The antiquity of the world doth darken the verity of God's word. As Varro saith truth uetustatem multa depravare. Multa etiam tollere. Et tercium seculum (inquit) non uidet eum hominem quem uidit primum. The truth of God's verity the more it is used, practised and taught aster the wisdom of man the more is the glory and perfection thereof darkened it is the contrary in all Humane arts as Cicero saith in humanis, nihil simul inuentum & perfectum fuit, usuque & exercitatione factum sit: Ut hoc praestantiores artes quaedam fuerint quo longius ab origine sua & inuentoribus essent deducte. The church of god must therefore be bound to none other authority than unto the voice of the gospel and unto the ministry thereof as Esa saith cap. 8. Obsigna legem ⟨image 20⟩in discipulis meis. the Prophet speaketh of such darkness as should follow his time concerning the coming of Messiah the true Doctor of the church therefore prayed to preserve the true heres of the Prophets and that it would please him to confirm the doctrine of truth in there hearts lest the word and true understanding of the word by the devil should be put out and seeing the church is bound unto this infallible truth the only word of God it is â false and usurped authority that men attribute unto the clergy and bind the word of God and Christs church to the succession of bishops or any college of Cardinals Schools ministers or Cathedral churches, Paul would no man to give faith to any person, or minister in the church of God but when he preacheth the word of God truly, Gal. 1. Men may have the gift of God to understand ⟨image 20⟩and interpret the scripture unto other. But never authority to interpret it, other wise then it interpreteth it self which the godly mind of man by study meditation and conferring of one place thereof with the other may find how be it some more some less as God giveth his grace. For the punishment of our since God leaveth in all men à great imperfection and such as were endued with excellent wit and learning saw not always the truth. As it is to be seen in Basilius, Ambrose, Epiphanius, Augustine, Bernard, and other. though they stayed them selves in the knowledge of Christ and Erred not in any Principal article of the faith yet, they did inordinately and more then Enough extol the doctrine and tradition of men.
The antiquite of the worold doth darken the uerite of godes word. As Varro sayth truith uetustatem multa deprauare. Multa etiam tollere. Et tercium seculum (inquit) non uidet eum hominem quem uidit primum. The truith of godes uerite the more it is usidd, practysid and taught aster the wisdom of man the more is the glory and perfection therof darkenyd it is the contrary in all Humane artes as Cicero sayth in humanis, nihil simul inuentum & perfectum fuit, usuque & exercitatione factum sit: Vt hoc praestantiores artes quaedam fuerint quo longius ab origine sua & inuentoribus essent deducte. The churche of god must therfore be bound to none other authorite thē unto the uoyce of the gospel and unto the ministery therof as Esa sayth cap. 8. Obsigna legem ⟨image 20⟩in discipulis meis. the Prophete spekith of souch darkenis as shuld folow his tyme conserning the comming of Messias the trew Doctor of the churche therfore prayd to preserue the trew heres of the Prophetes and that it would pleac hym to confirm the doctrine of truth in there hartes lest the word and trew undrestonding of the word by the deuille shuld be put out and seing the church is bound unto this infallible truith the only word of God it is â false and usurpyd authorite that men attribute unto the clerge and bynd the word of God and Christis church to the successiō of byshoppes or ony coleige of Cardinalles Scoles minystres or Cathedrall churches, Paule would noman to yeue fayth to ony person, or minystre in the church of God but when he preachith the word of God trewli, Gal. 1. Men may haue the gyfft of God to undrestond ⟨image 20⟩and interpretat the scripture unto other. But neuer authorite to interpretat it, other wyse then it interpretatithe it selfe whiche the godly mynd of mā by study meditacion and conferryng of one place therof withe the other may fynd how be it some more some lesse as God yeuith his grace. For the ponyshement of our synnes God leuithe in all men à great imperfection and souche as were induyd withe excellent wytt and lernyng saw not allwayes the truithe. As it is to be seen in Basilius, Ambrose, Epiphanius, Augustyne, Bernerd, and other. thowghe they stayed them selfes in the knolege of Christ and Erryd not in ony Principall article of the faythe yet, they did inordinatly and more then Inowghe extolle the doctrine and tradicion of men.
