Dr. Reignolds his letter to that worthy councillor, Sir Francis Knolls concerning some passages…Dr. Reignolds his letter to that worthy councellor, Sir Francis Knolles concerning some passages…

It being once enrolled in the Cannon law for found, and Catholic doctrine, and thereupon publicly taught by learned^a men; All which do bear witness against D. Bancroft, of the point in question, that it was not condemned for in Heresy by the general consent of the whole Church: For if he should reply,² that these later witness did live a 1000 years after Christ, and therefore touch not him who^b said, it was condemned so in the time of S. Austin, and of^c Epiphanius, the most flourishing time of the Church that ever happened since the Apostles days, either in respect of learning or of zeal, first they, whom I named, though living in a latter time, yet are witnesses of the former.

It being once inrolled in the Cannon law for found, and Catholike doctrine, and thereupon publikly taught by learned^a men; All which do beare witnesse against D. Bancroft, of the point in question, that it was not condemned for in Heresie by the generall consent of the whole Church: For if he should reply,² that these later witnesse did live a 1000 yeares after Christ, and therefore touch not him who^b said, it was condemned so in the time of S. Austin, and of^c Epiphanius, the most flourishing time of the Church that ever happened since the Apostles dayes, either in respect of learning or of zeale, first they, whom I named, though liveing in a latter time, yet are witnesses of the former.

1. aAuthor gloss. in ca dist, citat. hodericus ca••. Ave lat, inconcil, Basil, Du• ren, de sacra eccle minist. lib 1 cap. 7.