As for the general consent of the whole Church which D. Bancroft saith, condemned that opinion of Aerius for an Heresy, & himself for an Heretic, because he persisted in it, that is a la•ge speech: but what proof hath he that the wh•le Church did so? It appeareth he saith inl Epiphanius. It doth not, and the contrary appeareth bym S. Jerome, and sundry others, who lived some in the same time, some after Epiphanivs, even Saint Austin himself, though D. Bancroft cite him, as bearing witness thereof▪ likewise I grant S. Austin nin his book of heresies, ascribeth this to Aerius, for one, that he said, Presbiterum ab ⟨p. 4⟩episcopo nalla differentia deberi discerni: but it is one thing to say, there ought to be no difference betwixt them, (which Aerius saying condemned the Churches order, yea made a schism therein, & to is censured by S. Austen counting it an heresy aso Epiphanius be took it recorded, himself, asp he witnesseth, not knowing how far the name of Heresy should be stretched) another thing to say, that by the word of God there is no difference betwixt them, but by the order & custom of the Church. which S. Austen qsaith in effect himself, so far was he from witnessing this to be heresy by the general consent ôf the whole Church Which untruth how wrongfully it is fathered one him and on Epiphanius (who yet are all the wi• nesses, that D. Bancroft hath produced for the proof hereof, or can for ought that I know) it may appear by this, that our learned country man of godly memory Bishopr Jewell, when Harding to convince the same opinion of heresy alleged the same witnesses, citing, to the contrary Chrysostom, Jerome, Austen, and Ambrose, knit up his Answer with these words: All these, and other moe holy Fathers, together with the Apostle S. Paul, for thus saying by Hardings advice, must be held for heretics. And Michael Medina (s) a man of great account in the Council of Trent, more ingenious here in then many other Papists, affirmeth not only the former ancient writers alleged by Bishop Jewel, but also an other Jerome, Theodoret, Primasius, ⟨p. 5⟩Sedulius, and Theophilact, were of the same mind touching this matter with Aerius. With whom agree likewiset Oecumenius, s&v Anselmus Arbp: B: of Canterbury, & anx other Anselmus, andy Gregory, and (z) Gratian, and after them how many?
As for the generall consent of the whole Church which D. Bancroft saith, condemned that opiniō of Aerius for an Heresy, & himselfe for an Hereticke, because he persist•d in it, that is a la•ge speach: but what proofe hath he that the wh•le Chur•h did so? It appeareth he saith inl Epiphanius. It doth not, and the contrary appeareth bym S. Ierome, and sundry others, who liued some in the same time, som after Epiphanivs, even Saint Austin himselfe, though D. Bancroft cite him, as beareing witnes thereof▪ likewise I grant S. Austin nin his booke of heresies, ascribeth this to Aerius, for one, that he said, Presbiterum ab ⟨p. 4⟩episcopo nalla differentia deberi discerni: but it is one thing to say, there ought to be no difference betwixt them, (which Aerius saying condemned the Churches order, yea made a schisme therin, & to is censured by S. Austen counting it an heresie aso Epiphanius be tooke it recorded, himselfe, asp he witnesseth, not knowing how farre the name of Heresy should be stretched) another thing to say, that by the word of God there is no difference betwixt them, but by the order & custome of the Church. which S. Austen qsayth in effect himselfe, so farre was he from witnssing this to be heresy by the generall consent ôf the whole Church Which untruth how wrongfully it is fathered one him and on Epiphanius (who yet are all the wi• nesses, that D. Bancroft hath produced for the proofe hereof, or can for ought that I know) it may appeare by this, that our learned country man of godly memory Bishopr Iewell, when Harding to convince the same opinion of heresie alleaged the same witnesses, cyting, to the contrary Chrisostome, Ierom, Austen, and Ambrose, knit up his Answer with these words: All these, and other moe holy Fathers, together with the Apostle S. Paul, for thus saying by Hardings advice, must be held for heritickes. And Michaell Medina (s) a man of great account in the Councell of Trent, more ingenious here in then many other Papists, affirmeth not onely the former ancient writers alleadged by Bishop Iewel, but also an other Ierom, Theodoret, Primasius,
- lHeresy 15,
- min epist ad Titum 1 et Epist 85 ad Evagrium
- ncap 53.
- oIn Argument prefix lib, 3In Ar•ument prefix lib, 3
- pde heres, ad quod unit De umin prefatio nede heres, ad quod vnit De umin prefatio ne
- qEpist, 19
- rdefence of the Apolog part 2 cap. 9 divis 1, pag 198.
- tin 1 Tim, 3.
- sDe sacris, hom, orig, et confir. lib, 1. cap 5.
- vin Epist, ad Titum.
- xCollect, can. lib, 7 cap, 87, and 127.
- yPolicar lib 2 Titus 19, et 39.
