A treatise of faith divided into two parts. The first showing the nature, the…A treatise of faith diuided into two parts. The first shewing the nature, the…

For seeing the Law is to him altogether uncertain, but by the Judges avouchment or interpretation, his last resolution of any act of Justice, must be only into the Judges skill and fidelity. It is true indeed, that the Churches authority is not comprehended in the object of belief, whilst it only proposeth other Articles ⟨p. 132⟩to be believed. No more is the Sun comprehended under the object of our actual sight, whilst we behold colours, or other visible things by the virtue of it. But yet, as it could not make colours or other things become more visible unto us, unless it self were the first visible, that is, unless it might be seen more clearly then those things which we see by it, so we would direct our sight unto it) so would it be impossible, the Churches infallible proposal should be the reason of a Roman Catholics belief of Scriptures, or their orthodoxall sense, unless it were the first and principal credible, or primary object of his belief, or that which must be most clearly, most certainly, and most steadfastly believed, so as all other Articles besides, must be believed by the belief of it. Nor is this proposal of the Church necessary to the first plantation of faith only, but to the growth and continuance of it; as well after faith is produced, whilst it continues, as whiles it is in planting.

For seeing the Law is to him altogether vncertaine, but by the Iudges auouchment or interpretation, his last resolution of any act of Iustice, must be only into the Iudges skill and fidelitie. It is true indeed, that the Churches authoritie is not comprehended in the obiect of beliefe, whilest it only proposeth other Articles ⟨p. 132⟩to be belieued. No more is the Sunne comprehended vnder the obiect of our actuall sight, whilest we behold colours, or other visible things by the vertue of it. But yet, as it could not make colours or other things become more visible vnto vs, vnlesse it selfe were the first visible, that is, vnlesse it might bee seene more clearly then those things which we see by it, so we would direct our sight vnto it) so would it be impossible, the Churches infallible proposall should be the reason of a Romane Catholikes beliefe of Scriptures, or their orthodoxall sence, vnlesse it were the first and principall credible, or primarie obiect of his beliefe, or that which must bee most clearely, most certainly, and most stedfastly belieued, so as all other Articles besides, must be belieued by the beliefe of it. Nor is this proposall of the Church necessarie to the first plantation of faith only, but to the growth and continuance of it; as well after faith is produced, whilest it continues, as whiles it is in planting.