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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
THE APOLOGY OF THE Church of ENGLAND. Written by the very Learned a… › Chapter 2
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10. WE receive and embrace all the Canonical Scriptures, both of the Old and New Testament; and we give our gracious God most hearty Thanks, that he hath set up this Light for us, which we ever fix our Eyes upon, lest by humane Fraud, or the Snares of the Devil, we should be seduced to Errors or Fables: We own them to be the heavenly Voices by which God hath revealed and made known his Will to us; in them only can the Mind of Man acquiesce; in them all that is necessary for our Salvation is abundantly and plainly contained, as Origen, St. Augustin, St. Chrysostom, and St. Cyril have taught us. They are the very Might and Power of God unto Salvation; they are the Foundations of the Apostles and Prophets, upon which the Church of God is built; they are the most certain and infallible Rule by which the Church may be reduced, if She happen to stagger, slip, or err, by which all Ecclesiastical Doctrines ought to be tried; no Law, no Tradition, no Custom is to be received or continued,1 if it be contrary to Scripture. No, tho St. Paul himself, or an Angel from Heaven should come and teach otherwise.
10. WE receive and imbrace all the Canonical Scriptures, both of the Old and New Testament; and we give our gracious God most hearty Thanks, that he hath set up this Light for us, which we ever fix our Eyes upon, lest by humane Fraud, or the Snares of the Devil, we should be seduced to Errors or Fables: We own them to be the heavenly Voices by which God hath reveal'd and made known his Will to us; in them only can the Mind of Man acquiesce; in them all that is necessary for our Salvation is aboundantly and plainly contain'd, as Origen, St. Augustin, St. Chrysostom, and St. Cyrill have taught us. They are the very Might and Power of God unto Salvation; they are the Foundations of the Apostles and Prophets, upon which the Church of God is built; they are the most certain and infallible Rule by which the Church may be reduced, if She happen to stagger, slip, or err, by which all Ecclesiastical Doctrines ought to be tried; no Law, no Tradition, no Custom is to be received or continued,1 if it be contrary to Scripture. No, tho St. Paul himself, or an Angel from Heaven should come and teach otherwise.