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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 3
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2. THUS we have been taught by Christ, by the Apostles and Holy Fathers, and we do faithfully teach the People of God the same things, and for so doing, we are called Heretics, by the great Leader and Prince of Religion. O immortal God! What have Christ and his Apostles, and so many Fathers all erred? What, are Origen, Ambrose, Augustin, Chrysostom, Gelasius and Theodoret Apostates from the Catholic Faith? Was the Consent of so many Bishops and Learned men, nothing but a Conspiracy of Heretics? or ⟨p. 40⟩that which was commendable in them, is it now blameable in us? And that which was Catholic in them, is it by a Change in the Wills of Men, become schismatical in us? Or that which was once true, is it now, because it displeaseth them, become false? Let them then produce a new Gospel, or at least, set forth their Reasons, why those things which were so long publicly observed and approved in the Church, ought now at last to be recalled. We know that the Word which was revealed by Christ, and propagated by the Apostles, is sufficient to promote our Salvation and all Truth, and to convince all Heresies: Out of it alone we condemn all sorts of ancient Heresies (which they pretend we have recalled from the bottom of Hell) and pronounce the Arians, Eutychians, Marcionites, Ebionites, the Valentinians, Carpocratians, Tatians, and Novatians; and in one word, all those who have thought impiously, either of God the Father, or of Christ, or of the Holy Ghost, or of any other part of the Christian Religion; all these (I say) because they are convicted by the Gospel of Christ, we pronounce them wicked and lost men, and detest them to the Gates of Hell; and not only so, but if any of those Heresies happen to break out, anew amongst us, we severely and seriously correct the* Revivers of them with lawful and civil Punishments.
2. THUS we have been taught by Christ, by the Apostles and Holy Fathers, and we do faithfully teach the People of God the same things, and for so doing, we are called Hereticks, by the great Leader and Prince of Religion. O immortal God! What have Christ and his Apostles, and so many Fathers all erred? What, are Origen, Ambrose, Augustin, Chrysostom, Gelasius and Theodoret Apostates from the Catholick Faith? Was the Consent of so many Bishops and Learned men, nothing but a Conspiracy of Hereticks? or ⟨p. 40⟩