Christ and his Gospell in the beginuing of the world ◠D. Deuice ¶ Man in his excellencie of carnall wit is not able to giue any perpetuitie to his Deuice Folio 4 The gouernemente and direction by Gods word preuayleth more than any Deuide of man Folio 5 Of mans policie and Deuice and what kinde of grounde it is to Common weales Folio 8 How God can shew himselfe when all mans Deuice fayleth c. Folio 8 Dissention ¶ Dissention of opiniōs is no new thing Fol. Folio 54. 55 Dissention of the Protestants about the Sacrament c. Folio 56 Dissention among Protestants for apparell c. Folio 57 The bitternes of the Dissention amōgst the Schoolemen Papists Folio 6 Dissention about originall sinne and the vertue of Sacraments Folio 60. 61 Of the multitude of Dissentions among Papists in sundrie poyntes Folio 59. 60 Late Dissentions in opiniōs among Papists Folio 62 Doctrine ¶ Protestantes Doctrine of saluation is the Doctrine of the Scripture Folio 234 The generall ende of the Protestantes Doctrine and what doctrine only they mislike Folio 234 Godlynesse may be pretended by some that loath true Doctrine Folio 216 None can haue good conuersation which are not sound in Doctrine Folio 216 Faith followeth Doctrine Folio 216 Contemners of Doctrine were foretold of to come Folio 217 How little their owne methode would profit thē of teaching manners without Doctrine Folio 217 Most vnnaturall and vndutifull warres lawfull by Papists Doctrine Folio 220 What is the cause that good Doctrine doth not fructifie in the hearers Folio 222 What the Scriptures shew to be most commonly the cause why true Doctrine doth not fructifie Folio 223 Doctrine is to be receyued vpon trial Folio 228 How to perceyue Protestantes to haue true Doctrine and of what weight the matters are wherein they differ from Papistes Folio 228. 229 F. Fayth ¶ Faith doth ingraffe vs into the church Fol. Folio 21 Faith followeth doctrine Folio 216 No man can be saued for any good life when he hath not true Faith Folio 216 The force and effect of Faith set out at large Folio 146. 147 Faith the mouth of the soule whereby Christ is eaten Folio 144 Matters of Faith may be better perceyued by meanes of writing than by mans bare memorie Folio 25 Of the doctrine of iustification by Faith only and what it procureth Folio 13. 14 Fortune ¶ A definition or description of Fortune declaring what it is Folio 164 God the creator disposer and preseruer of all and not blind Fortune Folio 164 Nothing betideth man by Fortune but all things by Gods direction Folio 163 Freewill ¶ How profitable the doctrine is which is against Freewill Folio 13 Opiniō of Freewill is vnthankefulnes Folio 13 How we haue Freewill and how we haue it not Folio 13 G. Gentilitie ¶ Of the vayne opinion of Gentilitie and the daunger of the same thys toucheth contempt Folio 2 Of heathenish Gentilitie and the mischiefe by it Folio 189 God ¶ Certayne notable and excellent titles proper vnto God Folio 193 Who or what God that is whiche is taught to be beleeued Folio 193 Mocks against God his iudgemēts Folio 190 Against those that denye God altogyther Folio 191 Meanes to make those acknowledge a God which do altogither deny him Folio 191 Gospell ¶ Why we ought rather to esteeme the Gospell than all earthly things Folio 205 In what sort true professors of Christ his Gospell must cleaue to him it Folio 199 How God hath blessed England euen in this late time of the Gospell Folio 65 That Princes do resist the Gospell is no cause of discredite vnto it Folio 65 The Gospell often flourisheth when it is most resisted Folio 66 Howe it commeth to passe that many seeme first to be glad of the Gospel yet afterwardes hate it c. Folio 197 Of some which now professe the Gospel which peradventure may dyslike of it hereafter c. Folio 198 Of worldelie inconveniences which do commonly followe the professors of the Gospel Folio 199 Why true professours of the Gospel can not by any meanes be dryuen from it Fol. Folio 199 The mercie of the professors of the Gospel compared with the crueltie of the Church of Rome Folio 76 The Gospel euill spoken of because of suche as ydlely professe and liue not after it Folio 109 The preachers of the Gospel exhorte to holinesse of life to godlynesse c. Folio 111 The preaching of the Gospel is not altogither fruitlesse Folio 111 The godlynesse of the preachers of the Gospel compared with that of the prelates of Rome c. Folio 112 What fruits haue followed the preching of the Gospel Folio 113 Not the Gospel but our corrupt nature is the cause why our fruits at these days are no better Folio 109 Diuers sorts of enimies to the Gospel Folio 8. 