Of Francis Turrian the Jesuite: With what Art and Boldness he defendeth the Forgeries.

Notwithstanding all the weakness and uncertainty of Isidore, Francis Turrian, the Famous Jesuite, appears in its defence, about 40 years after the first publication of it by Merlin. The Centuriators of Magdenburg having met with it, to his great displeasure, he is so Valiant, as not only to maintain all the Forgeries therein contained, but the whole Body of Forgeries vented abroad by all the Collectors and Compilers following, till himself appeared.

His Book is expresly formed against the Writers of the Centuries, and is a sufficient Evidence, that as soon as Isidore came abroad by Dr. Merlin's Labour, and the Bishop of Paris Command, it was sifted by the Protestants.

It is dedicated to the most Illustrious and most Reverend D. D. Stanislaus Hosius, Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, and Bishop of Collein. Printed by the Heirs of John Quintel, and approved by Authority, An. Dom. 1573.

He defends all the Canons of the Apostles which are recounted by other Collectors. That you may know the Mettal of the Man, I will produce but two Instances.

The last of those Canons, which he maintaineth to be the Apostles, is this which followeth.

Qui Libri sunt Canonici, &c. Let these Books be Venerable and Holy to you all: Of the Old Testament, five Books of Moses, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; one of Joshua the Son of Nun, one of Judges, one of Ruth, four of Kings, two of Chronicles, Hester one, three of the Macchabees, one of Job, one Book of Psalmes, three of Solomon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs; one of the 12 Prophets, one of Isaiah, one of Jeremiah, one of Ezekiel, one of Daniel: And without, let your young men learn the Wisdom of the Learned Syrach.

But of ours, that is, of the New Testament, there are four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; fourteen epistles of Paul, two Epistles of Peter, three of John, one of James, one of Jude, two Epistles of Clement, and the Ordinations of Me Clement, set forth in Eight Books to you Bishops, which are not to be published to all, because of the Mysteries contained in them; and the Acts of our Apostles.