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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43715	Historia quinq-articularis exarticulata, or, Animadversions on Doctor Heylin's quintquarticular history by Henry Hickman.	Hickman, Henry, d. 1692.	1674 (1674)	Wing H1910; ESTC R23973	197,145	271

Authority of Tindal something also was ascribed at least by Arch-Bishop Cranmer one of our Reformers to the Authority of Iohn Frith for he seems to have received his Faith in the Doctrine of the Sacrament from him and with his Heifer did he plow in his Answer to Stephen Winchester Rationes argumenta atque e Doctoribus petita testimonia Johannis Frithi singula commemorare ut immensi esset negotii ita nec valde necessarii praesertim cum Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis in suo adversus Wintoniensem Apologetico idem abunde praestitisse videatur hinc contracta maxima praesidiorum materia quibus adversus cum nititur nec scio an ulli magis Authori hujusce doctrinae fidem acceptam debuit Archiepiscopu● quam huic adolescenti Iohn Fox in his Commentary in Latine pag. 130. Dr. H. page 18. Here the Doctor supposeth a Question to be asked On whom or on whose judgements the first Reformers relied in the weighty business And answers it first negatively They had no respect of Calvin whose offered assistance they refused when they went about it of which he sensibly complains unto some of his Friends in one of his Epistles Answ. Here are three things affirmed 1. That our first Reformers had no respect to Calvin 2. That the Reformers refused his profered assistance 3. That Calvin sensibly complaineth of this in one of his Epistles But the Historian is wiser than to tell us in what Epistle for number Calvin makes this complaint or what was the name of that Friend to whom this Epistle was directed Such a reference might have spoiled his whole design and discredited his future proceedings for it would have let his Reader understand that he could confidently aver things that were neither vera nor verisimilia Is any man so facil as to believe that our first Reformers had no respect to Calvin when as among the different opinions concerning the Sacrament they followed his and sent for Peter Martyr and Martin Bucer and Paul Fagius men that they might be sure he had influenced and would influence to assist them in carrying on their work and to defend them by their learning against all opposition I will once more look into Calvin's Epistles and Answers that I may see what thoughts our first Reformers had of that now so much decried man One and but one Epistle I find written by Cranmer to Calvin intimating his desire that learned and godly men who excell others in learning and judgement might meet in some safe place where they might handle all the heads of Ecclesiastical Doctrine and agree not only as to the things themselves but also as to words and forms of speaking This his desire being signified he intreateth Calvin that he and Melancthon and Bullinger would deliberate among themselves how such a Synod might most commodiously be congregated The Letter bears date March 20. 1542. Calvin from Geneva answers this Letter approves the Arch-Bishops design of calling an Assembly of Divines adds that if there might be any use of him he would not refuse to pass over ten Seas to further it but hoped that his tenuity would effect that he might be spared he would think he had done his part if he should accompany others with his Prayers This certainly is not profering his service and complaining that his serv●ce when profered was refused Calvin also did write to the Protector the Duke of Somerset that Letter was so kindly accepted that he of his own accord offered to present another Letter which Calvin sent to King Edward himself But it may be this Letter to the King was not accepted I answer It was not only accepted by the King but also pleased his whole Council And Cranmer admonished Calvin that he could not do any thing more profitable than to write often to the King as I find in a Letter to Farel from Calvin dated Iune 15. 1557. Bucer at Cambridge undestood that Calvin's Letters prevailed much with Somerset and therefore intreats him when he did write to him to admonish him not to suffer the Churches to be left void of Preachers and so to be betrayed Bishop Hooper so much valued Calvin that he did write to him even when he was imprisoned saluting him with the Compellation of Vir praestantissime earnestly●begging his Churches prayers and at last subscribing himself Tuae pietatis studiosissimus Jo. Hooperus These things put together make it impossible that our first Reformers had no respect to Calvin Let the Doctor now have leave to tell us to whom or to what our Reformers had respect Dr. H. pag. 18. In the first place saith he to the most pure and sincere Christian Religion in the Scriptures and in the next place to the usages of the Primitive Church Answ. This I grant but must also add that they had a respect unto the condition of the English People much at that time wedded to Superstition and therefore they were feign to recommend to Authority for establishment not every thing which they accounted best but what they thought the weak People would be able to bear Dr. H. Ibid. Being satisfied in both which waies they had thirdly a more particular respect to the Lutheran platforms the English Confession or Book of Articles being tak●n in many places word for word out of that of Ausberg Answ. If this be true that our Reformers had such an eye to the Augustan Confession I infer that seeing Calvin could and did subscribe to the Augustan Confession there is nothing in our Articles but what he might have subscribed to But the present Lutherans will hardly be perswaded that the Composers of our Articles had so tender a respect to the Con●ession of Ausberg at least as now by them understood for Ubiquity in the Article concerning the Lord's Supper is plainly condemned whiles it is defined that the Body of Christ cannot be present at one time in many and diverse places Dr. H. Ibid. Fourthly in reference to the Points disputed they ascribed much to the Authority of Melancthon not undeservedly called the Phoenix of Germany whose assistance they earnestly desired whose coming over they expected who was as graciously invited hither by King Edward his coming laid aside on the fall of the Duke of Somerset therefore since they could not have his company they made use of his Writings for their direction Answ. Of this passage I am not able to give such an account as I desire Well I remember I have read that Melancthon in an Epistle to Camerarius mentions his being invited into England by King Henry the Eighth about the year 1534 and the cause of his refusal to accept the invitation some intelligence he had received that the King had no great care of the affairs of the Church That he was ever invited by King Edward I can neither affirm nor deny having not Melancthon's Epistles at hand But when was it that this great Scholar's assistance was so earnestly desired The fall of the Duke of Somerset