9 Sixe obiections againste the Gospel to bring it into dyscredit c. Folio 10 A first obiection against the Gospel that it doth not further but hinder good conversation Folio 10. 11. 12 A seconde obiection against the Gospel that it maketh this lyfe lesse pleasant to vs than it should be Folio 16. 17 18 A thirde obiection againste the Gospel that we the pretended professors ther of are not of the catholike church Folio 19 A fourth obiection againste the Gospel concerning the leude lyues of protetestantes c. Folio 46 A fift obiection against the Gospel that the professors of it agree not in opinion Folio 54 A sixt obiection against the Gospel that ignominie and persecution doth followe it Folio 64 The estimation of Christ his Gospel Folio 2 Of the power of the Gospel of Christ how many wayes it appeareth Folio 3 Man needeth not by the Gospell thinke himselfe debased c. Folio 15 Of the power of the Gospell appearing in these latter dayes Folio 7 That the power of the Gospell is no whit to be discredited by afflictions c. Folio 7 Contentions and warres haue bin in other Nations before the renuing of the Gospell Folio 219 England neuer in such peace as since the embracing of the Gospell Folio 219. 220 The sturre following the Gospell is not to be imputed to the Gospell Folio 52. 53 How stirres do come in the time of the Gospell Folio 53 H. Holynesse ¶ Outward Holynesse is no sure token of true teachers Folio 69 The firste clawe whereby a Woolfe is knowne is trust in Holynesse of life Folio 70 The second claw to know the Wolfe by is Holinesse consisting in the obseruation of mens conditions Folio 71 The preachers of the Gospell exhort to Holinesse of life c. Folio 111 K. Kingdome ¶ The Kingdome of God what it is Folio 199 Of the Kingdome of Christ and what is by it to be looked for Folio 198 M. Martyrdome ¶ The increase of the church by Martyrdome 182 What increase only commeth by Martyrdome Folio 182 Ministerie There is more meanes amongst protestants to reforme the Ministerie thā
among Papists Folio 212 What is to be thought of Ministers if they liue offensiuely c. Folio 212 Others must liue well how so euer Ministers do liue Folio 226 The meanes now left to the Ministers to redresse the curiositie and obiection of hearers for preaching either of doctrine or manners Folio 218 What Ministers shoulde be able to doe when their doctrine is discredited by their liues Folio 208 A very commendable example of concealing Ministers faults Folio 213 A good example admonishing princes to beware of secrete dealers againste Ministers Folio 213 All Ministers are not to be euill spoken of bicause some deserue it c. Folio 214 Miracles False Miracles wroght by false prophets to deceiue Gods people Folio 78. 79 Why God doth not shew such miracles as of old he did c. Folio 80 The end wherevnto godly Miracles doe tend Folio 80. 81 N. Nature ¶ The definition or discription of Nature declaring what it is Folio 163 The saying of the Heathens that all things stand according to the course of Nature c. Folio 192 O. Opinions ¶ God suffereth diuersitie of Opinions euen in his true Church Folio 57 Diuersitie of opinions in the East and West Church for Easter Folio 58 Obiection to conuince protestants for dissention of Opinions Folio 55 The Scholemen aâ—e full of diuersitie of Opinions Folio 60 Disagreement in Opinions amongst couÌ„cels Folio 62 Diuersitie of Opinions betwixte the vniuersitie and the Friers Folio 62 Late dissentions in Opinions amongest Papistes Folio 62. 63 DissentioÌ„ in opinions is no new thing Fol. Folio 54 The absurd Opinions of them confuted which imagine God to gouern great things only c. Folio 165 P. Papistes ¶ The Papists will haue Christ to be a demi-sauiour Folio 237 Of obstinate papistrie in three sortes of Papistes Folio 194 England in moste daungerous perils by Papistes Folio 194 The meanes to remedie some kindes of Papistes Folio 194 Cause of care in what places of credite Papistes are put Folio 195 Perfection ¶ What Perfection should be in the life of euerie one c. Folio 226. 