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A07929
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Thomas Bels motiues concerning Romish faith and religion.
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Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
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1593
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STC 1830; ESTC S101549
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and_o do_v not_o conclude_v necessary_o for_o our_o faith_n be_v ground_v upon_o revelation_n make_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n who_o write_v the_o canonical_a scripture_n but_o not_o upon_o revelation_n of_o any_o other_o writer_n if_o any_o be_v make_v unto_o they_o thus_o say_v aquinas_n out_o of_o who_o word_n i_o gather_v first_o that_o the_o authority_n bring_v from_o man_n be_v ever_o insufficient_a 2_o i_o gather_v second_o that_o that_o ground_n whereupon_o we_o must_v build_v as_o upon_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n be_v only_o and_o sole_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n 3_o i_o gather_v thirdlie_o that_o man_n reason_n may_v never_o be_v use_v to_o establish_v any_o point_n of_o doctrine_n 4_o i_o gather_v fourthly_a that_o the_o father_n be_v to_o be_v read_v reverentlie_o and_o their_o authority_n to_o be_v use_v as_o probable_a reason_n but_o not_o as_o necessary_a demonstration_n 5_o i_o gather_v fiftlie_o that_o feign_a romish_a revelation_n be_v not_o authentical_a and_o consequent_o that_o all_o revelation_n divulge_v under_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n bridget_n and_o other_o be_v either_o meereillusion_n or_o of_o small_a force_n and_o which_o can_v yield_v no_o sound_a argument_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n victoria_n in_o very_o brief_a word_n utter_v this_o point_n effectual_o licet_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la omnes_fw-la conveniant_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la mihi_fw-la certum_fw-la 118._o although_o say_v he_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o yet_o do_v not_o i_o make_v it_o certain_a navarre_n sing_v the_o same_o song_n in_o many_o place_n whereof_o i_o will_v recite_v only_o one_o tum_o quod_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la principale_v ipsius_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la communis_fw-la tenet_fw-la 4._o oppositum_fw-la quodip_fw-mi sum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la assero_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la obstat_fw-la quia_fw-la a_o communi_fw-la recedendum_fw-la quum_fw-la pro_fw-la contraria_fw-la est_fw-la textus_fw-la velratio_fw-la cvi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la satis_fw-la bene_fw-la responderi_fw-la because_o also_o his_o principal_a ground_n be_v that_o the_o common_a opinion_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_a which_o thing_n i_o myself_o also_o grant_v but_o that_o be_v not_o of_o force_n for_o we_o must_v renounce_v the_o common_a opinion_n when_o there_o be_v either_o text_n or_o reason_n which_o can_v not_o be_v sufficient_o answer_v in_o fine_a their_o own_o gloss_n in_o their_o decree_n reject_v saint_n augustine_n roundly_o in_o these_o word_n cum_fw-la enim_fw-la salva_fw-la sva_fw-la pace_fw-la augustinus_n non_fw-la bene_fw-la opponit_fw-la istis_fw-la &_o it_o a_o dormit_fw-la nupr_fw-la avit_fw-la hic_fw-la augustinus_n where_o saint_n augustine_n by_o his_o favour_n do_v not_o well_o object_n against_o this_o and_o so_o augustine_n here_o be_v a_o sleep_n loe_o when_o the_o father_n speak_v not_o placentia_fw-la every_o beggarly_a popish_a gloss_n reject_v they_o at_o pleasure_n and_o yet_o must_v we_o under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n admit_v their_o authority_n when_o they_o seem_v to_o make_v for_o popery_n albeit_o they_o speak_v never_o so_o flat_o against_o the_o holy_a penult_n scripture_n yea_o their_o late_a council_n of_o lateran_n charge_v all_o preacher_n under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n that_o they_o expound_v the_o scripture_n according_a to_o the_o old_a doctor_n receive_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o corollary_n 1_o first_o therefore_o since_o the_o ancient_a father_n may_v err_v and_o have_v also_o err_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la 2_o secondlie_o since_o saint_n