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A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…
A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reverend Father in God, John Jewel, late Bishop of Salisbury. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he delivered in divers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisbury, anno. 1570A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reuerende Father in God, Iohn Iewel, late Bishop of Salisburie. Wherevnto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he deliuered in diuers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisburie, anno. 1570
London: printed by R. Newberie & H. Bynneman, 1582
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And as the word of God is the light to direct us, and to bewray errors: so is it also the standard and beam to try the weights of trueth and falsehood. Chrysostom writing upon the four and twentieth of Saint Matthew, 1showeth ⟨p. 148⟩it were unpossible for a man to stay himself, and find out which is the true Church, but by the word of God, For it could not be tried by working of miracles, because the gift of working miracles is taken away: and such false miracles as carry some show, are rather to be found among false Christians: nor yet by their conversation and life, because Christians live either as il, or worse than Heretics. Nulla probatio potest esee verae Christianitatis, neque refugium potest esse Christianorum aliud, volentium cognoscere fide• veritatem, nisi tantummodò per scripturas: There can be no trial of true Christianity, and Christians, which desire to know the trueth, whereupon they may build their faith, have no other refuge, but to try and learn this by the Scriptures. For (saith he) Heretics have the counterfeit and likeness of those things which are proper to Christ. They have Churches, they have the Scriptures of GOD, they have Baptism, they have the Lords Supper, and all other things like the true Church: yea they have Christ himself. ⟨p. 149⟩He therefore that will know which is the true Church of Christ, how may he know it, but by the Scriptures? Therefore our Lord, knowing that there should be such confusion of things in the latter days, commandeth, that Christians which live in the profession of Christian faith, and are desirous to settle them selves upon a sure ground of Faith, should go to no other thing, but to the Scriptures. Otherwise, if they had regard to other things, they should be offended, and perish, and not understand which is the true Church.
And as the worde of God is the light to directe vs, and to bewray errours: so is it also the standerde and beame to trie the weightes of trueth and falsehoode. Chrysostome writing vppon the foure and twentith of Sainct Mathew, 1sheweth ⟨p. 148⟩