Ievvel. Pag. 193.* 1.1Touching the booke of the Machabees vve saie nothing, but that vve finde in S. Hierome, S. Augustine, and they holy fathers. S. Hierom saith, the Church receiueth them not emong the Canonical allovved scriptures.
Harding.
* 1.2S. Hierome speaketh of such Canonical Scriptures of the olde Testament, as the very Iewes allowed for Canonical. Such in deede the bookes of the Macha∣bees are not. But why haue you not alleged S. Augu∣stines wordes, as wel as S. Hieromes? Certainely bicause they condemne you. For if yee said al that of the bookes of the Machabees, which S. Augustine saith, you would allowe them for Canonical Scriptures amonge faithful Christians.* 1.3 He saith Machabaeorum libros non Iudaei, sed Ecclesia pro Canonicis habet. As for the bookes of the Ma∣chabees, not the Iewes, but the Church accōpteth them for Canonical. Hereunto I mai•• adde: but M. Iewel, and his Companions, accompte not the bookes of the Ma∣chabees for Canonical 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the••••in they are of the Iewes Synagog, and not of the Church of Christ. Now see good Reader▪ 〈…〉〈…〉 be made, when he said as thou findest noted in the m••rge•• of his booke, Pag. 191. that he would denie no more, then S. Austine, S. Hierom and other Fathers haue ••enied. If you say, ye deny not the bookes of the Machabees▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••eproue you praying for the dead, which is so suffici••••••y proued by those bookes? Soothly if you allow the one, you must allow the other.