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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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Where you say Calvin and the writers of the Centuries were offended with Ignatius, 1I confess they had just cause of offence. If heretics alleged him, to be a patron of a wicked and detestable opinion, Calvin might with reason and discretion reject him: how aptly and truly he was by them alleged, I cannot tell, let them look to it. Howsoever it be, the truth ought not by his authority to be borne down, whose credit is little, if any at all: you are not ignorant what the judgement of all the learned is those Epistles of Ignatius. Eusebius indeed makes mention of some of his Epistles, and Hierome of others: but now many more go under his name, which they have not ⟨p. 126⟩mentioned. Hierome balso reports a saying of his;3 and Theodoret another, which are not found in those Epistles which are carried about: what would you have more? Gratian himself favours not overmuch this your Ignatius. You see then, of how obscure, suspected and uncertain reputation are these two, which you place in the forefront of your army.
Where you say Caluin and the writers of the Centuries were offended with Ignatius, 1I confesse they had iust cause of offence. If heretikes alleaged him, to bee a patron of a wicked and detestable opinion, Caluin might with reason and discretion reiect him: how aptly and truly he was by them alleaged, I cannot tell, let them look to it. Howsoeuer it be, the truth ought not by his authoritie to be borne downe, whose credit is little, if any at all: you are not ignorant what the iudgement of all the learned is those Epistles of Ignatius. Eusebius indeed makes mention of some of his Epistles, and Hierome of others: but now many more goe vnder his name, which they haue not ⟨p. 126⟩mentioned. Hierome balso reports a saying of his;