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An answer to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Jesuit in confidence whereof…An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof…
An answer to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Jesuit in confidence whereof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controversy of faith. Whereunto is added in brief marginal notes, the sum of the defence of those reasons by John Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Jesuit, with a reply unto it. Written first in the Latin tongue by the reverend and faithful servant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Divinity, and the Kings Professor and public reader of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the unlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authority) into the English tongue; by Richard Stock, preacher in London. ...An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controuersie of faith. Whereunto is added in briefe marginall notes, the summe of the defence of those reasons by Iohn Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Iesuit, with a reply vnto it. Written first in the Latine tongue by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Diuinitie, and the Kings Professor and publike reader of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the vnlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authoritie) into the English tongue; by Richard Stocke, preacher in London. ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Cuthbert Burby and Edmund Weaver, 1606London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Cuthbert Burby and Edmund Weauer, 1606
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But you now begin to press your adversaries somewhat more forcibly; and you demand of them, for example sake, by what authority they maim; and rob the corps of the Bible, I answer we offer no violence to this body, ne•ther do we cut off any which do appertain to the substance, and perfection of it; we dash out no part of it, we pull away no member. For (to use your own words) we do not cut out any true Canonical Scriptures, but cull out such as are not Canonical, but foisted in and counterfeit. But you would know who shall be judge; you make Calvin to answer for us: the holy Ghost: and you suggesting that he giveth this answer, to escape the judgement of the Church; if you enquire how we know these writings, which we call Scriptures, to be heavenly, and given by the inspiration of God, that is, by what testimony we are persuaded that those writings are holy Scripture, which are so called: I would ask you with as much reason another question, how know you the sun is the sun, ⟨p. 47⟩or how ye come not to doubt, that God is God: for we verily have as much certainty that th•se books are the sacred Scripture, commended of the Lord to the Church, written by the Prophets and Apostles, proceeding from divine authority, as that the Moon is the Moon, yea as we are sure of any thing else, which by undoubted knowledge we are full assured of; this answer Calvin also hath given you,1 writing that many things might be produced, which would easily prove, that if there be a God in heaven, the Law, the Prophets, and the Gospel came from him: yea and with many words at large he urgeth it with most strong arguments, such as may satisfy any reasonable man touching the authority, and credit of the Scriptures. There are in the books themselves proofs enough, both certain; and perspicuous, which will prove and demonstrate the credit of the Scriptures, that no man need boubt of them. But because the sense and reason of man is often times weak, and easily distracted into divers and doubtful cogitations, the inward and hidden testimony of the spirit must be had, that men may firmly rest in the Scriptures. For though outward testimonies will so convince us, that for shame we cannot deny the Scriptures to be the word of God;
But you now begin to presse your aduersaries somewhat more forceably; and you demaund of them, for example sake, by what authority they maime; and robbe the corpes of the Bible, I answere we offer no violence to this body, nether do we cut off any which doe appertain to the substance, and perfection of it; we dash out no part of it, we pull away no member. For (to vse your owne words) we do not cut out any true Canonicall Scriptures, but cull out such as are not Canonical, but foisted in and counterfeit. But you would know who shal be iudge; you make Caluin to answere for vs: the holy Ghost: and you suggesting that he giueth this answere, to escape the iudgement of the Church; if you enquire how we know these writings, which we call Scriptures, to be heauenly, and giuen by the inspiration of God, that is, by what testimony we are perswaded that those writings are holy Scripture, which are so called: I would aske you with as much reason another question, how know you the sonne is the sonne,