A very Christian, learned, and briefe discourse, concerning the true, ancient, and Catholicke faith, against all wicked vp-start heresies seruing very profitably for a preseruatiue against the profane nouelties of papists, Anabaptists, Arrians, Brownists, and all other sectaries. First composed by Vincentius Lirinensis in Latine, about twelue hundreth yeares ago. And now faithfully translated into English, and illustrated with certaine marginall notes. By Thomas Tuke.

CHAP. 14.

ANd as no man may pro∣uoke, or enuy one ano∣ther, so no man may receiue ought besides that, which the Catholike Church doth al∣way preach. or else perhaps * 1.1 it was at that time inioyned: that if any did preach other∣wise, then was already prea∣ched, hee should bee accursed: but not at this time there is no such commandement. Then that also, which hee likewise * 1.2 speaketh in the same Epistle, And I say, walke in the Spirit, and * 1.3 ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh, was at that time onely commanded, and is not now inioyned. But if it be both im∣pious and pernicious so to thinke, it doth necessarily fol∣low

that, as these things ought to be obserued of all ages, so those things which are de∣creed concerning the keeping of the faith without alteration, are commanded also to all ages. To preach any thing therefore to Christian o 1.4 Catholikes be∣sides that, which they haue re∣ceiued, was neuer lawfull, is no where lawfull, and neuer shall be lawfull: and to accurse them, which preach any thing besides that, which was once receiued, hath beene euer be∣hoouefull, is euery where be∣hoouefull, and shall alwaies be behoouefull: Which things seeing they thus stand, is there any man either so bold, as to preach otherwise, then hath ben preached in the Church, or so light as to receiue otherwise, then that hee hath receiued of

the Church? Let him cry, and cry againe, and againe, let him in his letters cry both vnto all, and alwaies, and euery where, * 1.5 euen that vessell of election, that teacher of the Gentiles, that Apostolique Trumpet, that Preacher of Men, and who knew the will of God, That if any one preach a new doctrine hee shall be accursed, On the contra∣ry also certaine Frogs, and Gnats, and Flies, that shall perish, such as are the Pelagians, cry out against him, and that vnto Catholikes. We, say they, being Authors, Leaders, and interpreters, Condemne ye those things, which yee did hold, hold yee those things, which yee did condemne, Reiect yee the anci∣ent faith, the Fathers ordinan∣ces, and those things which the Elders haue committed to

your trust and Receiue ye, What things I pray you? I tremble to speake them: for they are so insolent, that mee thinkes they * 1.6 cannot be without some vile offence affirmed, no nor in∣truth somuch as refelled.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Obiect.
• * 1.2

  Sol:
• * 1.3

  Gal. 5. 16.
• o 1.4

  There are now two sorts of Catholiks, Christian, & Antichristiā, the former are reall, the other (as the Iesuits) are nominall & titular.
• * 1.5

  He allu∣deth to that in Act. 9. 15.
• * 1.6

  This he saith to shew the ab∣hominable∣nes of their errours.