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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17191	A most godly and learned discourse of the woorthynesse, authoritie, and sufficiencie of the holy scripture also of the cleerenesse, and plainnesse of the same, and of the true vse thereof. Wherin is discussed this famous question: whether the canonical scriptures haue authoritie from the church, or rather the church receiue authoritie from the Scriptures. By occasion wherof are touched the dignities and duties of the church, touching traditions, with aunswere to all obiections. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iohn Tomkys: and dedicated to the right honorable Sir Richarde Pipe, knight, lorde maior of the citie of London.; De scripturae sanctae praestantia. English.	Tomkys, John.; Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.	1579 (1579)	STC 4067; ESTC S112817	96,469	260

HENRICVS BVLLINGERVS A most godly and learned Discourse of the woorthynesse authoritie and sufficiencie of the holy Scripture Also of the cleerenesse and plainnesse of the same and of the true vse thereof Wherin is discussed this famous question Whether the Canonical Scriptures haue authoritie from the Church or rather the Church receiue authoritie from the Scriptures By occasion wherof are touched the dignities and duties of the Church touching traditions with aunswere to all obiections Translated out of Latine into English by Iohn Tomkys and dedicated to the right honorable Sir Richarde Pipe Knight Lorde Maior of the Citie of London Psal. 119. Part 13. ver 4. I am wiser then the Aged because I keepe thy commaundements Printed at London for William Ponnsonby 1579. To the right honorable and woorthy Magistrate Sir Richard Pipe Knight Lord Maior of the Cittie of London Health and peace in our Lord Iesus for euer THere hath beene no age right honorable which hath more plentifully tasted of God his singular benefites and speciall grace than this our age wherein he hath caused his vnspeakeable mercy of the light of his Gospel to shine in the darkenesse of ignorance that our minds might be lightened therby to receiue forgiuenes of our sinnes offred vnto vs in his sonne Christ our only perfect sufficient Sauiour to our endelesse comfort and that our footesteeppes might be directed to walke in the pathes of righteousnesse all the dayes of our life to the glorifiing of his holy name Neither hath he dealt more graciously with any nation then with this our Realme of England wherein the professours of the Gospel liue safe from the foraine enemie and free from persecution at home as it were in a Citie of refuge and a priueledged Sanctuarie when as our neighbours round about vs taste either of the one or feele the smart of the other And this hath hee brought to passe by the administration of his faithfull seruaunt Queene Elizabeth our moste victorious Debora who by the mightie power of her Lorde our God hath woorthily triumphed ouer Idolatrie which is nothing else but spiritual tyrannie whereby the consciences of her subiects were more grieuously afflicted than were the auncient Israelites by the nine hundred iron charrets of cruell captayne Sysara God graunt that shee may iudge vs double the yeeres which Debora iudged Israell and that her hand may still prosper and preuaile against that Roomish Iabin vntill he bee vtterly destroyed and yet all these his gratious giftes so aboundantly bestowed vppon vs notwithstanding such is the corruption of our nature and the vnthankfulnesse of our mindes that in some pure Religion beeing despised the stinking roote of Superstition remaineth still and in other in steade of godly life whiche is the true fruite of Faith is spronge vppe the sharpe bryer of Atheisme euen of the want of the true feare of God so that there is no Shire no Citie no towne almoste no housholde but it is either poysoned with the one or ouergrowen with the other if not fully fraught with both And therfore may the godly well say with Dauid Woe is me that I am constrained to dwell with Mesech and to haue mine habitation among the tents of Cedar One chief cause of the great increase of these twoo grieuous sinnes is the sinister opinion diuersly conceiued touching God his worde when as the supersticious thinke it not sufficient to lead vs to the perfect knowledge of all things necessary for our saluation and the wicked worldlinges so little esteeme it that they make a iest of it If this crooked opinion of both these kinde of men might bee so streightened that they would at the laste reade and heare God his worde with a full perswasion that it is the perfect rule of Faith and the plaine direction of life it is to bee hoped that these two naughtie trees Superstition and Atheisme would bee in short time if not plucked vppe by the roote foorth of the Lordes garden yet at the least so snagged and mangeled that the pleasaunt trees thereof that is to saye the godly should haue the more roume to spreade abrode their fruitefull braunches Neither may we looke to see this happie chaunge in men before God his woord to be read and hearde with confidence and followed with diligence For if the earth be it neuer so fatte it cannot bring forth fruite before it haue receiued seede much lesse can man being by nature barraine grounde bring foorth the fruites of righteousnesse before he haue receiued into his heart Gods word which is the incorruptible seede wherby we are borne anew And as we rest in hope after the seede is throwne into the grounde that God will send downe the dew of heauen to water the same that it may bring forth fruit in due season so if men woulde receiue the seede of Gods woorde into their hearts it were greatly to be hoped that God of his mercie woulde cause it to take roote and woulde with the dewe of his grace so water it that the barraine soile woulde become good grounde and the noysome shrubbes become pleasaunt trees yeelding forth the fruites of faith to GOD his glorie in due season I neede not further to commende this Booke considering that maister Bullinger hath alreadie commended it in his Epistle following Neither shall the Reader repent him of his labour if it shall please him with diligence to peruse it ouer And because your Lordshippe hath beene a meanes of my maintenance in studie whereby I haue obteined that simple talent which GOD hath bestowed vpon m● I esteemed it my dutie to bestow vpon you this my trauaile as a pledge of my gratefull minde towarde you and some part of discharge of my duetie toward my Countrey I trust you will receyue it with suche an affection as I doe offer it and so much the rather because it commeth from your poore countrey man and was translated in the towne where your Lordship was borne chiefly to profite the neighbours therevnto adioyning God keepe your honor in good health and guide you with his heauenly wisedome in the well ordering of the great and weightie affaires vnto your office incident From mine house in Bilston the 10. of Februarie 1579. Your Lordships at commaundement Iohn Tomkis Henrie Bullinger Mini●●er of the Church of Zurich to the gentle Reader wisheth grace and peace from the Lorde THis Booke was brought me gentle Reader from a farre distant famous Citie certaine weekes past without the senders and authours name This ●s his onely request that if this Booke ●ight be thought worthie to be set foorth might bee deliuered to the diligent man ● Christopher Froschouerus to be printed 〈◊〉 him The title of the booke was this A ●scourse whether the holie Scripture ●aue authoritie from the Church or ●●ther the Church receiue authoritie ●●om the holie Scripture collected by a ●uer of godlinesse for the instruction of the ●nlearned and simple Being much delited ●ith this