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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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And if any desire some direction for himself, in studying both the Scriptures and other books, which may help for the understanding of them, and their better instruction in the matters of salvation; I would entreat them first to hear the ancient and worthy Father and Elder of the ancient Romish Church (when as, though not without some blemishes,1 it held the foundation, which now it hath quite overthrown) Hierome I mean, whose counsel I would make the ground of my advice fitting our times. He directing Lata for the education of her daughter for this point, adviseth thus: Let her first read the Psalms, that by such heavenly hymns she may withdraw her self from vain delights. Then the Proverbs of Solomon, that thence she may have excellent instructions for the government of her life. Then Ecclesiastes, that by it she may learn to contemn all worldly things. After these the book of Job, that she may follow the examples of virtue and patience: let her proceed to the Gospels, and never lay them out of her hands: the Acts and the Epistles of the Apostles, let her studiously read and make them the delight of her heart. And when she hath furnished the storehouse of her soul with these riches, let her heedfully read the Prophets, the five books of Moses, the books of the Kings and Chronicles, and ⟨image 8⟩the small volumes of Ezra and Esther. And in the last place the Song of Songs; lest if she read it first of all, she may happily be wounded, while she is not able to understand the spiritual marriage Song, set out under carnal words. But let her take heed of all the books of Apocrypha: and if at any time she will read them, not for the truth of doctrine, but for the reverent resemblance they may seem to have with the holy Scriptures; let her take this instruction withal, that they were not written by those, whose names they carry, and that in them also there are many corrupt things scattered here and there: and therefore it is a special point of wisdom to cull out the gold from the dross. Let her have with her the books of Cyprian: let her run over the Epistles of Athanasius and books of Hilary, without fear of error. Let her delight in their writings and •its, in whose books is delivered the sound doctrine of faith. Other mens works let her so read, that she may rather censure them, than be tied to follow them. Thus far Hierome.