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CHAP. 13. (Book 13)
The verifying of the second meanes of Nullity against the sixt allegation. (Book 13)
BVT if hereticks for answere vnto the sixt accusation, lay claime to the Scripture, it is not in effect and indeede but only in shew. and therefore as those who make some false Demonstrations in the Mathematicks, although they make vse of principles of the science, are notwithstanding refuted and convinced by the same principles, and therefore their errour is no ways preiudicious to the authority and certainty of the Mathematicks: even so the hereticks, albeit for to cloake their heresie, they teere in peeces the Scrip∣ture, and wrest it to their sence, ought neverthelesse to bee convinced, no otherwise, then by the same Scriptures of which the Lord hath left vnto vs a notable example in his person, when being tempted by Satan who applyed and vsed against him the scripture, he repelled the temptation by the same scripture: the holy Fathers also did they leaue of to beate downe heresie, even so farre as to put it to death, by this sword of the spirit, albeit that heresie also in shew made vse of it. Truly the hereticks forge their heresie first in their heads, and then afterwards seeke it in the Scripture,* 1.1 which favoureth them so little, that if their controversies were to be determined by it, they would not subsist, as very well said Tertullian, who had never suffered himselfe to be carri∣ed away to the vaine fancies of Montanus, if he had firmely held this his Maxime.