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1. The occasion of this Dispute was, as thou hast heard in the Relation, that a certaine old Protestant Gentleman was told (as the truth is) that there is no saluation out of the true Catholike Church, and that to belieue the Catholike Church, is one of the Articles of the Creed, which euery Christian is bound to be∣lieue and know: and that this Church was no other
besides the most auncient and vniuersally spread ouer the world, the knowne Catholike Roman Church, which hath had, and can yet shew visible Pastours & other Professors in all Ages: and that the Protestant Church (wherof for the present, he was a member) sprung vp of late, and could not be the true Church of Christ, as not hauing had (as Christs true Church ought to haue) Pastours and Doctours, and lawfully sent Preachers so visible, as the Names of them may be shewed in all Ages out of good Authors. And this was the occasion of the dispute; for heerupon the old Gen∣tleman was so much moued in conscience to doubt of the Protestants Religion, that he could not be quiet till he had made meanes to get this matter discussed in a Conference betwixt Catholike and Protestant De∣uines, in such sort as in the Relation hath byn told. And therfore, the end of this Conference was to giue this old Gentleman and others that should heare it, satisfaction in this most important & necessary point. I call this point, most important and necessary, in regard the certainty of euery other point belieued by infallible diuine Fayth, necessary to saluation, dependeth vpon it. For although euery point belieued by diuine Faith be in it selfe most true, and by reason of the Diuine reuelation (made knowne to the world by Christ & his Apostles) most certaine and infallible; yet this truth & infallible certainty therof is not made knowne to vs (according to the ordinary course of Gods pro∣uidence) but only by the meanes which God hath ap∣pointed, to wit, by Pastors, Doctors, and Preachers of the true visible Church of Christ.
Eph. 4. v. 11. &c.
Rom. 10. v. 14. &c.