augustine_n admit_v the_o opinion_n of_o father_n no_o further_o than_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o scripture_n 3_o thirdlie_o since_o that_o which_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o father_n be_v often_o false_a and_o disagreeable_a to_o the_o truth_n 4_o four_o since_o the_o papist_n them-selve_n prefer_v the_o opinion_n of_o one_o before_o many_o five_o since_o caietanus_n canus_n navarrus_n and_o other_o do_v all_o roundly_o reject_v the_o common_a opinion_n when_o it_o dislike_v they_o 6_o six_o since_o their_o own_o gloss_n make_v no_o account_n of_o s._n augustine_n when_o he_o speak_v not_o placentia_fw-la i_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a motive_n for_o i_o to_o renounce_v the_o romish_a religion_n as_o false_a erroneous_a and_o pernicious_a doctrive_v thus_o much_o of_o the_o eight_o motive_n the_o x._o chap._n of_o tradition_n write_v and_o unwritien_n the_o papist_n bear_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n that_o many_o thing_n necessary_a for_o man_n salvation_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o write_a word_n and_o consequent_o that_o none_o can_v be_v save_v but_o such_o as_o believe_v their_o unwritten_a tradition_n wherein_o that_o truth_n may_v plain_o show_v itself_o after_o my_o accustom_a manner_n i_o put_v down_o conclusion_n the_o first_o conclusion_n the_o write_a word_n or_o holy_a scripture_n contain_v in_o itself_o every_o thing_n necessary_a for_o our_o salvation_n for_o proof_n of_o this_o conclusion_n s._n paul_n write_v unto_o timothy_n in_o this_o manner_n quia_fw-la ab_fw-la infantia_fw-la sacras_fw-la literas_fw-la nosti_fw-la quae_fw-la te_fw-la possunt_fw-la instruere_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la je_fw-fr su_fw-es 15._o because_o thou_o have_v know_v the_o scripture_n from_o thy_o infancy_n which_o be_v able_a to_o instruct_v thou_o to_o salvation_n through_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n now_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v able_a so_o to_o instruct_v one_o as_o he_o may_v thereby_o attain_v his_o salvation_n it_o can_v not_o doubtless_o be_v deny_v with_o reason_n that_o every_o thing_n necessary_a for_o man_n salvation_n be_v contain_v therein_o for_o which_o cause_n the_o apostle_n add_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16._o the_o whole_a scripture_n be_v give_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n and_o be_v profitable_a to_o doctrine_n to_o redargution_n to_o correction_n to_o instruction_n which_o be_v in_o righteousness_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v perfect_a prepare_v to_o every_o good_a work_n in_o which_o word_n the_o holy_a vessel_n of_o god_n saint_n paul_n confirm_v that_o which_o he_o say_v before_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v able_a of_o itself_o to_o instruct_v we_o full_o unto_o salvation_n and_o the_o apostle_n declare_v this_o by_o a_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o sufficient_a enumeration_n of_o those_o part_n which_o be_v require_v unto_o our_o salvation_n and_o withal_o he_o commend_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o sufficient_a cause_n end_n and_o use_v thereof_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o that_o he_o say_v the_o scripture_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v cause_n give_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n the_o use_n be_v four_o fold_n whereof_o the_o two_o former_a pertain_v to_o doctrine_n the_o two_o latter_a to_o life_n and_o manner_n use_n 1_o for_o first_o it_o be_v profitable_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o holy_a obedience_n 2_o secondlie_o to_o the_o refutation_n of_o error_n contradiction_n and_o false_a opinion_n 3_o thirdlie_o for_o the_o correction_n of_o abuse_n as_o well_o public_a as_o private_a 4_o fourthlie_o for_o instruction_n unto_o righteousness_n that_o be_v to_o lead_v a_o godly_a and_o holy_a life_n end_n the_o end_n be_v that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n he_o that_o be_v the_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n may_v be_v sound_n perfect_a and_o most_o absolute_a furnish_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o goodness_n which_o be_v so_o we_o must_v needs_o confess_v if_o we_o will_v not_o obstinate_o deny_v the_o manifest_a truth_n that_o the_o scripture_n contain_v all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o