, be the Beseleel of
the spiritual tabernacle, engrave the precious stones of God's
doctrine, faithfully set them, wisely adorn them, give them
brightness, give them grace, give them beauty. That which men
before believed obscurely, let them by thy exposition understand
more clearly. Let posterity rejoice for coming to the understanding
of that by thy means, which antiquity without that understanding
had in veneration. Yet for all this, in such sort deliver the same
things which thou hast learned, that albeit thou teachest after a
new manner yet thou never teach new things."

Next, "_avoiding_:"--

"'O Timothy (quoth he), keep the deposit, avoid profane novelties
of words.' Avoid (quoth he) as a viper, as a scorpion, as a
basilisk, lest they infect thee not only by touching, but also with
their very eyes and breath. What is meant by _avoid_?[370] that is,
not so much as to eat with any such. What importeth this _avoid_?
'If any man (quoth he) come unto you, and bring not this
doctrine,'[371] what doctrine but the Catholic and universal, and
that which, with incorrupt tradition of the truth, hath continued
one and the selfsame, through all successions of times, and that
which shall continue for ever and ever? What then? 'Receive him not
(quoth he) into the house, nor say God speed; for he that saith
unto him God speed, communicateth with his wicked works."

Then, "_profane_:"--

"'Profane novelties of words' (quoth he); what is _profane_? Those
which have no holiness in them, nought of religion, wholly external
to the sanctuary of the Church, which is the temple of God.
'Profane novelties of words (quoth he), of words, that is,
novelties of doctrines, novelties of things, novelties of opinions,
contrary to old usage, contrary to antiquity, which if we receive,
of necessity the faith of our blessed ancestors, either all, or a
great part of it, must be overthrown; the faithful people of all
ages and times, all holy saints, all the chaste, all the continent,
all the virgins, all the clergy, the deacons, the priests, so many
thousands of confessors, so great armies of martyrs, so many famous
and populous cities and commonwealths, so many islands, provinces,
kings, tribes, kingdoms, nations; to conclude, almost now the whole
world, incorporated by th