Confutation of Unwritten Verities, Title page – Table of contents
❧A Confutatiō of vnwrittē verities / both bi the holye scriptures and moste auncient autors / and also probable arguments / and pithy reasons / with plaine aunswers to al (or at the least) to the moste part and strongest argumentes / which the aduersaries of gods truth / either hauehave / or can bryng forth for the profe and defence of the same vnwritten vanities / verities as they woulde hauehave them called: made by Thomas Cranmer / late Archebishop of Cantorburie / Martyr of god / and burned at Oxford for the defēce of the trewe doctrine of our sauiour Christ / translated and set forth / by E. P.
¶The contentes whereof / thou shalte finde in the next side folowinge.
The contentes.
FIrste / the preface of the translator to hys contrye men and brethren of Englande.
Ca. i. That the word of god / written and contained within the Cannon of the Bible / is a trew / sounde / perfect / and whole doctrine / containinge in it selfe fullye all thynges nedefull for our saluacyon.
ii. That the writinges of the olde fathers / without the written woorde of God / are not able to proue any doctryne in religion.
iii. That generall counsels hauehave no auctorytye to make newe Articles of our fayth.
iiii. That nothyng can be proued by oracles of Angles / touchyng religion.
v. That apparicions be vnsufficiente to that purpose.
vi. Neyther at miracles able to proue the same.
vii. Custome also is of no strength in this case.
viii. Reasons against vnwritten verities.
ix. Scriptures alleged by the papistes for vnwrittē verities / with answeres to the same.
x. Doctors to the same purpose / with their aunswers.
The papistes obiections with aunswers vntounto them.