But to what end doth he allege the words of Chrysostom?1 Did that good Father ever minister the Common Service unto the people in a strange tongue?2 M. Harding knoweth, The people understood Chrysostom, what he prayed: and answered him in their own tongue: and prayed with him all together. Or did Chrysostom ever check the people for their knowledge, or discourage them from reading the Scriptures? Certainly he oftentimes rebuketh them for not reading, and willeth them to bye the Scriptures:3 to read the Scriptures: and to confer at home with their families of the Scriptures.4 And where as M. Harding to withdraw the peoples hearts from reading, saith, The Scriptures are dark, and dangerous, and no man able to wade in them without a guide: S. Chrysostom contrariwise,5 to encourage the people to read the Scriptures, saith: They be plain, and easy, and that the ignorant and simple man, by prayer unto God, may attain the knowledge of them without any Master, or Teacher, by him self alone. For these be his words, even as M. Harding hath alleged them:6 Profectò si orare cum diligentia insuescas, nihil est, quòd doctrinam conserui tui desideres, cùm ipse Deus sine ullo interpret, mentem tuam abundè luce afficiat. If thou use to pray diligently, there is no cause, why thou shouldest desire the teaching of thy fellow servant. For God him self will abundantly lighten thy mind without any interpreter. 7The like saying he hath often otherwhere. Declaring the story of Queen Candaces Chamberlain, he writeth thus: Fieri non potest, ut is, qui Divinis Scripturis magno studio, feruentique desiderio vacat, semper negligatur: Licet enim desit nobis hominis Magisterium, tamen ipse Dominus supernè intrans corda nostra, illustrat mentem, rationi juba• suum infundit, de•egit occulta, doctorque fit eorum, quae ignoramus. It cannot be that any man with great study, and fervent desire reading the Scriptures, should still be left destitute. For although we lack the Instruction of man, yet will God him self from above enter into our hearts, and lighten our mind, and caste a beam of light into our reason, and open things that be hidden, and become our teacher of such things, as we know not. Therefore this place of Chrysostom standeth M.
But to what ende doothe he allege the woordes of Chrysostome?1 Did that good Father euer minister the Common Seruice vnto the people in a strange tongue?2 M. Hardinge knoweth, The people vnderstoode Chrysostome, what he praied: and answeared him in their owne tongue: and praied with him al togeather. Or did Chrysostome euer checke the people for their knowlege, or discourage them from reading the Scriptures? Certainly he oftentimes rebuketh them for not readinge, and willeth them to bye the Scriptures:3 to reade the Scriptures: and to conferre at home with their families of the Scriptures.4 And wher as M. Harding to withdraw the peoples hartes from readinge, saith, The Scriptures are darke, and dangerous, and no man hable to wade in them without a guide: S. Chrysostome contrarywise,5 to encourage ye people to reade the Scriptures, saith: They be plaine, and easy, and that the ignorant and simple man, by praier vnto God, may atteine the knowledge of them without any Maister, or Teacher, by him selfe alone. For these be his woordes, euen as M. Harding hath alleged them:6 Profectò si orare cum diligentia insuescas, nihil est, quòd doctrinam conserui tui desideres, cùm ipse Deus sine vllo interprete, mentem tuam abundè luce afficiat. If thou vse to praie diligently, there is no cause, why thou shouldest defier the teaching of thy felow seruante. For God him selfe wil abundantly lighten thy minde without any interpreter. 7The like saieing he hath often otherwhere. Declaring ye storie of Queene Candaces Chamberlaine, he writeth thus: Fieri non potest, vt is, qui Diuinis Scripturis magno studio, feruentique desiderio vacat, semper negligatur: Licet enim desit nobis hominis Magisterium, tamen ipse Dominus supernè intrans corda nostra, illustrat mentem, rationi iuba• suum infundit, de•egit occulta, doctorque fit eorum, quae ignoramus. It cannot be that any man with greate studie, and feruent desier readinge the Scriptures, should stil be leafte destitute. For although wee lacke the Instruction of man, yet wil God him selfe from aboue enter into our hartes, and lighten our minde, and caste a beame of light into our reason, and open thinges that be hidden, and become our teacher of suche thinges, as wee know not. Therefore this place of Chrysostome standeth M.
- 1Chrysostom.
- 2Contra Anomaeos homi. 3.
- 3Chrysost. in Mat. hom. 2.
- 4Chrysostom. in Psalm. 43.
- 5Chrysost. ad Coloss. hom. 9.
- 6Chrysost. contra▪ Anomaeos. homi. 3.
- 7Chrysost. in •en. hom. 35.