227 Pope ¶ Pope Gregorie the firste condemneth the name of vniuersall Bishop Folio 99 Ambition in Pope Boniface succeeding Gregorie next saue one Folio 99 Popes ¶ The Popes trie it by the cares who shal be heade Folio 102 The Popes charitie shewed to his predecessor 100 The Popes treason against the Emperor Fol. Folio 101 Repugnancie euen in the decrees of Popes Folio 60 The Popes whordome passed ouer Folio 103 The crueltie of Popes taxed Folio 103 The Popes pride touched Folio 104 The Popes couetousnesse noted Folio 105 A conclusion vppon all the Histories of the Popes proceedings Folio 108 Vertue and learning not regarded in choice of Popes Folio 48 Of horrible cruelties in Popes Folio 48 Popes Sorcerers Nicromancers coniurers poisoners Folio 49 Popes did great iniuries euen to Emperours Folio 49 Of couetousnesse and extortions in Popes Folio 49 Popes seditious and raisers of warre Fol. Folio 50. 51. Popes by their strife and cursing one an other set all Christendome by the eares Folio 52 Popedome ¶ That the Popedome was to be gotteÌ„ by ambition and bribery Folio 48 Nicromancie and poyson steppes to the Popedome Folio 101 Prayer ¶ A brief Prayer for communicants before they receiue the Lords supper Folio 157 Prayer to Saints is against Christ mediatourship and aduocatship Folio 236 Prayer to Saints conteyneth besides it selfe two other wicked things Folio 236 Preacher ¶ Truth may be taught by the Preacher and yet three to one take no fruite by it Folio 223 Gods people doe neuer make the waâ—â—e of godlinesse in the Preacher to bee the cause that good doctrine doeth not fructifie in the hearers â—â—â— Preachers ¶ It is an ordinarie way of Sathan to discredit true Doctrine by the life of the Preachers Folio 212 The first fault obiected against Preachers and the answere Folio 215 The second crime obiected against Preachers to discredit their doctrine Folio 218 The third matter obiected against Preachers and the answere thereof Folio 222 Howe they are to be accompted of that deride Preachers Folio 190 The specialties of a Preachers dutie Folio 209 Preachers in deliuering Gods will must do it openly withoute feare or negligence Folio 209. 210 Preachers muste giue good example of life aunswereable to their doctrine Fol. Folio 21â— Preachers are autorized by God in their calling Folio 178 What estimation oughte to be hadde of Preachers Folio 178 How those are to be thought of who do lightly regarde eyther preaching or Preachers Folio 179 An obiection made against the credit of the Gospell and the Preachers therof c. Folio 182 Some Preachers had but barren successe and yet was their doctrine truth Folio 183 The cause of barren successe is all one to the presente Preachers as was to the Prophetes c. â—84 Howe grieuous it is for Preachers to offende Folio 185 Whye Preachers offences are not to bee made more greeuous than they are Fol. Folio 185 Princes ¶ How Papistes do vnlawfully ouerrule and abuse Princes Folio 221 The full right of authoritie is onely by ProtestaÌ„ts granted to Princes c. Folio 221 Principalities ¶ A principle of papistrie against Principalities which cannot but occasion warre Folio 220 Papistes and not Protestants alter titles of Principalities Folio 220 Papistes and not Protestantes challenge all temporall power of Principalities Fol. Folio 220. Prophets ¶ Description of false Prophets examined Folio 68 Distinction to be made betwixte the cloathing and the fruites of false Prophets Folio 69 How false Prophets are discerned by their fruites and chiefely by theyr Doctrine Folio 84 Three poyntes of Doctrine concerning false Prophets Folio 84. 85 A second poynt of doctrine by which false Prophets are discerned from true teachers Folio 87. 88. 89. 90 A thirde poynte of doctrine to trie the teachers whether they are true or false Prophets Folio 92 False miracles wrought by false Prophets to deceyue Gods people Folio 78. 79 The teachers of the doctrine of Christs office and comming in the flesh c. found to be false Prophets Folio 91 False Prophets are they that eyther in flatte words denie Iesus to be Christ or by indirect meanes go about to teach it Folio 86 Prouidence ¶ Of Gods speciall Prouidence for euery thing Folio 201 That vve must rest vpon Gods Prouidence in our desiring things of this life Folio 205 Foure reasons why for things of this life we should euer content our selues in and with Gods Prouidence Folio 205 Punishment ¶ The Punishment of sinne Folio 168 Punishmentes sente from God for examples sake Folio 169. 170. 171. 172. 173 R. Repentance ¶ How God calleth England to repent and without Repentance what is like to befall it Folio 188 Reprehension ¶ How the enimies of truth dislike perticular Reprehension Folio 217 Riches ¶ Why Riches and pleasures are resembled to thornes Folio 202 How Riches do hurt and worldly pleasures harme Folio 202 Why it
