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 The Books of the New Testament, according to the count

of the Catholike Church.

The Ghospel of S. Matthew.

The Ghospel of S. Marke.

The Ghospel of S. Luke.

The Ghospel of S.Iohn.

The A of the Apostles.

The Epistle to the Romanes.

The 1. Epistle to the Corinthians.

The 2. Epistle to the Corinthians.

The Epistle to the Galatians.

The Epistle to the Ephesians.

The Epistle to the Philippians.

The Epistle to the Colossians.

The 1. Epistle to the Thessalonians.

The 2. Epistle to the Thessalonians.

The 1. Epistle to Timothee.

The 2. Epistle to Timothee.

The Epistle to Titus.

The Epistle to Philemon.

The Epistle to the Hebrewes.

The Epistle of S. Iames.

The 1. Epistle of S. Peter.

The 2. Epistle of S. Peter.

The 1. Epistle of S. Iohn.

The 2. Epistle of S. Iohn.

The 3. Epistle of S. Iohn.

The Epistle of S. Iude.

The A of S. Iohn

1. The infallible authoritie and excellencie of them aboue al other writings.

S. Augustine li. 11 cont. Faust. c. 5

HE excellencie of the Canonical authoritie of the old and New Testament, is distincted from the books of later Writers: which being confirmed in the Apostles times, by the succession of Bishops, and propagations of Churches, is placed as it were in a certaine throne on high, wherunto euery faithful and godly vnderstanding must be subiect and obedient. There, if any thing moue or trouble thee as absurd, thou maiest not say, The Authour of this book held not the truth: but, either the copie is faultie, or the Translatour erred, or thou vnderstandest not. But in the workes of them that wrote afterward, which are conteined in infinit books, but are in no case equal to that most sacred authoritie of Canonical Scriptures: in which soeuer of them is found euen the same truth, yet the authoritie is farre vnequal.

''2. The discerning of Canonical from not Canonical, and of their infallible truth, & sense, commeth vnto vs, only by the credit we giue vnto the Catholike Church through whose commendation we beleeue both the Gospel & Christ himself. Whereas the Sectaries measure the matter by their fantasies and opinion.''

S. Aug. cont. Epist. Fundamenti cap. 5.

I for my part, would not beleeue the Gospel, vnles the authoritie of the Catholike Church moued me. They therfore whom I obiect saying, Beleeue the Gospel; why should I not beleeue them saying, Beleeue not Manichæus? Choose whether thou wilt. If thou wilt say, Beleeue the Catholikes: loe they warne me that I giue no credit unto