christian_n doctrine_n and_o for_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o eternal_a life_n neither_o will_v it_o help_v the_o papist_n to_o answer_v as_o their_o wont_a manner_n be_v that_o the_o greek_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v every_o not_o all_o so_o as_o the_o apostle_n shall_v say_v not_o the_o whole_a scripture_n but_o every_o scripture_n for_o first_o every_o scripture_n be_v not_o so_o copious_a or_o fruitful_a as_o it_o can_v afford_v we_o all_o those_o goodly_a affect_n which_o saint_n paul_n here_o rehearse_v again_o the_o self_n same_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v for_o the_o whole_a by_o saint_n paul_n own_o interpretation_n in_o another_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n where_o he_o have_v these_o express_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o and_o if_o i_o have_v all_o and_o the_o whole_a miraculous_a faith_n so_o that_o i_o can_v remove_v mountain_n but_o have_v not_o love_n i_o be_o nothing_o in_o which_o place_n the_o papist_n can_v not_o possible_o interpret_v the_o self_n same_o greek_a word_n though_o they_o will_v never_o so_o glad_o but_o for_o all_o &_o the_o whole_a because_o otherwise_o the_o sense_n will_v be_v most_o absurd_a as_o which_o will_v prove_v saint_n paul_n to_o speak_v of_o every_o kind_n of_o faith_n and_o consequent_o of_o
temeritate_fw-la culpari_fw-la i_o neither_o can_v nor_o dare_v deny_v but_o as_o in_o our_o ancestor_n so_o in_o my_o work_n also_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o may_v just_o and_o without_o all_o temeritie_n be_v reprove_v yea_o the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n oppose_v only_a saint_n paul_n testimony_n against_o all_o the_o writer_n saint_n hierome_n can_v 50._o allege_v about_o the_o great_a controversy_n where_o saint_n peter_n be_v reprove_v of_o saint_n paul_n by_o which_o testimony_n it_o be_v very_o plain_a that_o s._n augustine_n do_v reverence_v the_o old_a writer_n but_o yet_o do_v think_v they_o man_n and_o to_o have_v their_o error_n &_o therefore_o will_v be_v not_o admit_v for_o truth_n what_o soever_o they_o write_v but_o only_o that_o which_o he_o find_v to_o be_v consonant_n to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o because_o my_o l._n of_o roch._n be_v so_o high_o renown_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o conclusion_n where_o he_o write_v in_o this_o manner_n nec_fw-la augustini_fw-la nec_fw-la hieronimi_fw-la nec_fw-la alterius_fw-la cuinslibet_fw-la auctoris_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la sic_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la subscripsit_fw-la quin_fw-la ipsi_fw-la locis_fw-la aliquot_fw-la ab_fw-la ijs_fw-la lice_n at_o dissentire_fw-la nam_fw-la in_o nonnullis_fw-la ipsilocis_fw-la se_fw-la plane_n monstrarunt_fw-la homines_fw-la 420._o esse_fw-la atque_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la aberrasse_n sequitur_fw-la quo_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la tametsi_fw-la propter_fw-la aliquas_fw-la humanas_fw-la hallucinationes_fw-la de_fw-la multis_fw-la quae_fw-la dicti_fw-la patre_fw-la in_fw-la commentarijs_fw-la suis_fw-la reliquerunt_fw-la dubitare_fw-la liceat_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la tamen_fw-la eorum_fw-la haud_fw-la licet_fw-la in_o dubium_fw-la revocare_fw-la the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v not_o so_o subscribe_v to_o the_o doctrine_n either_o of_o augustine_n or_o of_o hierome_n or_o of_o any_o other_o writer_n but_o that_o we_o may_v dissent_v from_o their_o opinion_n in_o some_o place_n for_o themselves_o have_v in_o certain_a place_n show_v plain_o that_o they_o be_v man_n and_o want_v not_o their_o error_n wherefore_o albeit_o by_o reason_n of_o human_a frailty_n we_o may_v lawful_o doubt_v of_o many_o thing_n which_o the_o say_a father_n have_v leave_v behind_o they_o in_o their_o book_n yet_o may_v we_o not_o now_o call_v their_o holiness_n into_o question_n in_o which_o word_n our_o great_a popish_a bishop_n teach_v we_o three_o document_n 1_o first_o that_o their_o church_n give_v every_o one_o liberty_n to_o dissent_v from_o augustine_n hierome_n and_o other_o writer_n whosoever_o 2_o secondlie_o that_o the_o father_n have_v plain_o declare_v themselves_o to_o be_v man_n and_o to_o have_v have_v their_o imperfection_n accord_o 3_o thirdlie_o that_o many_o