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to_o cardinal_n campejus_n he_o speak_v thus_o 446._o videham_n ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la esset_fw-la integerrimis_fw-la moribus_fw-la &_o evangelicae_fw-la puritati_fw-la proximus_fw-la ita_fw-la minime_fw-la infensum_fw-la luthero_n lib._n 14._o p._n 446._o i_o hear_v excellent_a man_n of_o approve_a doctrine_n and_o religion_n rejoice_v that_o they_o meet_v with_o that_o man_n book_n and_o i_o see_v that_o as_o any_o man_n be_v more_o upright_o in_o his_o life_n or_o near_o to_o evangelical_n purity_n he_o be_v the_o less_o offend_v with_o luther_n and_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o add_v 448._o pag._n 448._o that_o he_o conceive_v it_o not_o convenient_a present_o to_o be_v incense_v against_o a_o man_n with_o who_o write_n so_o many_o excellent_a governor_n so_o many_o learned_a and_o pious_a man_n be_v delight_v 492._o l._n 15._o p._n 492._o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o godeschallus_n he_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o defend_v he_o even_o then_o cum_fw-la non_fw-la decessent_n maximi_fw-la theologi_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la vererentur_fw-la affirmare_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o luthero_n quin_fw-la per_fw-la probatos_fw-la authores_fw-la posset_n defendi_fw-la when_o the_o great_a divine_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o luther_n which_o may_v not_o be_v defend_v by_o approve_a author_n and_o last_o he_o himself_o declare_v 447._o hausit_fw-la pleraque_fw-la ex_fw-la veteribus_fw-la epist_n l._n 14._o p._n 447._o that_o luther_n gather_v most_o of_o his_o tenet_n from_o the_o ancient_n and_o that_o have_v he_o name_v the_o ancient_n from_o who_o he_o have_v they_o he_o will_v have_v avoid_v much_o of_o that_o envy_n which_o then_o lie_v upon_o he_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a controversy_n in_o the_o order_n in_o which_o they_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o article_n of_o religion_n subscribe_v by_o our_o clergy_n holy_a scripture_n say_v our_o six_o article_n article_n 2_o contain_v all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o read_v therein_o nor_o may_v be_v prove_v thereby_o be_v not_o require_v of_o any_o man_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v believe_v as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n or_o be_v think_v requisite_a or_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n so_o that_o beside_o the_o same_o 21._o art._n 21._o the_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o enforce_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n agreeable_o to_o this_o article_n the_o bishop_n of_o rhodes_n dispute_v with_o the_o greek_n in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n speak_v thus_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o western_a bishop_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bin._n tom._n 8._o council_n florent_fw-la sess_n 7._o p._n 609._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n i_o desire_v you_o greek_n to_o satisfy_v i_o in_o this_o question_n do_v not_o the_o gospel_n perfect_o contain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a faith_n sure_o say_v he_o the_o reverence_n you_o bear_v to_o it_o will_v not_o permit_v you_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o faith_n be_v not_o perfect_o contain_v there_o and_o that_o be_v true_a and_o not_o deny_v by_o we_o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n which_o the_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n say_v that_o the_o father_n have_v enclose_v the_o gospel_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v lawful_a to_o add_v to_o they_o and_o whereas_o the_o the_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n have_v say_v that_o the_o evangelist_n do_v not_o forbid_v that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o what_o they_o have_v write_v this_o say_v he_o with_o his_o leave_n can_v be_v say_v of_o holy_a scripture_n for_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n i_o 9_o if_o any_o man_n preach_v any_o thing_n beside_o what_o you_o have_v receive_v let_v he_o be_v anathema_n and_o st._n john_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o revelation_n say_v if_o any_o one_o add_v to_o these_o thing_n god_n shall_v add_v to_o he_o the_o plague_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n 630._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n sess_n 8._o p._n 630._o nicenus_n also_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o greek_n say_v we_o draw_v all_o divine_a doctrine_n from_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o faith_n to_o which_o nothing_o ever_o be_v or_o