by vvorkes Heb. 10. 14 2 Papisticall dayly sacrifice propitiatorie Col. 3. 1. 3 Papisticall presence of Christ on earthe 4 Papisticall keeping avvay of the cuppe of the Lorde Mat. 26. 27. 5 Papisticall vngodlinesse in vvorshipping saintes Exo. 20. 4. 6 Papisticall abuse of the scripture in a tonge vnknovvne 1. Cor. 14. 19. Papistes cannot be knowne to be of the true church by their sacramentes Papisticall number of sacraments Fruitfull doctrines of the protestantes concerninge Baptisme vâ— 5. Gal. 3. 27. Act. 2. 38. Act. 22. 16. August Joh. 3. 5. Tit. 3. 5. Papisticall vntruthes and abuses concerning Baptisme vâ— 3. Papisticall sacramentes of their own deuise Thres sortes of Papistical annointing Fruitfull actions and doctrines of the protestantes concerning the Lordes supper vz. 5. 1. Cor. 11. 23. 1. Cor. 11. 25. 1. Cor. 10. 21. Christ his body and not signe only of his body is receaned 1. Cor. 10. 16. The receuing of Christ in the sacraments is not carnallye to be vnderstod Jo. 6. 53. Papisticall vntruthes and abuses concerning the Lords Supper vz. 5. Note Papistes obiecte Succession as a note whereby to proue themselues the true church De prescrip Heret How the argument of Succession hath bene vsed by the fathers Lib. 4. ca. 43. Succession is nothing without the doctrine of the Apostls De prescrip Aug. ca. 4 The true Church better proued by Doctrine then Succession and neuer without doctrine what Church is moste likely to haue falle interpretations De simplic Prael Phil. 2. 7. Heb. 2. 17. Act. 1. 11. Rom. 3. 25. â— Joh. 2. 1. Col. 1. 20. Act. 10. 43. Jer. 31. 34. Rom. 3. 25. Eph. 1. 7. Col. 1. 14. Heb. .10 1. 10 Joh. 3. 2. Joh. 14. 26 Joh. 16. 13. 1. Cor. 11. 3. Eph. 5. 23. 1. Cor. 3. 11. Personall Succession is no sure profe for the Romishe church that it is the true church It is against the papists that they say the Gretians are Scismatikes Papists obiecte the visible state of their churche to proue it to be the true churche Gods true churche may be and yet not appears generally visible That may seame to be the true Churche whiche is not Examples prouing a Church and yet not visible as the papistes require it In the time of the prophets Noe. Achas 2. Chro. 28. 24. Esay Manasses 2. Chro. 33. 1. c. 2. Chro. 34. 1. c. Ieroboam 3. Reg. 12. 31. Achab. 2. Reg. 16. 33. 1. Reg. 19. 10. Also in the time of Christ and his Apostls The iuâ—isible state of the Church since the Apostles doth not proue the Church to be no true Church Rom. 1. 16. The. 4. obicetion against the Gospell Answere Dissolutsnesse of protestantes lyues doth not make their doctrine errour or to be hated Mat. 11. 19. Jo. 8. 48. Act. 21. 28. Act. 24. 5. Dissolutnesse and wickednesse of life hath beene more in the church of Rome then amongest the protestantes That the popedome was to begotten by ambition and briberie Vertue and learning not regarded in choise of popes And yet worse then so to c. Of horrible cruelties in popes A cruell tormentor Time when in state of the popishe clergie vertue seemed to be vtterlye decayed Popes Sorcerers Nicromancers Coniurers Poisoners Popes did greate iniuries even to Emperours Of couetousnesse and extortions in Popes Protestants not to be hated of papistes as seditious persons which is parte of the answere to the 4. obiection Wars were in time of papistrie more then frâ—â—ce Spensers Popes raisers of war Popes by their strife curâ—ing one the other set all christendome by the eates Meanes for Magistrates to iudge what cebellious subtectes Papists are The Religion of protestantes maintaineth no â—â—â—â—ultes c Rom. 13. 1. The stirre following the Gospell is not to bee imputed to the Gospell Rom. 3. 8. How stirres doe come in the time of the Gospell Act. 19. 24. Papisticall slaunder of Protestants to be sedicious c. is no new thing The. 5. obiection against the gospell vs. That the professors of it agree not in opinion Obiection of dissention is no new thing Mat. 13. â—5 Protestants at not to be blamed for the sectes that happen in the time of the gospell 1. Jo. 2. 19. Sectaries Sectes do more agree to papistes then protestantes Obiection â— conuince protestantes for dissention in opinions The dissencion of the protestantes for the sacrament is no such greate matter as papistes make it The dissention among Protestants for apparell is no suche great matter as Papistes make it God suffereth diuersitie of opinions euen in his true Church Gal. 2. 