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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04328	An apologie for Iohn Wickliffe shewing his conformitie with the now Church of England; with answere to such slaunderous obiections, as haue beene lately vrged against him by Father Parsons, the apologists, and others. Collected chiefly out of diuerse works of his in written hand, by Gods especiall providence remaining in the publike library at Oxford, of the honorable foundation of Sr. Thomas Bodley Knight: by Thomas James keeper of the same.	James, Thomas, 1573?-1629.; Wycliffe, John, d. 1384.	1608 (1608)	STC 14445; ESTC S108215	68,345	90

a sound Protestant Sect. 3. The 3. questiō of the Interpretation of the Scripture THe 3. point wherein we differ is about the interpretation of this Holy and sacred Scripture The Papists as they make the Pope alone indge of al controuersies so they make him sole interpreter of all dark and obscure places of holie writ Other men as the ancient Doctors and writers maie write cōment vnfold a●d explane the darke sentences therein cōtained but there writings are humane there iudgements not alwaies certaine and solide finallie they want that vnerting kay which the Pope hath to search trie examine and determine the truth thereof Heare we therefore what is VVickliffes opinion concerning the interpretation of the Scripture He affirmeth euerie where in his writings that the l sensus literalis Scripturae sensus quem Spiritus S. in didit De verit Script pag. 27 Omnia necessaria in Scriptura continētur in sēsu historico vel lite rali Wickliff ex relat Gu. Wodeford in lib. ML Nulla conclusio authentica tur ex Scriptura Sacra nisi in quantū allegatur ad sēsum Auctoris Ib. pag. 201. true literal sense and sentence of the Scripture which the Holie Ghost doth principally intend is that which we are chieflie to regards that it is nothing for a māto cite Scripture vnlesse it be * pertinēt to the meaning of the Auctor which being of it self hard to be found out because a carnall man doth not easilie conceiue the things of God therefore by Gods providence which k Ordinauit Deus communem Scripturā sensibilem ad cuius sensum Catholicum capiendū deus non po●est deficere quoniam semper quosdam irradiat ad quam irradiationē confert sanctitas vitae et cōtinuare istam irradiationem in matre Ecclesia est Theologotum officium quos oporter stare in suis limitibus vnde non licet Theologis fingere alien●● praeter fidem Script Catholicae lb p. 205. neuer faileth his Church in things necessarie to Salvation some are illuminated enlightened from aboue for the finding out of the true and Catholike sense of the Scripture which illumination irradiation of theirs as he cals it is much confirmed and warranted vnto vs by their holy lines and cōuersations and to continue it in the mother Church is the dutie and function of Diuines Who neuerthelesse because they are men and maie easily erre by making false Postilles or b●nging vntrue glosses therefore he willeth them to obserue certaine meanes and prescribeth them certaine bounds and limits quos vltra citrag nequit consi stere rectum within the which they are to containe thē selues And first for the meanes of expounding and explaining of holie Scripture they are in his iudgment and account l Quintuplex medium dispo nens ad suae veritat is notitiam fiue 1 m Codicum Scripturae correctio To looke that the books of Scripture be not corrupted for the Editions 2 n Logicae Scripturae instructīo To haue the knowledge of the Scripture logick that is the Phrase manner of speaking vsual in the Bible 3 o Partium Scripturae iugis collatio A continual collation and comparing of Scripture with Scripture is required 4 p Sui deuoti student is virtuosa dispositio A vertuous and deuout disposition in the Student 5 q Ptimi Magistri interna instructio De verit Script pag. 75. An inward instruction and information of the chiefe Master Christ Jesus These are the best meanes which he could find for the explanation of doubtful places in Scripture the fourth whereof being somwhat obscure he expoundeth thus The virtuous disposition of a scholler or student in Diuinitie consisteth in these 3. points 1. r Primo in auctoritatis Scripturae humili● acceptatione● in an humble acceptation of the ●auctoritie● of the Scripture 2. r 20. In sui rationis conformatione in a conformation of himselfe and his reason therevnto 3. 30. in SS Doctorum testificatione De Verit Script pag. 78 In admitting the testification of the holy Doctors What could be said more plaine for vs concerning the two former points as for the latter obseruing the bounds limits which VVickliffe prescribes there can be nothing more consonant and agreeable with the Protestant doctrine here in England at this day professed For first of al he proues that the best Interpreters doe somtimes t Causa vari●●tatis interpretum vt cognoscomus vniuer●alo doi donū in paenam superbie Ib. pag. 8● The diuersi●y of opinions as S. Aug. saith may standwel enowgh with the vnitie of faith so long● as their opinions doe varie but not contrarie one another that they are diuerse but not aduerse varie the cause of which varietie springeth ether from Gods vniuersal goodnesse g●uing guifts vnto mēdiuersely according to his good wil and pleasure or else from mans wickednes pride which is hereby iustly punished Secondly for the Theologi debēt completius cognosce●e Doctores prop●er videnda completa eorum originalia radices rationum quas eliciunt ex Scriptura De Verit. Script pag. 456. holy Doctors and Fathers of the Church whom we are to reuerence esteeme in the next un Non oportet plus credere homini quam mādato quod docet ex hoc principio propter quod est vnum quodque●ipsum est magis De Ver. Script pag. 205. place to the Scripture we are to vnderstand that x A●legando alios extra auctores Scripturae non allegamus eos vt auctores dantes probationem per locum a ●ide sed per locum I opicum à Testimonio humano vt tale Testimonium viz. arguendo ad hominem allegando sibitestem quem ipse acceptat ta●quam authenticum vt arguendo contra infideles allegamus eis proprios auctores De Verit. Script pag. 107. there testimonies auctorities being ●o Topick places in Diuinitie other then hum●ne prosies not inducing beleef per locum a fide are to be all eadged in this manner only whereas y lb. pag. 108. they speak somthings assertiue by waie of assertiō somthings recitatiue or interrogatiue b● waie of narration or interrogation and somthings by waie of iest or merriment Ironice we are to admit or accept of no proofs no auctorities but such as are definitiuely vttred by waie of assertion or asseueration Wherein also in his iudgment we are warilie to heed and attend this Caueat that because they speak somthings z Ib. pag. 108. opinādo by thinking them to be so somthings ratione probando by prouing them to be so by humane reasons arguments thirdly and lastly vt sententiam Dei praeconizando by citing Scripture for the farther proofe of them wee must note that in this last sence only there words are chieflie to be regarded because this is his final resolution and conclusion of al that a Nulli creden dum est p er