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An answer to a challenge madeAn ansvver to a challenge made
An answer to a challenge made by a Jesuit in Ireland Wherein the judgement of antiquity in the points questioned is truly delivered, and the novelty of the now romish doctrine plainly discovered. By James Usher Bishop of Meath.An ansvver to a challenge made by a Iesuite in Ireland Wherein the iudgement of antiquity in the points questioned is truely delivered, and the noveltie of the now romish doctrine plainly discovered. By Iames Vssher Bishop of Meath.
Dublin: printed by the Society of Stationers and Eliot's Court Press, 1624Dublin: printed by the Societie of Stationers and Eliot's Court Press, 1624
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Our Challenger here telleth us, that the Doctors, Pastors and Fathers of the primitive Church, exhorted the people to confess their sins unto their ghostly fathers. And we tell him again, that by the public order prescribed in our Church, before the administration of the holy Communion, the Minister likewise doth exhort the people, that if there be any of them, which cannot quiet his own conscience, but requireth further comfort or counsel; he should come to him, or some other discreet and learned Minister of Gods word, and open his grief: that he may receive such ghostly counsel, advice and comfort, as his conscience may be relieved; and that by the ministry of Gods word he may receive comfort, and the benefit of absolution, to the quieting of his conscience, and avoiding of all scruple and doubtfulness. Whereby it appeareth, that the exhorting of the people to confess their sins unto their ghostly fathers, maketh ⟨p. 82⟩no such wall of separation betwixt the ancient Doctors and us, but we may well for all this be of the same religion that they were of: and consequently, that this doughty Champion hath more will then skill to manage controversies, who could make no wiser choice of points of differences to be insisted upon.
OVr Challenger here telleth us, that the Doctors, Pastors and Fathers of the primitive Church, exhorted the people to confesse their sinnes unto their ghostly fathers. And wee tell him againe, that by the publike order prescribed in our Church, before the administration of the holy Communion, the Minister likewise doth exhort the people, that if there be any of them, which cannot quiet his owne conscience, but requireth further comfort or counsell; he should come to him, or some other discreet and learned Minister of Gods word, and open his griefe: that he may receive such ghostly counsell, advice and comfort, as his conscience may be relieved; and that by the ministery of Gods word hee may receive comfort, and the benefite of absolution, to the quieting of his conscience, and avoyding of all scruple and doubtfulnesse. Whereby it appeareth, that the exhorting of the people to confesse their sinnes unto their ghostly fathers, maketh ⟨p. 82⟩no such wall of separation betwixt the ancient Doctors and us, but we may well for all this be of the same religion that they were of: and consequently, that this doughtie Champion hath more will then skill to manage controversies, who could make no wiser choyce of pointes of differences to bee insisted upon.