A manuduction, or introduction vnto diuinitie containing a confutation of papists by papists, throughout the important articles of our religion; their testimonies taken either out of the Indices expurgatorii, or out of the Fathers, and ancient records; but especially the parchments. By Tho. Iames, Doctor of Diuinitie, late fellow of New-Colledge in Oxford, and Sub-Deane of the cathedrall church of Welles. This marke noteth the places that are taken out of the Indices expurgatorij: and this [pointing hand], a note of the places in the manuscripts.

¶ The second Proposition.

That they exhort vs to the diligent study of the sa∣cred Scriptures.

BY the complaint of diuerse writers both old and new, the Scriptuees were too too much neglected, shall I say, or vtterly despised, generally of their Monkes, and Friars, Preachers, and others (as more opportunely shall be shewed in the handling of the eight proposition) and therefore the Spirit of God which bloweth where it listeth, and illumina∣teth whom it pleaseth, raised vp some in priuate, some in publike, to be notable instruments of his glory. I will onely touch and away.

In the history of the Councell of i 1.1 Basi••e, there is a whole Sermon, to rouse their diligent attention to the hearing and heeding of Gods word. Vatablus, more powerfully and fee∣lingly, before his Bibles, with the double translation and Scholiaes, hath collected summed vp all the testimonies of the Bible, k 1.2 the rather to incite and prouoke men to the studie of the holy Bible, and not vnworthily; for there is l 1.3 a blessing an∣nexed

to them that obey, and a curse vpon them that disobey, or discredite Gods word, m 1.4 wherein is contained life, yea n 1.5 life eternall, and therefore it is called o 1.6 foode, the p 1.7 foode of the soule, perfect foode, q 1.8 spirituall Manna, which must be gathered in the morning; to shew, that wee must begin betime to gather, that is, to study it as it were in the morning of our ages. r 1.9 The Church may fitly be tearmed Christs body, & this the eye whereby it seeth, according to that of the Psalmist, The word of God is a lanthern vnto my feete. The s 1.10 word of God is called Sion, Si∣on signifieth a looking glasse or mirrour, wherein God is both seene and found. To conclude, it is both a t 1.11 Sword to v 1.12 con∣quer Antichrist, and a Shield to protect vs from his fierie as∣saults, of a x 1.13 principall vertue to direct man to the right Catho∣lique faith. And to say no more, all the y 1.14 Scripture is referred ••o Christ, whom to serue is to raigne.

Notes

• i 1.1

  Ms. in Coll. Ball. Oxon. ☞
• k 1.2

  † Ad sacrarum lit. studi••m ex∣hortatur ex sacris literis.
• l 1.3

  †. Benedictio obedien tibus verbo Dei, maledictio non credentibus. In Cap. 11. Deut. Bibl. R••, Vatabli in Marg.
• m 1.4

  † Vita in verbo Dei, Vatablus & Steph. in Lucae, C. 4. in Marg.
• n 1.5

  ☞ Vita aeterna in S lit. tota con∣tinetur. Bacō Ms. inter opera mi∣nora, p. 41.
• o 1.6

  ☞ Sermo Dei cibus est. Ms. 43. p. 28.
• p 1.7

  ☞ Sacra scrip. dicitur esta per∣fecta, Ms * p. 22
• q 1.8

  ☞ Mane eti∣am colligebant Manna in signum quod ab ineunte aetate insudand•• est, s. Scripturae quae per Manna exprimitur, Ms * p. 22.
• r 1.9

  ☞ Corpus Christi est ecclesia, cuius oculus est S. Scriptura vt dicit Psalmista, lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum, D. Ms. 29. p. 324.
• s 1.10

  ☞ Recte Scriptura Sion, dicitur quia speculum est Dei, quod hic reperitur & videtur. Hist Basil, Ms. 2. p. 5.
• t 1.11

  ☞ Gladius clypeus{que} Ms 43, 128.
• v 1.12

  † Antichristus debellatur, per S. Christi Euangelium, Liniger, p. 1468.
• x 1.13

  ☞ In s. scriptura auctoritas principalis ad diri∣gendam fidem Catholicā. Ms 21. p. 205.
• y 1.14

  ☞ Omnes Scripturae referendae ad Christum cui seruire est regnare, Bacon Ms. p. 46.