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Whether Peter did in this sinne, as they say, mortally, let others iudge. This I know, that those, who were by this dissimulation enforced to Iudaisme, vnlesse they had been reduced by Paul, had perished. Luth. ad c. 2. Epist. ad Galat.

S. Peter chief of the Apostles, and also Barnabas after the Holy-Ghost receaued, togeather with the Church of Ierusalem, erred. Brent. Apol. Confess. cap. de Conc. p. 900. And D. Goade likewise in the Tower disputat. with Fa. Campian the 2. dayes confer. argum. 6. affirmeth, that S. Peter did erre in Faith, and that after the sending downe of the Holy-Ghost vpon him. See more in M. Fulck. ibid. and ag. the Rhem. Testam. in Galat. 2. fol. 322. and Luth. Epist. ad Galat. c. 1.

See Caluin's Commentarie in omnes Pauli Epist. concerning S. Peter's supposed errour, to the schisme (as he saith) of the Church, the endangering of Christian libertie, and the ouerthrow of the grace of Christ. In Galat. c. 2. v. 14. p. 510. and 511.

Paul doth turne to Iames the Apostle; and a Synod of al the Presbyters being called togeather, he is perswaded by Iames and the rest, that for the offended Iewes he should purify himself in the Temple, whereunto Paul yealdeth; which certainly was no smal sliding of so great a Doctour, &c. Magdeburg. Cent. 1. l. 2. c. 10.

As though Paul (when he writ his Epistles) did then attribute so much to his Epistles, that whatsoeuer was contained in them was sacred &c. which thing were to impute immoderate arrogancie to the Apostle. Zuingl. tom. 2. f. 10.

Caluin speaking of S. Paul already an Apostle, sayth, that creeping vpon the ground he was defiled with much filth. in c. 7. Roman. v. 25.

P. Moran accuseth S. Iames of 3. fanlts: 1. of making a wicked argument. 2. of concluding ridiculously, and 3. of citing scripture against scripture. Ad. c. 8. Rom.

Caluin feareth not to affirme, that S. Iames approued superstitious vowes and brought Paul to consent with him in the same faults. In c. 21. Act.

Caluin writes that Mathew did improperly, and often cite the sentences of the old Prophets, against their true and proper sense. In c. 2. Math. v. 15. in c. 4. v. 13. in c. 8. v. 17. in c. 27. v. 9.

The Euangelist Iohn improperly calleth that faith, which is only a preparation to faith. Caluin in c. 8. and 17. Iohn

See this before XXXV. 3.

Marke was a forsaker of his vocation, and an Apostata; neither doth infirmitie excuse his perfidiousnes, whereby the holines of his vocation had been violated: he had filthily through his owne fault falen from his charge. Marlor. in c. 15. Act. v. 40.

Clebitius impugning S. Luks report in the historie of our Sauiour's Passion, saith: Matthew and Mark deliuer the contrarie; therefore to Matthew & Mark being two witnesses, more credit is to be giuen then to one Luke. Clebit. Vict. Verit. arg. 5.

Ambrose writ six books vpon Moyses, but they were meager ones. Luth. Colloq. Mens. 6. de Patr. Ecclesiæ.

I doe freely without courtesie of titles & excepting of persons professe, that I mislike these haughtie speaches in Leo & c. Reynolds c. 1. diuis. 2. f. 17. in conference.

See the Protestants malepert Inuectiues against this holie Father before XXV. throughout.

In the writings of Hierome there is not a word of true faith in Christ, and sound Religion. Tertullian is very superstitious; among the Doctours of the Church he was a second Carolostadius; I haue holden Origen long since accursed; of Chrysostome I make no account; he is nothing but an idle & prating Rhetorician; Basil is of no worth; he is wholy a Monk; I weigh him not a haire. Cyprian the Martyr is a weake Diuine &c. The Apologie of Philip. Melancthon doth farre excel al the Doctours of the Church, and exceed euen Austin himself. Luth. Collog. Mens. cap. de Patr. Eccl.

Chrysostome alleadged indeed scripture, but he applieth it madly: and yet he often applieth it to the same purpose; alas good man. M. Fulk ag. Purga. p. 237. see the rest next before 18.

Father Maximus did dote. Isidore ouer-shot himself by slip of memorie. Theodoret serued his owne cause. Reynold c. 4. diuis. 3. f. 132. and druis. 2. f. 123.

Irenæus vpon the foundation of the Apostles doctrine built much stubble and straw. Ad Schult. Medul. Theol. l. 31. c. 8. see the Magdeburg. Cent. 2. c. 10.

Epiphanius (the Prolocutour in the 2. Councel of Nice) was a pratling Deacon, of more tong then wit, more face then learning. Bilson, of Christ. subiect.

Wil you giue me leaue (saith M. Reynolds) to think of Gregorie, as Christ of Peter, that he knew not what he sayd. Reynold. c. 7. diuis. 9. f. 285.

In the sixt Age, besides Pope Gregorie, and Fulgentius, you haue few other famous Doctours of the Church, who notwithstanding &c. were the cause, fountaine, and seminarie of Idolatries, and innumerable errours to the ensuing ages. Magdeburg. Præfat. in Cent. 6.

Gregorie the Great the Architect of superstitions, saith Peucerus in Chrom. See more against this Saint in Bulleng. de orig. err. Missæ. in Luth. ad. c. 49. Genes. in Bugenhag. ad c. 3. Ionæ. in Melancth. adc. 14. Epist. ad Roman. in Caluin ad cap. 2. Habac.