error_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o commentary_n of_o the_o father_n so_o then_o our_o bishop_n be_v of_o my_o opinion_n and_o so_o also_o shall_v the_o rest_n be_v if_o they_o will_v be_v constant_a in_o their_o own_o doctrine_n which_o be_v publish_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n the_o 3._o conclusion_n not_o that_o which_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o father_n or_o more_o voice_n agree_v unto_o be_v always_o the_o undoubted_a truth_n but_o often_o time_n that_o which_o the_o lesser_a part_n and_o few_o person_n do_v affirm_v for_o the_o proof_n hereof_o melchior_n canus_n write_v thus_o scimus_fw-la frequenter_a usu_fw-la venire_fw-la ut_fw-la maior_fw-la pars_fw-la uincat_fw-la meliorem_fw-la scimus_fw-la 164._o non_fw-la ea_fw-la semper_fw-la esse_fw-la optima_fw-la quae_fw-la placent_fw-la pluribus_fw-la scimus_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la pertinent_a sapientum_fw-la sensum_fw-la esse_fw-la praeferendum_fw-la &_o sapientes_fw-la sunt_fw-la paucissimi_fw-la cum_fw-la stultorum_fw-la infinitus_fw-la sit_fw-la numerus_fw-la we_o know_v it_o often_o chance_v so_o that_o the_o great_a part_n prevail_v against_o the_o better_a we_o know_v that_o those_o thing_n be_v not_o ever_o the_o best_a which_o please_v the_o most_o we_o know_v that_o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n the_o judge_n mean_v of_o the_o wise_a aught_o to_o be_v follow_v for_o wise_a man_n be_v few_o and_o fool_n infinite_a josephus_n angle_n thomas_n aquinas_n and_o petrus_n lombardus_fw-la affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o old_a father_n of_o basilius_n of_o 1._o ambrose_n of_o chrisostomus_n of_o hieronimus_fw-la of_o eusebius_n of_o damascenus_n of_o gregorius_n and_o of_o other_o that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v in_o 6._o natural_a day_n successivelie_o as_o moses_n record_v the_o same_o yet_o this_o notwithstanding_o saint_n augustine_n hold_v opinion_n against_o they_o all_o 12._o and_o say_v that_o the_o 6._o day_n mention_v by_o moses_n be_v metaphorical_a not_o natural_a moses_n divide_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v make_v by_o part_n for_o the_o better_a capacity_n of_o the_o rude_a and_o ignorant_a people_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v which_o opinion_n of_o one_o only_a augustine_n be_v ever_o prefer_v in_o the_o church_n as_o testify_v melchior_n canus_n in_o these_o word_n at_o communis_fw-la hic_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la consensus_fw-la nullum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la certum_fw-la 116._o theologis_fw-la subministrat_fw-la quin_fw-la unius_fw-la aug._n opinio_fw-la caeteris_fw-la omnibus_fw-la adversa_fw-la probabilis_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la habita_fw-la but_o this_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n do_v not_o yield_v any_o find_a argument_n to_o divines_n for_o the_o opinion_n of_o one_o only_a augustine_n repugnant_a to_o the_o rest_n be_v ever_o think_v probable_a in_o the_o church_n all_o the_o old_a writer_n augustinus_n ambrose_n chrisostomus_n remigius_n 217._o eusebius_n maximus_n beda_n anselmus_n bernardus_n erhardus_fw-la bernardinus_fw-la bona_fw-la ventura_fw-la thomas_n hugo_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n without_o exception_n affirm_v uniformelie_o cite_v express_a text_n of_o scripture_n for_o their_o opinion_n that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n marie_n be_v conceive_v in_o original_a sin_n &_o yet_o do_v the_o late_a hatch_a nest_n of_o jesuit_n and_o sundry_a other_o papist_n avouche_v this_o day_n the_o contrary_a for_o the_o truth_n therefore_o say_v their_o own_o archbishop_n and_o great_a canonist_n panormitanus_fw-la that_o we_o ought_v at_o all_o time_n to_o give_v more_o credit_n to_o one_o only_a prelate_n whosoever_o allege_v the_o scripture_n then_o to_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o 3_o pope_n himself_o or_o of_o his_o counceil_n not_o ground_v upon_o the_o say_a scripture_n the_o 4._o conclusion_n the_o papist_n themselves_o do_v often_o reject_v the_o general_a and_o common_a opinion_n and_o follow_v their_o own_o private_a judgement_n never_o remember_v or_o little_o regard_v that_o they_o condemn_v the_o like_a in_o other_o this_o write_v their_o own_o melchior_n canus_n vbi_fw-la ego_fw-la 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