11. Act. 15. 39. 1. Cor. 11. 18. â—â— Act. 17. 5. Act. 21. 27. Act. 15. 6. Diuersitie of opinion which was in the Easte and Weste Church for Easter Other Scismes in the East church whiche were Christians Chrisost Other Scismes of others Papistes comâ—â—e without their owne shame obiect scismes to protestants Of multitude of dissentions amongst papistes Of their diuersitie of helpers Of their diuersitie of orders professions whereby to goe to heauen Mar. 13. 21. 1. Cor. 1. 12. Repugnancie euen in the decres of popes The Scholemen are full of diuersitie of opinions Lib. 2. di 25. For originall Sinne. Li. 4. di 4. For the vertue of the Sacramentes Diuersitie of titles chalenged of Papisticall Scholemen Papisticall Scholemen which deuided themselues to sectes and how hurtfull that is to christianitie The bitternesse of the coutention amongest the Scholemen papistes Counselles to disagree differ in opinion Diuersitie of opinion betwâ—â—t the vniuersitie the Friers Of late dissentions in opinion amonge papistes 1 2 3 4 Rom. 1. 16. The. â— obicetion againste the gospell vz. That ignoâ—â— and persecution doth followe it The cause of few diuines in vniuersities of the best sorte of witts Answere to the â— obiection Ioh. 15. 18. How god hath blessed Englande enen in this late time of the gospell That princes do resist the gospel that is no cause of discredite vnto it The gospell often florisheth when it is most resrifted God his good prouidence is such to his that they may hope wel against any force whatsoeuer Mat. 5. 1. c. Discription of false Prophets examined Mat. 7. 15. 2. Cor. 11. â—3 c. 2. Thess 2. 9. c. Distinction to be made betwixt the Cloathinge the fruites of false prophets The fyrste Sheepes cloathing where with Wolues are cladde Outward holinesse no sure token of true teachers Mat. 6. 2. Mat. 6. 16. â— Wolfe in a sheepes skinne is discried by his clawes The first claw where by a Wolfe is knowne is trust in holinesse of life Luc. 18. 21. Mat. 3. 4. The seconde Claw to know the Wolfe by is the holinesse consisting in obseruation of mens traditions Mat. 15. 3. The thirde claw is the respect that the wolues haue more to their owne bellyes then to the glory of god Mat 23. 14. Luk. 20. 47. Ezec. 13. 2. Ezec. 34. 2. 2. Pet. 2. 3. 1. 2. Tim. 3.
both of them pretended the example of the Apostles Policrates and the East church following Saint Iohn Victor Bishop of Roome and the West Church alleadging the authoritie of Sainte Peter Did not this matter fall out so bitterly that the one part did excommunicate the other What shall I say of the Scismes and greeuous contencions in the East churche betweene Paulinus and Flauianus Lucifer and Eusebius the Meletians and Eustathians all good Christians yet did they with great troubles eschew one the others Communion as you may read in Epiph. li. 2 Tom. 2. Theodo lib. 1. ca. 8. c. Soc. li. 1. cap 23. 30 Sozom. 2. ca. 18. the space of 80 yeares or aboue What shall I say of the great strife betwene Chri. on the one part Theophilus Cyrill Epipha on the other for y â— burning of Origins bookes They were al godly and learned Bishops we do worthily reuerence their names and yet fell this matter so foule out betweene them that because chrisost woulde not consente to the burning of Origines bookes Theophilus and Cyrill would scantly euer acknowledge him to be a lawfull Bishop Epiph. in bitter chiding fell out to such cholar as he said y t he hoped he shold neuer die Bishop To whom Chriso answered as angerly agayne that he trusted he should neuer returne aliue into his countrey of Cypres Which chiding words were not so bitter in sounde as after they proued true in deed For both Epiph. died before he came home to Cypres and Chrisost being put out of his Bishopricke ended hys lyfe in banishment I omit the contentious betweene August and Hierome betweene Hierome VigilaÌ„tius Ruffinus and other betweene Tertul the preists of Rome betwene Ciprian cornelius as wel for other things as for rebaptizing of Heretiks whiche things I here recite not to the discrediting of so worthy learned men as all christendome doth iustly reuerence their memorye but to declare that god oftentimes for such causes as he thinketh good doth suffer the best sort of his preachers to haue not only diuersity of iudgemeÌ„ts but also contention strife among themselues But who I pray you are they that thus find fault w t our dissention diuersity of opinirns