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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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the commonweal, the Kings Exchequer, and the common treasure have need thereof. That money being employed for soldiers wages, the general lieutenant may be fully fraughted with soldiers. I understand that this is an usual doctrine amongst you. Restore to every man his own, behold the Emperor acknowledgeth his own physiognomy stamped upon his own coin. Give to Caesar that which thou knowest to be Caesars. Truly I demand nothing but that which is just. Thy God (except I be deceived) cometh no money, neither brought he with him at his coming into the earth any golden guilders, but ministered his commandments by word of mouth, being purslesse himself. Perform faith fully that his doctrine which you openly preach abroad, restore your money willingly, content your self to be rich in words.* What manner of man seemeth this to be? against whom doth he thus rage? Whose Churches, sacrifices, lights, ceremonies, and ornaments hath he gone about to abolish? What Churches, golden goblets, and chalices of silver and costly gifts and rich stuff envied he at? This man undoubtedly doth hold on Luther's part.2 For what other colour have our mighty* Nimrods pretended to cover their theft withal, when they robbed 1441 0536 V 3 Gods houses, and made hanock of Christs inheritance? On the contrary part, what Church was it that Constantine the great, the very terror of Christs enemies, hath brought to quietness, even that self-same Church, over which the high […] Bishop Sylvester was governor,4 whom ⟨p. 292⟩the said Emperor called out of the mount Soract, where he lay secretly for fear of persecution, that by the help of the said Sylvester he might be* baptised with our Baptism: under what banner fought he, that he became so great a conqueror? even under the banner of then Cross: who was his mother, that he attained •o so great honour? even that blessed woman Saim Helen: what fathers took he part with? with the Fathers for sooth of the Nicene Council: what manner of men were they? namely they were S. Sylvester, S. Julius, S. Athanasius, S. Nicholas: to whose prayers did he commend himself? to the prayers of