A18078:187
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Therefore in your opinion / some thing is necessary to be kept / which is not contained in the scriptures / nor can not be concluded of them. And if you say / that S. Aug. leaveth it in doubt / whether it were the Apostles tradition & statute / or a general councels / then you bring us yet to a worse point / that we can not be assured of the which is necessary for us to know / that is whether the Apostles did ordain that these days should be kept as holy days / or the councils. And that it is S. Augustins meaning / to father such like things 1of the Apostles / it may appear by that which he writeth / saying. There are many things which the whole church holdeth / and therefore are well believed to be commanded of the Apostles / although they be not found written. If this judgement of s. Augustine be a good judgement and a sound / then there be some things commanded of God / which are not in the scriptures / & therefore there is no sufficient doctrine contained in the scriptures / whereby we may be saved. For all the commandments of God & of the apostles / are needful for our salvation.
Therefore in your opinion / some thing is necessary to be kept / which is not contained in the scriptures / nor can not be concluded of them. And if you say / that S. Aug. leaueth it in dout / whether it were the Apostles tradition & statute / or a generall councels / then you bring vs yet to a worse point / that we can not be assured of ye which is necessary for vs to knowe / that is whether the Apostles did ordaine that these dayes should be kept as holy dayes / or the coūcels. And that it is S. Augustins meaning / to father such like things 1of the Apostles / it maye appeare by that whych he wryteth / saying. There are many things whych the whole churche holdeth / and therfore are well beleued to be commaunded of the Apostles / although they be not founde wrytten. If thys iudgement of s. Augustine be a good iudgement and a sounde / then there be some things commaunded of God / which are not in the scriptures / & therfore there is no sufficient doctrine contained in the scriptures / wherby we may be saued. For al the commaundements of God & of the apostles / are nedeful for our saluation.
- 1Tom. 7. de baptis. contra Donat. lib. 5. cap. 23.