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A general collection out of Doctor Barnes Works of all the testimonies, ancient fathers, Councils, and of the Popes own laws, alleged by him to prove these articles following, in the manner of a Table or rather an Epitome of all his works that he hath made.

A generall collection out of Doctour Barnes Woorkes of all the testimonyes, auncient fathers, Councels, and of the Popes owne lawes, alleaged by hym to prooue these articles folowyng, in the maner of a Table or rather an Epitome of all his woorkes that hee hath made.

A Preface of T. G. to the Reader.

Forasmuch as Master Doctor Barnes in the first Edition of his English works, which were first corruptly Printed beyond the Seas, had collected at the end thereof all the testimonies of the Doctors, Councils, and of the Popes laws, which he had before alleged, and were confusedly mingled with the Table by the order of the Alphabet: and whereas it was thought more expedient by the advise of the learned, and for the better edifying of the Reader, to have those testimonies for every article collected severally by them selves: I have therefore according to my simple skill, gathered this Epitome, and have added also thereunto four other articles translated into English out of hys Book De Doctorum Sententijs, which be confirmed in the like sort only by bare testimonies of scriptures, fathers, councils, & laws. Which four articles, and the treatise before of the original of the Mass, were omitted in his English works. But as for all the other testimonies in his book De Doctorū Sententijs, he hath in this volume of his works dispersedly alleged most of them to his purpose, as he had occasion, which by this Epitome following thou mayest perceive. Now hast thou gentle reader to consider of these ancient testimonies: desiring thee for the confirming and establishing of thy doubtful conscience, to compare these sayings of Doctors, holy fathers, and of the Popes own law, unto the saying of the Pope and his Papistical bishops, that be in these latter days, and to their late practises, where their power is, or hath been received: and then give sentence how they do agree. If they do accord, then is it like they be of the true Church, whereof these holy fathers were. But if they agree not, then mayest thou suspect, that they have gone astray, and that the devil hath transfigured him self into an Angel of light, and that they are his ministers. Who notwithstanding have fashioned them selves as though they were the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their deeds.