It remaineth that seeing the answerer would oppress us / with the authority off the fathers. We consider / whether there can be any fitter places brought / for the maintenance off the Admonition / then the A. hath alleged for him. Augustin / Whether it be question off Christ, or whether it 1be question off his church, or off what thing soever the question be off: I say not if we, but if an angel from heaven, shall tell us any thing beside that you have received in the scriptures under the law, and the gospel, let him be accursed. And lest the Answ. should restrain this general saying unto the doctrine of the gospel / so that he would thereby shut out the discipline: let him hear what Cyprian saith. The 2Christian religion (saith he) shall find that out off this scripture, rules off all doctrines have sprung, and that from hence doth spring and hither doth return, whatsoever the Ecclesiastical discipline doth contain. And even Tertull himself / before he was imbrued with this heresy off Montanus / giveth testimony unto the discipline / in 3thes words. We may not give our selves this liberty, to bring in any thing off our vvill, nor choose any thing that other men bring in off their vvill: we have the Apostles for authors, which them selves brought nothing off their own vvill, but the discipline which they received of ⟨p. LXXXI⟩Christ, they delivered faithfully unto the people. And if the sentence were any thing worth / which he brought in touching the discipline / out off Tertull: it maketh against him. For in that he will have that correction off the discipline / to have the authority of the holy ghost (speaking in his fantastical comforter) he declareth / that it is not a thing which hangeth upon the will of mortal men. And that in indifferent things / it is not enough that they be 4not against the word / but that they be according to the word: it may appear by other places / Where he sayeth / that what soever pleaseth not the lord, displeaseth him, and with hurt is received. And in another place he saith / that the scripture denieth that, which it noteth not. And to come yet nearer / where 5he disputeth against the wearing of crown or garland (which is indifferent off it self) to those which objecting asked / where the scripture saith that a man might not wear a crown:
It remaineth that seing the answerer woulde oppresse vs / with the authoritie off the fathers. We consider / whether there can be any fitter places browght / for the maintenance off the Admonition / then the A. hathe alledged for him. Augustin / VVhether yt be questiō off Christe, or vvhethet yt 1be question off his churche, or off vvhat thinge soeuer the question be off: I say not yf vve, but iff an angel from heauen, shal tel vs any thinge beside that yovv haue receiued in the scriptures vnder the lavv, and the gospell, let hym be accursed. And lest the Answ. should restreine this generall saying vnto the doctrine of the gospell / so that he woulde therby shut owte the discipline: let him heare what Cyprian saithe. The 2Christian religion (saithe he) shall fynde that ovvte off this scripture, rules off all doctrines haue spronge, and that from hence doothe springe and hether doothe returne, vvhatsoeuer the Ecclesiasticall discipline doothe conteine. And euen Tertull himselffe / before he was imbrued with this heresie off Montanus / giueth testimonie vnto the discipline / in 3thes wordes. VVe maye not giue our selues this liberty, to bringe in any thinge off our vvill, nor choose any thinge that other men bringe in off their vvill: vve haue the Apostels for autors, vvhich them selues brought nothing off their ovvne vvill, but the discipline vvhich they receiued of ⟨p. LXXXI⟩Christe, they deliuered faithfully vnto the people. And if the sentence were any thinge worthe / which he browght in towching the discipline / owt off Tertull: yt maketh against him. For in that he will haue that correction off the discipline / to haue the authoritie of the holy goste (speaking in his fantastical cōforter) he declareth / that it is not a thinge which hangeth vpon the will of mortal mē. And that in indifferēt thinges / it is not enowghe that they be 4not againste the worde / but that they be accordīg to the worde: yt may appeare by other places / Wherehe saieth / that vvhat soeuer pleasethe not the lorde, displeaseth him, and vvithe hurte is receiued. And in another place he saithe / that the scripture denieth that, vvhiche yt noteth not. And to come yet neerer / where 5he disputeth against the wearing of crowne or garland (which is indifferent off it selfe) to those which obiecting asked / vvhere the scripture saithe that a man might not vveare a crovvne:
- 1Contr. literas petit. lib. 3. cap. 6.
- 2Cypri. in ser. de bapti. Chr.
- 3De praescript. advers. haeret.
- 42. lib. ad •• xorem.
- 5De Monogam.
