as did lthe woman before Solomon. And the whore hath got her mattorneys of her minions, which do not only rail at us for not acknowledging her to be our mother: but also belie us *that we scoff at and curse the very title of Holy mother the church. But they whom God hath blessed with the spirit of wisdom, as he did Solomon, will easily discern, that we are so far off from scoffing at and cursing, that we give the name of mother to the church with reverence and joy. Marry, the church of Rome to be called our holy mother, which neither is holy, nor our mother: that our souls detest, and wish that her stepmotherhood may be far from us. As for the rule of faith, to which she layeth claim by her advocate, your Doctor, pleading the title out of Austin, that we as acknowledging her child to be our sister, may take her for our mother: if we follow Solomon and rip up the plea with such a sword as he did; we shall find that the child is neither hers, nor *her husbands, but the holy scriptures. For Austin, in saying, the rule of faith is learned of plainer places of the Scriptures and of the authority of the church: named the Scriptures, as the matter, the church as the minister, whereof the rule of faith is learned. Your Doctor, supposing, as well the carpenter, as the timber, to be the stuff, whereof the house must be builded; doth lay his axe to both together: and squaring them alike, doth make him beams, and posts, and ivises, some of the timber, some of the carpenter. Even so, the holy scripture is not the whole matter of the rule of faith: whereof the church ministers, as workmen, and builders, should frame the house of God: but in part, the church; in part, the scripture is the matter. Both which being molten, as were the nearrings of the Israelites, & wrought in fashion by your craftsman, not yielding unto it of weakness, as did Aaron, but seeking after it with greediness, as the people, who knew not what was become of Moses: they will make a rule of faith, not of Christs, but of the Popes faith. And this if it be decked with 1devises to the eye, as that was with gold, and set forth by 2men whose tongues are their own, and voices sweet to sing the song, oThese be thy Gods, ô Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: it will move many to dance for joy about it, in as holy sort, as the golden calf did ⟨p. 91⟩move pthe Israelites to do.
as did lthe woman before Salomon. And the whore hath got her matturneies of her minions, which do not onely raile at vs for not acknowledging her to be our mother: but also belye vs *that we scoffe at and curse the very title of Holy mother the church. But they whom God hath blessed with the spirite of wisedome, as he did Salomon, will easily discern, that we are so far off from scoffing at and cursing, that we giue the name of mother to the church with reuerence and ioy. Marry, the church of Rome to be called our holy mother, which neither is holy, nor our mother: that our soules detest, and wish that her stepmotherhood may be farre from vs. As for the rule offaith, to which she layeth claime by her aduocate, your Doctor, pleading the title out of Austin, that wee as acknowledging her child to be our sister, may take her for our mother: if we folow Salomon and rippe vp the plea with such a sword as he did; we shall find that the child is neither hers, nor *her husbandes, but the holy scriptures. For Austin, in saying, the rule of faith is learned of plainer places of the Scriptures and of the authoritie of the church: named the Scriptures, as the matter, the church as the minister, wherof the rule of faith is learned. Your Doctor, supposing, as wel the carpenter, as the timber, to be the stuffe, whereof the house must be builded; doth laye his axe to both togither: and squaring them alike, doth make him beames, and postes, and iuises, some of the timber, some of the carpenter. Euen so, the holy scripture is not the whole matter of the rule of faith: whereof the church ministers, as workemen, and builders, should frame the house of God: but in part, the church; in part, the scripture is the matter. Both which being molten, as were ye nearerings of the Israelites, & wrought in fashion by your craftesman, not yéelding vnto it of weakenes, as did Aaron, but séeking after it with greedines, as the people, who knewe not what was become of Moses: they will make a rule of faith, not of Christes, but of the Popes faith. And this if it be decked with 1deuises to the eie, as that was with gold, and set foorth by 2men whose tongues are their owne, and voices sweete to sing the song,
- l1. King. 3.17.
- mSander. in epist. ad Pium Quint. dedicat. de visib. monar. Staplet. prin. doctrine. lib. 8. cap. 19.Sander. in epist. ad Pium Quint. dedicat. de visib. monar. Staplet. prin. doctrin. lib. 8. cap. 19.
- *Vulgatam catholicorum vocem de San• ta matr• ecclesia irrident hodie & execran•ur haeretici. Staplet.
- *That is to say, the Popes who (in his Canon law) calleth the church his spouse. Nos justitiam nostram & ecclesiae sponsae nostrae nolentes ne gligere. c. Quoniam. de immunitat. ecclesiar. in Sext.That is to say, the Popes who (in his Canon law) calleth the church his spouse. Nos iustitiam nostram & ecclesiae sponsae nostrae nolentes ne gligere. c. Quoniam. de immunitat. ecclesiar. in Sext.
- nExod. 32.3.
- 1With medals, agnus Deies, hallowed grains, •eades, cru•• •ixes, and other such jewels.With medals, agnus Deies, halowed graines, •eades, cru•• •ixes, and other such iewels.
- 2D. Allen, Campian, Howle•, the Censurer the Jesuits and Seminary-priests.D. Allen, Campian, Howle•, the Censurer the Iesuites and Seminarie-priestes.
- oExod. 32. ver. 4.
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