ever_o shall_v be_v add_v by_o we_o or_o any_o other_o christian_n 783._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n flor._n sess_n 25._o p._n 783._o time_n be_v say_v the_o archbishop_n of_o nice_a in_o his_o oration_n make_v at_o that_o time_n and_o place_n when_o the_o church_n the_o spouse_n of_o god_n be_v without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n viz._n when_o we_o make_v more_o account_n of_o the_o simple_a and_o not_o curious_a faith_n deliver_v as_o it_o lay_v in_o the_o gospel_n and_o regard_v that_o superfluous_a and_o talkative_a divinity_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o own_o reason_n less_o than_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o attend_v only_o to_o what_o be_v write_v delight_v in_o the_o thing_n speak_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o be_v compact_v in_o one_o by_o they_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v by_o these_o plain_a word_n that_o both_o the_o east_n and_o west_n be_v then_o of_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o this_o article_n it_o be_v declare_v say_v john_n gerson_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o dionysius_n 1._o declaratur_fw-la ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la dionysii_fw-la dicentis_fw-la nihil_fw-la audendum_fw-la dicere_fw-la de_fw-la divinis_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la a_o scriptura_fw-la s._n tradita_fw-la sunt_fw-la quoniam_fw-la scriptura_fw-la nobis_fw-la tradita_fw-la est_fw-la tanquam_fw-la regula_n sufficiens_fw-la &_o infallibilis_fw-la pro_fw-la regimine_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la corporis_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr exam._n doctr._fw-la secunda_fw-la parte_fw-la princip_n consid_fw-la 1._o that_o we_o must_v not_o dare_v to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o divine_a thing_n but_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v to_o we_o from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o which_o the_o reason_n be_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v deliver_v to_o we_o as_o a_o rule_n sufficient_a and_o infallible_a for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a ecclesiastical_a body_n and_o member_n of_o it_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world._n the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v gabriel_n biel_n be_v according_a to_o b._n gregory_n 1510._o in_o can._n miss_n lect._n 71._o f._n 200._o edit_fw-la 1510._o as_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n quia_fw-la per_fw-la eam_fw-la loquor_fw-la deus_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la vult_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la fieri_fw-la because_o by_o it_o god_n speak_v all_o thing_n which_o he_o will_v have_v do_v by_o we_o gregory_n the_o great_a say_v molinaeus_n assert_n 17._o asserit_fw-la haereseos_fw-la labe_fw-la inquinatos_fw-la qui_fw-la extra_fw-la s._n scripturas_fw-la aliquid_fw-la docent_fw-la aut_fw-la proferunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n the_o council_n trid._n trid._n 17._o that_o they_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o filth_n of_o heresy_n who_o teach_v or_o produce_v any_o thing_n beyond_o the_o holy_a scripture_n i_o mean_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n the_o sorbon_n doctor_n who_o set_v forth_o the_o french_a testament_n print_v at_o mons_fw-la a._n d._n 1672._o inform_v we_o 2._o praeface_n 1_o 2._o that_o st._n austin_n consider_v the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o the_o treasure_n of_o divinity_n and_o as_o the_o source_n of_o all_o those_o truth_n which_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o know_v for_o the_o edification_n of_o himself_o or_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o and_o speak_v of_o the_o mixture_n of_o profound_a place_n with_o those_o which_o be_v proportion_v to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o most_o simple_a he_o say_v that_o which_o ought_v to_o comfort_v we_o in_o this_o obscurity_n be_v that_o according_a to_o st._n augustin_n the_o holy_a scripture_n propose_v to_o we_o all_o that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o conduct_n of_o our_o life_n in_o a_o manner_n easy_a and_o intelligible_a that_o it_o explicate_v and_o clear_v up_o itself_o by_o speak_v that_o clear_o in_o some_o place_n which_o it_o say_v obscure_o in_o other_o the_o guide_n of_o controversy_n say_v 2._o guid._n disc_n 2._o 2._o 40._o n._n 2._o that_o as_o for_o the_o sufficiency_n or_o the_o entireness_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o contain_n of_o all_o those_o point_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v simple_o necessary_a of_o all_o person_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o attain_v salvation_n catholic_n deny_v it_o not_o and_o for_o this_o he_o cite_v among_o many_o other_o r._n doctor_n this_o say_n of_o aquinas_n in_o doctrina_fw-la christi_fw-la 9_o 22._o qu._n 1._o art._n 9_o &_o apostolorum_fw-la he_o mean_v scripta_fw-la veritas_fw-la fidei_fw-la est_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la explicata_fw-la in_o the_o write_v doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o
