A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…

S. ¹Luke saith, Pharisaei, & Jurisperiti spreverunt consilium Dei in semetipsis: The Pharisees, and Learned in the Law despised the Council of God in them selves. Irenaeus saith, ²Haeretici accusant Scripturas, quasi nō rectè habeant, necsint ex Authoritate, &c. Heretics find fault with the Scriptures, as if they were not well written, and as if they were not of sufficient Authority, &c. And thus they do, to the end, to cause the people to loth, & doubt the Word of Life, & so to become captive to their own Traditions.³ Therefore Cardinal Cusanus saithe thus, Haec est omnium sanè intelligentium sententia: qui Scripturarum Authoritatem, & intellectum in Ecclesiae approbatione fundant: & non è conuerso, Ecclesiae Fundamentum in Scripturarum Authoritate locant, &c. Dico, nulla else Christi praecepta, nisi quae per Ecclesiam pro talibus accepta sunt: This is the Judgement of all them, that mean well: which found the Authority, and understanding of the Scriptures in the allowance of the Church: But contrary wise lay not the Foundation of the Church in the Authority of the Scriptures. Thus I say, There are no Commandments of Christ, but only such, as by the Church are allowed for Christs Commandments. ⁴So saith your highest Doctor Albertus Pigghius, A postoli quaedam conscripserunt, non ut Scripta illa praeessent Fidei, & Religioni nostrae, sed potiùs ut subessent: The Apostles wrote certain things, not that their Writings should be above our Faith, ⁵and Religion, but rather, that they should be under. Johannes Maria Verractus saith, Determinatio Ecclesiae appellatur Evangelium: The Determination of the Church is called the Gospel.

S. ¹Luke saithe, Pharisaei, & Iurisperiti spreuerunt consilium Dei in semetipsis: The Phariseis, and Learned in the Lawe despised ye Councel of God in them selues. Irenaeus saithe, ²