The staffe of Christian faith profitable to all Christians, for to arme themselues agaynst the enimies of the Gospell: and also for to knowe the antiquitie of our holy fayth, and of the true Church. Gathered out of the vvorks of the ancient doctors of the church, and of the councels, and many other doctors, vvhose names you shall see here follovving. Translated out of Frenche into English, by Iohn Brooke of Ashe next Sandvviche. With a table to finde out all that which is contayned in the booke.

Title

The staffe of Christian faith profitable to all Christians, for to arme themselues agaynst the enimies of the Gospell: and also for to knowe the antiquitie of our holy fayth, and of the true Church. Gathered out of the vvorks of the ancient doctors of the church, and of the councels, and many other doctors, vvhose names you shall see here follovving. Translated out of Frenche into English, by Iohn Brooke of Ashe next Sandvviche. With a table to finde out all that which is contayned in the booke.

Author

Brès, Guy de, 1522-1567.

Publication

Imprinted at London :: By Iohn Daye, dwelling ouer Aldersgate,

Anno. 1577.

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Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.

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"The staffe of Christian faith profitable to all Christians, for to arme themselues agaynst the enimies of the Gospell: and also for to knowe the antiquitie of our holy fayth, and of the true Church. Gathered out of the vvorks of the ancient doctors of the church, and of the councels, and many other doctors, vvhose names you shall see here follovving. Translated out of Frenche into English, by Iohn Brooke of Ashe next Sandvviche. With a table to finde out all that which is contayned in the booke." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02347.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• illustration
• To the Right honourable and his singular good Lorde and maister, Edwarde de Vere, Lorde d'Escales, and Ba∣dlesmere, Vicount Bulbecke, Earle of Oxenforde, and Lorde great Chamberlayne of Englande, Iohn Brooke vvisheth long lyfe, vvith the increase of honor. &c.
• Ʋnto the Church and con∣gregation of God which is in L. Guido desi∣reth grace and peace, and the mercie of God, through Iesus Christ our Lorde: And perpe∣tually to perseuere in the knovvledge of the holy Gospell of the sonne of God. Amen.
• To the Reader.
• The Catalogue of the Do∣ctors, and Councels, out of the which we haue gathered togither this present booke, for the approbation of the Articles of our Faith, and to shewe in what time they flourished and were celebrated.
  • The order of the Councelles according to Pantaleon.
• The summe of the common places contayned in this Booke.
• book
  • The Staffe of the Chri∣stian Faith.
  • How our Lord Iesus Christ according to his Humanite, cannot be but in one place.
  • That we ought not to take from the lay people the wyne of the supper.
  • That we ought not to keepe the breade of the supper, nor to carie it here and there.
  • That there is but two Sa∣cramentes in the church of Iesus Christe.
  • Of confession to God, and of auricular confession.
  • Of the power to bynde and vnbynde, or loose.
  • Of free wyll of the merites of workes, and of iustifica∣tion by faith.
  • Of merite, and of good workes.
  • Of iustification of Fayth.
  • Of the lawe.
  • Of purgatory.
  • Of honoring and wor∣shipping of Saintes.
  • Of one onely mediator.
  • Of images.
  • Of fastings and of meates.
  • Of maryage and of vowes.
  • Of vowes.
  • Of the church, and howe it may be knowen and of hir authorytie.
  • Of the holy scripture, and howe it is lawfull for all men to reade it.
  • Of the assemblies and con∣gregations of the faithfull.
  • That no man oughte to bee compelled to beleeue by force.
  • That the magistrates that persecute the faithful, vnder coulour of religion, shall be tormented with eternall paines.
• A Table to finde oute the principall things contayned in this pre∣sent booke, and first of the Letter A.