of_o antiquity_n ascribe_v by_o some_o to_o athanasius_n by_o other_o to_o theodoret_n to_o maximus_n to_o etherius_fw-la we_o have_v one_o brief_a but_o full_a discourse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o they_o who_o judge_n of_o truth_n only_o by_o multitude_n 〈◊〉_d athanas_n tom._n 2._o p._n 293._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o author_n first_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v to_o combat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o a_o false_a assertion_n that_o the_o author_n of_o it_o be_v object_n of_o pity_n or_o commiseration_n that_o they_o flee_v to_o this_o miserable_a refuge_n only_o for_o want_v of_o reason_n on_o their_o side_n and_o even_o confess_v their_o be_v vanquish_v that_o multitude_n be_v proper_a to_o fright_v a_o man_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o persuade_v he_o that_o in_o the_o concernment_n of_o this_o world_n we_o do_v not_o much_o regard_n it_o and_o much_o less_o shall_v we_o be_v move_v by_o it_o in_o heavenly_a matter_n to_o recede_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o agree_a sentiment_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o our_o lord_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o choose_v that_o straight_o be_v the_o gate_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o find_v it_o and_o that_o every_o wise_a man_n will_v rather_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o few_o 291._o p._n 291._o than_o of_o that_o number_n which_o go_v in_o the_o broad_a way_n for_o have_v any_o man_n live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o stephen_n will_v he_o not_o rather_o have_v be_v of_o his_o side_n alone_o than_o of_o the_o side_n of_o the_o multitude_n which_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o have_v not_o phineas_n bold_o oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o prevail_a multitude_n the_o plague_n have_v not_o cease_v nor_o have_v the_o rest_n be_v save_v be_v it_o not_o better_a to_o fly_v with_o noah_n to_o the_o ark_n than_o with_o the_o multitude_n to_o perish_v in_o the_o deluge_n to_o go_v alone_o with_o lot_n from_o sodom_n than_o with_o the_o multitude_n to_o perish_v there_o we_o indeed_o venerate_a the_o multitude_n but_o than_o it_o be_v a_o multitude_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o fly_v not_o examination_n but_o which_o afford_v demonstration_n 2_o 325._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la athanas_n to._n 2._o p._n 325._o they_o add_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v upon_o to_o yield_v a_o blind_a assent_n to_o the_o dictate_v of_o other_o man_n without_o use_v their_o own_o judgement_n to_o consider_v and_o inquire_v what_o be_v possible_a what_o be_v suitable_a or_o unsuitable_a what_o acceptable_a to_o god_n what_o be_v congruous_a to_o nature_n what_o consonant_n to_o truth_n what_o accord_v with_o the_o mystery_n what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o piety_n they_o have_v according_o leave_v we_o a_o discourse_n in_o opposition_n to_o those_o man_n who_o require_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simple_o to_o believe_v their_o dictate_v without_o consider_v what_o be_v fit_a or_o unfit_a to_o be_v embrace_v inform_v we_o that_o this_o be_v of_o many_o 326._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 326._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horrible_a doctrine_n the_o worst_a which_o satan_n have_v invent_v to_o lead_v man_n into_o dangerous_a deceit_n that_o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o man_n who_o imperious_o command_v all_o man_n to_o follow_v their_o dictate_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o believe_v without_o reason_n and_o call_v that_o faith_n which_o be_v a_o assent_n without_o trial_n to_o thing_n unstable_a and_o undemonstrate_v that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o rise_n of_o error_n and_o of_o all_o evil_n the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o heretic_n who_o decline_v the_o examination_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v the_o consutation_n of_o their_o doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o according_a to_o 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