forsooth euen they whose whole religion if it be well considered is nothing but a Chaos confuse heape of sects scismes seperations of minds iudgemeÌ„ts And God is my witnes I speake not this of stomake to aggrauate y â— matter but of very coÌ„science finding y â— thing to be so am forced to speake it as a most plain and certain truth And first for proofe of this I pray you coÌ„sider with me whether among the fautors of the sea of Rome euery countrey Citie parishe and house haue not a peculiar patrone in whom he trusteth euery man his peculiar Saint y â— especially he worshippeth euery disease a peculiar helper Mediatour to cure it England hath S. George Fraunce S. Lewes ScotlaÌ„d S. Andrew freland S. Patrike likewise of other In Roome S. Peter in Milain S. Ambrose in Vienne S. Stephane in Coline y â— iii. Kings are worshipped S. Appoline for y â— teeth S. Roche for the plague S. Swithine for the lost key is cheefely sought vnto euery person euery thing had his peculier God This sort wold go to heauen by S. Francis rule y t sort by S. Benedicts the third by S. Dominikes the fourth by S. Augustines Some would be S. clares disciples other wold be S. Bridgets And herof came their manifold swarms sects of religious persoÌ„s of which som were called FraÌ„ciscanes some Dominickes some Augustines som clemeÌ„tines some IohaÌ„nites some Iesuites some Scapucinâ—s I can not tell what so that they would bee called all things rather then Christians What other thing is this then that Christ prophecyed should come to passe in the latter dayes Loe here is christ Loe there is Christe So that al forsake him the Lord and only Christe and in euery corner and Monastery followe their own peculier Sauieur and Christ S Paule was greued with the Corinthians for that they were so distracted in factions that some would say we are Apollos schollers other we are Cephases other we are Paules WheÌ„ they call themselues Dominikes Benedictines c. mighte wee not saye to them as Paule sayd to the Cor. Is christ deuided Was Dominike crucified for you was Francis or Benet crucified for you that you chuse rather factiously to beare their names then with all other y t name of christ I will not stand to recite the Repugnancie and concrarietie â—â—t the decrees of the Bishops of Roome seeing that Platina their own historiographer writeth that their coÌ„tinal maner was that one Bishop disanulled the decrees of the other His words are these Magnafuit haec controuersia pessimi exeÌ„pli cuÌ„ pòst seÌ„per seruata sit haec consuetudo vt acta prioruÌ„ pontificuÌ„ sequentes aut infringereÌ„t aut omnino tollereÌ„t i. Great was this controuersie and vnto very ill example when as alwayes after this custome is continued that those Popes which followe doe euer eyther breake eyther vtterly disanul the deeds of their predecessours The like he writeth in the life of Romanus of the disseÌ„tioÌ„ betweene the Popes Loke Exasmus in his annotations vpon the 7 Cor. Who is able to recken vp the infinit disagreinges of the Scholemen both against y â— maister of the Sentences and among themselues and that in matter of no small wayght Do not al the scholers almost in sundrye points swerue from their maystor with this clause Hic Magister non tenetur Heare is not our Maister to be holden and maintained The maister of y â— SenteÌ„ces touching Original sin saith y e mans nature is by it so corrupted that by the power of nature they caÌ„ do no goodnes toward god coÌ„trariwise Scotâ— OccaÌ„ other aâ—â—â—rme y â— natural mans streÌ„gth is yet indifferent and may apply and prepare it selfe to Grace The Maister of the Sentences in the vse of the Sacramentes reiecteth Opus operatum i. The deede of receauing that it in it selfe shoulde haue vertue to geue grace and requireth Panitentiam fidem Faith and repentaunce to be also in the Receauer that shall haue benefite by the sacrament The other ScholemeÌ„ doe erpressely and plainely teache that the Sacramentes haue power to sanctifie Ex opere operato etiam sine bono motu vtentis i. Euen by their being receaued and that without any good inward motion of the Receauer But they doe not onely thus runne from their Maister Lomberde but are foule fallen out also betweene themselues whyle some will be called Terminales some Reales some Nominales some Formales some Thomistes some Scotistes some Occamistes and so forth a many moe This diuersitie of professions could not bee without great repugnancie in opinions If I should staye