CHAP. II.
The Roman Church agreeing with Fa∣thers in the same Rule of Faith.
All Sects of Protestants disagree with the Fathers.
1. NOw to the end to confront with Anti∣quity the present Roman and Protestant Churches, that it may appeare which of them are the true legitimate children of those Fathers: Wee will begin with the Roman Church, whose mind we finde clearly expressed in the Decree of the Councell of Trent Sess. 4. concerning Canonicall Scriptures, in these words, Sacro∣san••••a, &c. Tridentina Synodus, &c. Perspiciens hanc veritatem, &c. that is,
The most holy, &c. Synod of Trent, &c. Clearly perceiving that this truth and discipline (namely, the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles) is contained in bookes, written, and unwritten Traditions, which were received from Christs Mouth, or delivered as it were from hand to hand from the Apostles, to whom the Holy Ghost dicta∣ted it, hath arrived even to us: Following the Oxthodox examples of the Fathers, receives