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A04376	A defence of the articles of the Protestants religion in aunsweare to a libell lately cast abroad, intituled Certaine articles, or forcible reasons, discouering the palpable absurdities, and most intricate errours of the Protestantes religion.	Barlow, William, d. 1613.	1601 (1601)	STC 1449; ESTC S100898	97,357	242

was Saint Augustines to Cyprian in the like We repute not their writinges as Canonicall but iudge them by the Canon if they accorde cum laude corum to their praise we admit them if they dissent cum pace ●orum by their leaue wee refuse them Which in this point is true for Epiphanius though mightily opposite in this opinion against Aerius cōfesseth that this is not praeceptum patris but institutio matris not any precept of Scripture where notwithstanding we reade of solemne funerals and honourable memorials of the dead but a tradition of the Fathers and Church which is also Tértullian his speach Secondly for the thing it selfe sithence it hath often and impregnably bin proued that the praier for the disceased neither preuaileth with God nor auaileth the dead therefore Chrysostome howsoeuer a great patron for this point concludes that it is but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a verie stage-play mockerie But of this poynt more in the treatie of Purgatorie For the last clause if it be true wee commend it as an excellent precedent and paterne desiring that they which so much glorie of the fathers would therin imitate them For this word the Scriptures is that tower of Dauid wherin are a 1000. shields and tota armatura fortium all weapons both defensiue and expugnatorie for all conflicts of controuersie Cant. 4. 4. 4 Or perhaps they meane to admitt the Fathers when they alleage Scripture but such as euery Protestant shall allow of so it be conformable to their fancies fit their new coyned Gospell and in this sence who seeth not that euery paltrie companion will make himselfe not onely the true expositor of Christes word but also will preferre his exposition before all auncient Fathers when they daunce not after his pipe and consent not with their heresies Aunsweare These hick scorning termes of new coyned Gospell paltry companion dauncing after his pipe and those wordes also of fie●ie element fancies and heresies beeing but the issues of a filthie braine and loathsome stomacke we returne into his throate with the aunsweare of the Philosopher 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a fennel stalke will not make a speare nor such wordes sound proofes onely they argue an impatience with a badde cause and a worse conscience The substaunce of this demaund is if a priuate man may discerne of Scriptures whether truely or falsly alleaged by the Fathers an answeare hee receiues in the rifling of his Minor if that cōtent him not S Paule will tell him that there is discretio spirituum a gift of the holy Ghost not tyed onely to the Church and Churchmen but imparted 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to euery man illumined by the spirite imploring Gods direction and conferring Scriptu●es and therefore elswhere hee wisheth eueryman abundance in suo sensu Rom. 14. Wherein as he giueth libertie for euerie man to haue his owne sense so withall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to assure his conscience that this his meaning is rectified which certainty is wrought by prayer to God diligent cōference serious studies often meditation the like all which beeing euident arguments of a spiritual man his power is warranted by saint Paule to discerne al things euen profunda Dei Whervpon Canus inf●rs that vnicuique praestan●● quod in se est to euery man vsing the means before named God giues vnderstāding sufficient in all matters of saluation for the eare trieth wordes as the mouth tasteth meate saith Iob As therefore the palate if it be well affected can discerne perfitely of the sapours which touch it if infected it cannot so saith he the affection of a mind well disposed is able to distinguish a truth frō an er●our So true is that of the Philosopher Qualis vnusquisque erit tale etiam iudicium proferet Notwithstanding herein we verifie not that prouerbe to bring Saul among the ●rophets not to make men deuoide of Gods spirit though otherwise acutely witted or excellent●ie learned discerners of spirituall thinges wee knowe that the sha●pest Philosophers comming to these mysteries haue fared as the Sodomites at Lots doore as Nazianzene speaketh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as saint Augustin acut● obtusi and as Gerson obserueth disputers in these poynts vt caeci de coloribus but knowing with all that the Spirit bloweth where it listeth Ioh. 3. we with the Apostle grant this prerogatiue of true exposition not to euerie man pelly melly but to euery spirituall man whom because it so pleaseth this Libeller he entitles a paltry companion but what sayth hee to his owne Melchior Canus who giues this power simplici mulierculae to a silly woman assigning his reason quia ab vnctione docetur because shee is annoynted with the Spirit And here I might nd but that you sh●ll see either the impud●ncie or the ignorance as I gesse it of this mate for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to the Prouerbe as Saint Paul sayd of clergie marriage 1. Cor. 9. haue not I power to leade about a sister a wife so say I haue not we Protestants as good authoritie to refuse the fathers vnsound expositions of Scriptures as well as the greasie shauelings among the Papists who reiect their soundest interpretations crossing their proiects The Rhemists renounce Saint Austen as an vnskilfull interpreter of super hanc petram Math. 16 Pigh●us abiures him in the tract of o●iginall sinne Aug. Steuc barkes at saint ●erome in Nomb. and Deu. and Bernardinus at both of them with a triuiall prouerbe of dormitat Homerus and Duraeus the Scot turnes off Saint Ieroms opinion of Baruch his book with a quid tum postea thus these transam-eyed hypocrites can spie small motes in vs not feeling their owne beames The summe of this article and the drift of this rennagate is that fides i●plicita to driue vs to the streights which the Philistines forced Israel vnto the sharpning our instruments and the fetching our weapons frō their forge that is to beleeue as their Church beleeues without any triall or examination and then wee should not bee Infidels but that is stopped by S. Peter who willes euerie one to bee readie in giuing an account of that fayth hee professeth 1. Pet. 3. 10. fayth it is not which is not certaine nor aunswere cannot bee made but by him which is assured but both Aquinas and Canus conclude that the authoritie of Doctours and Fathers make fidem probabilem nō certam perswade fayth but assure it not and thus endes this second Article The third Article All Protestants who are ignorant of the Greeke Latine tongue are Infidels Whosoeuer relieth his faith c. Aunsweare IT is the propertie of Sophisters saith S. Augustine grandi cothurno incedere to make stately paces great shewes to vphold an ill cause vel moram faciendo if with nothing els yet with standing vpon it faine would this disputer with his