There Bread (saith he) any man may very aptly call it, the Bread of Wailing, and their Wine, the madness of Dragons, and the madness of Serpents incurable: And their Oil the promising of Heavenly things, wherewith they do as it were anoint their Disciples, and promise them rewards of their labours: which the Prophet detesteth saying, the Oil of the sinner shall not anoint my head. After this follow the words of S. Hierome which ye have falsified to the intent they might seem to serve your false meaninge. Sed & alia quae absque Authoritate & Testimonijs Scripturarum, quasi Traditione Apostolica reperiunt atque confingunt, percutit gladius Dei. But the Sword of God striketh also other things, which the Heretics (for of the• he speaketh) devise and feign of their own heads without the Authority and witnesses of the Scriptures, as though they came by Tradition from the Apostles. He that compareth this place with your falsified allegation, may soon espy great odds between them. For ye make S. Hierome to say, that all those things, which without the Testimonies of Scriptures are hold (so your allowed interpreter turneth, Asseruntur,) as delivered from the Apostles, be throughly smitten down by the Sword of God's Word. By this Sword of your God's Word ye would quite smite down all Apostolic Traditions at a blow. But thanked be God, that your Sword is a forged Sword, a paper Sword, a Sword that neither with Edge cutteth, nor with weight beareth down. S. Hierome putteth not all things, which we have by Tradition from the Apostles without the express Scriptures, to the Sword of ⟨p. 64⟩God's Word.1 He speaketh not Generally. His word is, Alia, other things: and ye make it, Omnia, al thinges. Again he speaketh of such things as be devised and feigned by Heretics, of their own brain, without Authority and Testimonies of the Scriptures: unto which they give Estimation, as though they came by Tradition from the Apostles. These circumstances and exaggerations do ye omit, and say, that S. Hierome putteth all Apostolic Traditions to that dreadful Sword of God's Word. Now what S. Hierome saith, we hold with it, and allow it well. But your saying we refuse, as falsely fathered upon S. Hierome. What he condemneth, we condemn. Neither can that place be justly alleged against us:
There Breade (saithe he) any man maie very aptly cal it, the Bread of VVaylinge, and theyr VVine, the madnesse of Dragons, and the madnesse of Serpentes incurable: And theire Oile the promisinge of Heauenly thinges, wherewith they doo as it were anointe theire Disciples, and promise them rewardes of theire labours: which the Prophete detesteth sayeinge, the Oile of the sinner shal not anoint my head. After this folowe the woordes of S. Hierome whiche ye haue falsified to the intent they might seeme to serue your false meaninge. Sed & alia quae absque Authoritate & Testimonijs Scripturarum, quasi Traditione Apostolica reperiunt atque cōfingunt, percutit gladius Dei. But the Swerde of God strikethe also other thinges, whiche the Heretiques (for of the• he speaketh) deuise and faine of theire owne heades without the Authoritie and witnesses of the Scriptures, as though they came by Tradition from the Apostles. He that compareth this place with your flsified allegation, maie sone espie greate oddes betwene them. For ye make S. Hierome to saie, that al those thinges, whiche without the Testimonies of Scriptures are holde (so your allowed interpreter tourneth, Asseruntur,) as deliuered from the Apostles, be throughly smitten downe by the Swerde of Goddes VVoorde. By this Swerde of your Goddes Woorde ye woulde quite smite downe al Apostolike Traditions at a blowe. But thanked be God, that your Swerde is a forged Swerde, a paper Swerde, a Swerde that neither with Edge cutteth, nor with weight beareth downe. S. Hierome putteth not al thinges, whiche we haue by Tradition from the Apostles without the expresse Scriptures, to the Swerde of ⟨p. 64⟩Goddes Woorde.1 He speaketh not Generally. His woorde is, Alia, other thinges: and ye make it, Omnia, al thinges. Againe he speaketh of sutche thinges as be deuised and fained by Heretikes, of theire owne braine, without Authoritie and Testimonies of the Scriptures: vnto whiche they geue Estimation, as though they came by Tradition from the Apostles. These circumstances and exaggerations doo ye omitte, and saye, that S. Hierome putteth al Apostolike Traditions to that dreadful Swerde of Goddes VVorde. Nowe what S. Hierome saithe, wee holde with it, and allowe it wel. But your saienge we refuse, as falsely fathered vpon S. Hierome. VVhat he condemneth, we condemne. Neither can that place be iustly alleaged againste vs:
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