians receaued in the Church in thâ— time by tradition and not Scripture and by thâ— same authority of tradition without Scripture thâ— feasts highest festiuities of the Iewes euen thosâ— which were solemnely set downe and commauÌ„deâ— in Scripture to be religiously obserued quite euâ—cuated and vtterly reiected The Sabbath which is now our saterday waâ— with greate ceremony and solemnity deliuered iâ— Scripture to be kept euery weeke and that whicâ— wee call sonday was commaunded to be a working day Yet all Christians in this time by tradition diâ— celebrate that old working day next after the olâ— Sabbath for our Lords day consecrated
some parte of it into Satland and some to Rome with exceeding glory and reuerence For the body of S. Iames the greater all antiquities at witnesse how it was soone after his Martirdome at Hierusalem translated from them into Spayne where hee had preached and there at Compostella preserued with greate honour and frequented by deuoute pilgryms from all contryes to this day S. Iacobus Apostolus Frater Beati Iohannis Euangelistâ— ab Herode Aegryppa decollatus Eius sacra ossa ab Hierosolymis ad Hispanias translata in vltimis earum finibus apud Galliciam recondita celeberrima illarum gentium veneratione frequenti Christianorum concursu religionis voti causa illuc adeuntium piè coluntur I cannot speake of this honour to the body of S. Iohn the Apostle and Euangelist in this first age which by common consent of writers he ouerliued Dying in the second age Sexagesimo octauo post Passionem Domini anno mortuus But as I haue proued before of him with all other the Apostles that he honoured the sacred bodie of the blessed Virgin and ruling of the Churches of Asia after the Martirdome of the other Apostles totas Asia fundauit rexitque Ecclesias where diuers of the Apostles other Saincts of this age were martired and their bodies honoured he ruling this Church that gaue such honour vnto them must needs also giue allowance there vnto and after his death was at the place thereof honoured with greate concourse of pilgryms that being one of the most frequented in all those parts of the world S. Chrysostome writheth that after his death he and his holy Tombe protected Ephesus where it was as he did when he liued Post mortem tamquam viâ—us Ephesum curat For S. Thomas wee may omitte all others both old and late Antiquaries of other nations and content our selues with our owne of this Kingdome so fare remote from the Indyes where he was martired and his body after ward honoured with greate deuotion testifying vpon knowne experience that the Christians of this nation went so longe and daungerous pilgrimages from hence to visit and reuerence his holy body and make oblations there Thus did our best and noblest kings So our renowned Bishops with others So write our renowned Historians Florentius wigorniensis William of Malmesbury Flor. Wigorn. Chron. an 883. Guliel Malmesbur l. de gest Reg. Roger. Houeden part 1. Mat. Westm chron an 883. Godwin Cataloge of BishoPs in Salesbury 11. an 883. Roger houeden and others our Protestant Antiquaries themselues confessing and confirming it They exemplifie in our most triumphant and holy king S. Edgar Sigelin or Suithelmus Bishop of Shyrburne and their retinnes Edgarus trans mare Romam ad sanctum Thomam in Indiam multa munera misit Legatus in hoc missus Sigelimus Scireburnensis Episcopus eum magna prosperitate quod quiuis hoc saculo miretur Indiam penetrauit Our ProtestaÌ„t Antiquaries say Swithelm or Sigelm trauelled into India to the place of S. Thomas his Buriall carried thither the almes or offering of King Alfred and brought home many pretious stons of greate Flor. wigorn supr an 883. Henric. Hunting hâ—st l. 5. Marâ—yrolog Rom. Bed Vsuard Ado alij 3. die Iulij pryce Florentius hath the very same of king alfred Our Martyrologes and Antiquities sett downe the translation of part of his body out of India to Edessa in Mesopotamia on the third day of Iuly Edessae in Mesopotamia Transtatio S. Thomae Apostoli ex India cuius reliquiae Ortonam postea translatae sunt And Ruffinus Socrates Sozomen and others are auncient witnesses that the Reliks of S. Thomas Ruffin hist Eccl l 2. c. 5 Socrat. hist Eccl l 4. c. 14 Sozom. hist Eccl. l. 6. c. 18. were honoured therein a noble Church dedicated to him Edessa Mesopotamiae Vrbs fidelium populorum est Thomae Apostoli Reliquijs decorata In ea Ciuitate egregium magnificum Templum est diuo Thoms Apostolo dicatum crebraque hominum multitudo eo propter loci sanctitatem consluit So that wheresoeuer in places neuer so distant Reliks of his body were from the time of his martirdome wee see them preserued and honoured with greate deuotion Like was the cause of S. Iames Bishop of Hierusalem Hieron lib. de Script Eccl. in Iacobo Breu. Rom. 1. die Maij in S. Iacobo Epiph. hâ—r 78. Egesipp l de exnid Hierosol Euseb hist Eccl. lib. 2. cap 22. Euseb hist Eccl l 7. c 18. in this kind his Sanctitie was such whilest he lyued that people in multitudes contended to touch the hemme of his garment tanta erat Iacobi vitae Sanctitas vt fimbriam vestimenti eius certatim homines cuperent attingere And being martired he was with greate honour buryed by the Temple in a piller still standing in the time of Egesippus and Eusebius after him as they are witnesses Columns eius iuxta Templum adhuc manet Wee may gather what honour was vsed to his sacred body if wee consider the greate reuerence was performed to his very chayre wherein he had sit cloathed being prescrued and honoured from his death Sedem Iacobi Apostoli ad hoc vsque temporis seruatam fratres â—stiâ— qui successione ordinaria subsecuti sunt omnibus manifestè monstrant sicut circa sanctos viros pietatis gratia cum veteres tum praesentes competeutem honorem seruarunt hodie qnoque seruant Thus hath Eusebius So Theodosius Bishop of Hierusalem witnesseth Theod. Episc Hier. epist ad S. Ignat. Syn. 8. act 1. Breu. Rom. 1. die Maij martyrol Rom. Bed Vsuar cod die Menol Graec. 13. cal Iul. Nice l. 2. hist c. 39. Continuat Sigeb an 1157 Sigeb chron an 489. Mat. westm chron an 479. 831. Abdias certaÌ„ Apost lib. 8. Petr. de Nat. l. 7 c. 103 Anton part 1. tit 6 c. 12. Guliel Eisengr cent 1 part 5. dist 7. Martyrol Rom. die 25. Aug. Bed Vsuard Ado alij die 24. Aug. Nicephorus hist Eccl. l. 2. c. 41. of his stole which he sent to S. Ignatius Patriarke of Constantinople for an holy Relike with others His body was honorably preserued by the Christians and after with greate reuerence translated to Rome where it is buried with the body of S. Philip the Apostle martired at Hierapolis in Phrygia and honorably there first buryed by S. Bartholomew the Apostle with other Christians as Nicephorus with others witnesse Bartholomeus Philippi sepulturae honore praestito vrbe totaillussrata was there prescrued with honour vntill the the honourable translation there of and now honoured at Rome with the body of S. Iames in one Church as the Church of Christ honoureth them with one festiuall day The body of the same Apostle S. Bartholomew was so likewise honoured First immediately after his martirdome king Polymius and the Christians of 12. cities buried his body with greate glory 12. Ciuitatum populi qui per eum crediderant vná cum Rege Polymi abstulerunt