Bernard worshipt the God Moozim al his life &c. was an earnest defender of the state of Antichrist; he adored strange Gods in his preseruing of Relikes. Magdeburg, Cent. 12. c. 10.

Hierome is not worthie to be numbred among the Doctours of the Church; for he was an heretike: yet I belieue, that through faith in Christ he is saued. He was a man of no iudgement nor diligence; he writ manie things foolishly &c. I am not so displeased at anie of the Doctours of the Church as at Hierome &c. there is not in his workes anie mention of faith, nor of hope, nor of charitie, nor of the workes of faith. Luth. Colloq. Mens. f. 478. see before at 18. more of their inuectiues against him in Luther Epist. ad Brent. præfixa Com. Brent. in Oseam. & ad c. 22. and 31. Genes. and passim in al his Comment. vpon Scripture. in Calu. l. 4. Instit. c. 19. sect. 17. and ad c. 4. Ionæ. in Beza de Polygam. in Magdeburg. Cent. 5. c. 8. in Causæ Clip. Fid. Dial. 6. 7. 8. in Brent. Apol. Confess. Wit. c. de inuoc. Sanctor.

Our Fathers, whether holie or not holie it imports not, were blinded with Montanus his spirit, through humane traditions & doctrines of diuels, &c. they teach not purely of Iustification &c. nor take they anie care to preach Christ truly by his Ghospel. Pomer. in Ion.

Luther affirmeth the Fathers of so manie Ages to haue been plainely blind and most ignorant in the Scripture; to haue erred al their life time, and that vnlesse they were amended before their death, they were neither Saints, nor pertaining to the Church. Tom. 2. Wit. lib. de seru. arbitr. p. 434.

See before XVIII. from 4. to 34.

Luther is the mouth of Christ, a certain God of Diuines, the onlie chief Diuine among Diuines, the prime and greatest Doctour of the Church &c. Mich. Neander in Explicat. part. Orbis, lib. 8.

See Luther to be affirmed a Prophet in Sleydan in English. f. 222. and read the margents besides. Luther tearmes himself a faithful Prophet, an Apostle, an Euangelist, a liuing Saint &c. Tom. 2. Ien. Germ. s. 522. and 79. see also Tom. 3. f. 334. and Tom. 4. f. 186. and 280.

Luther was a man of God, and truly that Angel which flew through the midst of heauen with the eternal Ghospel, Apoc. 14. Mich. Neand. Theol. Christian. p. 333. see Schluss. Catal. Hæret. l. 13. p. 314. 316. and 489. and Amsdorf. Sacer. Matthes. and others in their bookes passim.

Holie S. Luther, saith &c. M. Gabr. Powel. Consid. of the Pap. suppli. p. 70. see more 32. and after at. 37.

O you Tigurins, you haue receaued into Tigure Peter Martyr, and Bernardin Ochin; what two lights? &c. Happie England whilst it had these, miserable when it lost them. Bale Præfat. in Act. Rom. Pont.

Peter Martyr calleth Melancthon a man incomparable, and most instructed in al kind of vertue & learning, Dial. de Corp. Christi in loco, f. 107. cont. Gardiner. de Euchar. pag. 768.

These two verses, saith Spangenbergius, were composed in honour of our most deare Maister S. Luther; & al Papists must suffer them, wil they nil they, for true verses, &c. Spangenberg. in his Dutch booke against certain Catholikes, and in that part which is against Stephen Agricola c. 4. 6. v. a.

Luther iudgeth Melancthon's booke of Common Places worthie to be placed in the Ecclesiastical Canon of holie Scripture. Tom. 2. de seru. arbitr. f. 424. see him in Colloq. Conuiu. c. de Patr. Eccles. see more here before at 18.

Surely you are not able to reckon in anie Age since the Apostles times, anie cōpanie of Bishops, that taught and held so sound and perfect doctrine in al points, as the Bishops of England doe at this day. Answ. to the Admonit. p. 472. 473. see Cal. Secund. Cur. de ampl. regni Dei, l. 1. p. 43. see also Beza Ep. 1. p. 5.

Beza makes two kinds of interpreting scripture, the one touching only the words &c. the others is (saith he) by vnfolding the matter it-self in more words, & annexing of reasons thereunto, in which kind of interpreting (in my opinion, and I thinke in the iudgement of al learned men, who haue looked into his books) the great Iohn Caluin wil be found farre to haue surpassed al both the ancient and new Interpreters. Beza Præfat. in Nouum Testam. see him l. Icon. R. iij. a. See Nic. Amsdorf. Præfat. in 1. Tom. Luth. and Alber. cont. Carlost. l. 7. 6. see also Stigel. l. 2. poemat. N. 4.

Paul was a man subiect to the common passions of men, not to cold only and heat, but to peruerse confidence, rashnesse, and the like. Id. in 2. Cor. c. 1. v. 9

M. Iewel is by M. Hooker tearmed the worthiest diuine that Christendome bred for some hundred yeares past. Eccles. Pol. l. 2. sect. 6. p. 150.

Since the Apostles times there liued not, or came into the world anie greater then Luther, and it may wel be said, that God powred al his guifts into this one man; and that there is as great a difference betwixt the ancient Doctours, and Luther, as there is betwixt the light of the Sunne and Moone, and there is no doubt but the ancient Fathers, yea the prime and best amongst them, as Hilarie and Austin, if they had liued and taught at the same time with Luther, would without blushing, as his seruants, haue carried the lanterne before him. Andr. Muscul. Præfat. in lib. Germ. de Diab. tyrannide.