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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…
The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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Are not these the words of Saint Ambrose? We utterly con den all new things that christ hath not taught, for Christ is the way to the faithful. If Christ ⟨image 14⟩•herefore have not taught that, which we do teach:1 even we our selves judge it. detestable and abominable. Are not these the words also of the ancient Greek writer Origene. We must needs allege the holy Scriptures for a witness. For our understandings and expositions without these witnesses are not to be credited,2 nor believed. S. Hierome calleth it garrulity or prattling, whatsoever is taught without the authority of the holy Scriptures. Theophilacte feared not to say, that they which bring in any thing into the Church of Christ, besides the doctrine of the Apostles: bring in slanders and heresies, & dissensions. Here see we in what estimation the ancient Doctors desire their writings to be had. Verily so far to be credited and received, as they agree with the word of God. If they in any point dissent from that, then not to be received, but to be rejected, not approved, but reproved: so far is it of, that they would have their works to be the patrons and defenders of wicked doctrine, idolatry, superstition, &c.
Are not these the wordes of Saint Ambrose? We vtterly cō dēne al new things that christ hath not taught, for Christ is the way to the faithfull. If Christ ⟨image 14⟩•herefore haue not taught that, whiche we do teache:1 euen we our selues iudge it. detestable and abhominable. Are not these the words also of the aūciēt Greke writer Origene. We must nedes allege the holye Scriptures for a witnesse. For our vnderstandinges and expositions without these witnesses are not to be credited,2 nor beleued. S. Hierome calleth it garrulitie or pratling, whatsoeuer is taught without the authoritie of the holy Scriptures. Theophilacte feared not to saye, that they whiche bring in any thing into the Church of Christ, besides the doctrine of the Apostles: bring in slaunders and heresies, & dissensions. Here se we in what estimation the auncient Doctors desyre theyr writtings to be had. Uerely so farre to be credited and receaued, as they agree with the word of God. If they in any point dissent from that, then not to be receaued, but to be reiected, not approued, but reproued: so farre is it of, that they would haue their workes to be the patrōs and defenders of wycked doctrine, idolatry, superstition, &c.