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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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Monica is ours, who at her death desired they should pray, and offer sacrifice for her at Christs altar. Monica desired not that them sacrifice of the Mass should be offered for her, for the forgiveness and expiation ⟨p. 306⟩of her sins, neither did Augustine either pray or offer for his mother in this manner. The desire of Monica was only this, that at the celebration of the Eucharist there might always be a remembrance of her, insomuch as she assured herself she was one of the heavenly society and community of saints. Augustine indeed prayed for his mother, I deny not; but this his fact proceeded more of affection to his mother then for any necessity. And the custom of prayer for the dead, which prevailed in many places, was not derived from the authority of the scriptures, but only from an excessive kind of love and reverence of them that lived, towards their friends that were dead. But that Augustine never believed his mother to be in Purgatory, that his prayers might relieve her there, it is manifest; for thus he saith, Forgive her Lord, forgive her, I beseech thee, 2enter not into judgement with her ô Lord, yea ô Lord, I believe thou hast already granted that which I desire, but accept ô Lord the freewill offerings of my mouth. But if we should grant that both Augustine and his mother went a little awry, you cannot here infer that either of them are yours, for so much as we are not to give censure of the Fathers (in greatest causes) by one particular judgement, but by their continual and constant opinion. You annex hereunto Paula and Paulus, Hilarian and Anthony. I could reckon ⟨p. 307⟩six hundred Monks like unto these, whereof not one was a Papist, none of them yours. All these were Christians loving solitariness, that they might more quietly intend the meditation of heavenly things. Compare not your Monks with these, which are of an other sort, and sect of Monks. These were holy, painful, faithful, full of good works: yours are impure, idle, idolatrous, devourers, hogs, oxen, asles: how are those like? But how shall it appear unto us that Satyrus the brother of Ambrose was yours? Being in danger, he leaped into the sea and swimming escaped by the strength of his faith. A goodly reason; he was a good swimmer, ergo