A detection of sundrie foule errours, lies, sclaunders, corruptions, and other false dealinges, touching doctrine, and other matters vttered and practized by M.Iewel, in a booke lately by him set foorth entituled, a defence of the apologie. &c. By Thomas Harding doctor of diuinitie.

Iewel. Pag. 320.

He that hath no regarde to his owne, specially such as be of his howsehold, hath denied the faith, and is worse then an infi∣del: And againe, they, saie they know God, but by their workes they denie God.

Harding.

This is brought to proue, that in euery great Sinne, at the lest we lose our Faith. Adde hereunto that whiche Martin Luther said: Nemo est certus se non semper pecca∣re mortaliter, propter occultissimum superbiae vitium. No∣man is sure that he sinneth not alwayes mortally, for the most priuie vice of pride. If then at euery mortal sinne the faith be lost, and noman be sure, but that he is alwayes a mortal sinner, doubtelesse no man is sure, that he hath any Faith. And so Only faith is brought to no faith at al. So wel these men profit in their Doctrine. But how saith S. Paule, that he who hath not care of his houshold, hath denied the faith? Surely M. Iewel an∣swereth him selfe out of S. Paule, who saith, They professe them selues to knowe God, but by their deedes

they denie him. For so S. Chrisostome also doth ex∣pound the former of these places by the later.

So that there is a double knowledge, one in the vn∣derstanding onely, which those haue that beleeue in God, and breake his commaundementes by killing, or stealing, or any other mortal sinne. There is another knowing of God in wil, and obedience of hart, when a man preuented with grace, is desirous to doo, and kepe Gods commaundementes, which are not heauy, nor greuous to him, that hath grace. The first kinde of knowledge, is bare, and naked Faith. The second, is Faith furnished, and clothed with Charitie. This later Faith he hath denied, who doth not take care of his howsehold, and of them of his kinne, &c. But that not∣withstanding the former Faith remaineth, bicause he may yet beleeue al the Articles of the Faith, which ve∣rely seing it is a grace of God, and a great furtherance to euerlasting life, and yet hath none other name at al euer inuented for it, beside the name of Faith: it must needes be a true Faith, though it be not a profitable Faith, as al Theeues and Periured persons are true men in nature, though they be not honest menne in maners, nor true menne of their deedes. Al which wordes vtte∣red in manner with the same order in my Confutation, M. Iewel hath quite striken out of his booke of De∣fence, bicause they opened the point of the controuer∣sie. There I said, Faith, Hoape, and Charitie were three: And that as there is a Faith working by Chari∣tie of great profit, so is there a Faith, whiche may be without Charitie, nothing worthe to euerlasting life.

Notes

• 1. Tim. 5. Tit. 1.
• In Artic. 35.
• Onely Faith be∣come no faith at al. 1. Tim. 5. Faith de∣nied by euil vvor¦kes. Tit. 1. Double knovve∣ledge of God. Of Vnderstā¦ding, and of vvil, and obe∣dience. Naked Faith. Faith clo∣thed vvith Charitie.
• 1. Cor. 13.