The B. of Sarisburie.
Contrarie to that, wée haue here alleged of S. Augustine, ye saie, A true Churche maie be founde, whiche is not shewed in the Scriptures: Whereby it appeareth, ye are lothe, your Churche shoulde comme to the trial of this Standerde. But, for as mutche as this quarrel groweth of S. Augustine, let S. Augustine him selfe be the Iudge. And, to allege a fewe woordes in stéede of many, thus he saithe, Vtrùm ipsi Ecclesiam teneant,* 1.1 Diuinarum Scripturarum Canonicis Libris ostendant. Ecclesiam Christi, sicut ipsum Caput Christum, in Scripturis Sanctis Canonicis de∣bemus agnoscere: VVhether they haue the Churche, or no, let them shewe by the Cano∣nical Bookes of the Holy Scriptures. VVee muste knowe the Churche of Christe, euen as wee likewise knowe Christe, whiche is the Heade of the Churche, in the Holy Canonical Scrip∣tures. Againe he saithe,* 1.2 Ecclesiam sine vlla ambiguitate Sancta Scriptura de∣monstrat: The Holy Scripture sheweth the Churche without any doubtefulnesse.
Againe, Quaestio est, vhi sit Ecclesia. Quid ergo facturi sumus? Vtrùm in verbis nostris eam quaesituri, an in Verbis Capitis sui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi? Futo, quòd in illius potiùs Verbis eam quaerere debemus,* 1.3 qui Veritas est, & optimè nouit Corpus suum: The question, or doubte is, where the Churche should be. What then shal we doo? VVhether shal wee seeke the Churche in our owne woordes, or in the VVoordes of her Heade, whiche is oure Lorde Iesus Christe? In my Iudgemente wee ought rather to seeke the Churche in his VVoordes: for that he is the Truthe, and beste knoweth his owne Body.
Againe,* 1.4 Non audiamus, Haec dico, Haec dicis: Sed audiamus, Haec dicit Domi∣nus. lbi quaeramus Ecclesiam: Ibi discutiamus causam nostram: Let vs not heare these woordes, This saie I, This saiste thou: But these woordes set vs heare, Thus saithe the Lorde: there let vs seeke the Churche: there let vs discusse oure cause. And againe,* 1.5 Nolo Humanis Documentis, sed Diuinis Oraculis Sanctam Ecclesiam de∣monstrari: I wil not haue the Holy Churche to be shewed by Mannes Iudgemente, but by Goddes VVoorde.