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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Harding, Thomas, 1516-1572.
Publication: Lovanii :: Apud Ioannem Foulerum,; Anno 1568.
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Subject terms: Jewel, John, 1522-1571. -- Defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande.; Catholic Church -- Apologetic works.
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Ievvel. Pag. 200. & 201.
Hovv knovv you saith M. Harding, that the scriptures, be the scriptures?

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&c. The Church of God had the spirit of vvisedom, vvhereby to discerne the true scriptures from the false. So saith S.a 1.1 Ambrose. S.b 1.2 Augustin. andc 1.3 Eusebius. Yet vvil it not folovv that the Church is aboue the scriptures.

Harding.

If the Church of God haue the spirite of wisedome, to discerne the true scriptures from the false, shal it not also haue the same wisedom of God, to expound the ho∣ly Scriptures, and also to determine any question arising thereon? Neither doo we say, that the Church is aboue the Scriptures in authoritie: but that it is to vs better knowen, and as a more liuely, so a more plaine teacher, then the Scriptures be.

For if we aske the Scriptures any question,* 1.4 be it neuer so hard, as Clemens Alexandrinus hath wel noted: They wil answer vs no more, then it is written. But if any man aske the Church neuer so manie questions, if the know∣ledge be behooful for mannes soule health, it wil euer make him to eche question an answer, and so wil dimisse him with a ful satisfaction touching al his doubtes.* 1.5 For this cause the Church is called the piller of truth: And as you confesse, that the Church hath shewed vs, which be the true Scriptures: so must you likewise graunte, that the Church hath the spirite of God, to shew vs the truth in al behooful cases, yea euen in those, which be not ex∣pressely written. For where is it written expressely, that the church of God should haue the spirit of God, for this ende to shew vs the true Scriptures, to approue the true Scriptures, and to condemne the false forgeries?* 1.6 Christe said generally of al matters, He that heareth you, heareth me: Item, he that heareth not the Church, let him be to thee, as an Heathen, and a Publican.

Notes

a 1.1

In pro∣oemi. in Luc.

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b 1.2

cōt. Fau lib. 22.

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c 1.3

80. li. 6. ca. 2.

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* 1.4

Clemēs Alexand. li. strō. 1

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* 1.5

1. Tim. 3.

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* 1.6

Luc. 10. Mat. 18.

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