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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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Hierome said that he would not have any man to be patient, if he were suspected of heresy. And therefore, Campian, in so much the worser part do I take it, that these which you term Paradoxes, being so false, so many, and so horrible, be now by you objected against us. And certainly you that have ever exceeded all other Papists in impudency and audaciousness, have in this place in very ⟨p. 192⟩deed surpassed your self: for unless you had quite and clean put off both all religion of God, and reverence toward men, and now of late made shipwreck of your own conscience, and cast off utterly all humanity, you would never have admitted so much impiety into your self, as to upbraid us with these monstrous opinions. But I perceive what you intend: for you hope that by slandering boldly, as he being most like you, was wont to say, somewhat would always clean fast. For sith you lack true imputations, whereby you might oppugn our Churches, it remained that either you should leave off writing, which had been your honestest way, or at lest devise some slanders, which you would cast like unomed darts upon us; which thing is both in it self very filthy, and also a sure argument of your desperateness. But now if I shall so wipe away these your Paradoxes and impossibilities, that all men may perceive, they were ascribed to us by you most falsely and most impudently; I do crave not only of all men of our Universities, but also of all Christians, that have care of true religion, and of their own salvation, that they will not suffer themselves to be misled by any lies and impostures of the adversary, from that holy doctrine which they have learned. Wherefore I will set upon these your monsters, Campian, that after I have stopped your mouth, being full of blasphemy, both the glory of God, which is in hand, and our innocency, which is oppugned, may be preserved from your violence. You say, the disputation shall be, if they please, of God, of Christ, of Man, of Sin, of Righteousness, of the Sacraments, of Manners. But we are ready to dispute with you not only about these, but also about other points, which are now in difference: of the Scripture, of the Church, of the Bishop of Rome, of Transubstantiation, of Freewill, of Indulgences, of Purgatory, and of the rest of your doctrines.
HIerome said that hee would not haue any man to bee patient, if hee were suspected of heresie. And therefore, Campian, in so much the worser part do I take it, that these which you terme Paradoxes, being so false, so many, and so horrible, be now by you obiected against vs. And certainlie you that haue euer exceeded all other Papists in impudency and audaciousnes, haue in this place in very