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The Pope confuted The holy and apostolic Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…
The Pope confuted The holy and apostolic Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latin into English, by James Bell.The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iames Bell.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Richard Sergier, 1580
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And again, neither can such a one be an outcast from the Church, unless he be first cast off by ⟨p. 45⟩Christ the head and prince of the Church.
And againe, neither can such a one be an outcast from the Church, vnlesse hee bee first cast off by ⟨p. 45⟩Christ the heade and prince of the Church.
Which being concluded upon: with what arguments now doth this counterfeit successor of Peter convince us for outcasts and Apostates from partaking with the body, who through faith be engrafted into Christ? Who be not severed from the true and Catholic faith of Christ? For if nothing else make an utter separation from Christ, but obstinate rebellion from Christian faith and Christian conversation: what treacherous rebellion either in our doctrine, or in our manners can these Romanists espy in us, so blame worthy, which may not much more justly be rebounded upon their own backs? Forsooth (say they) because we hold not the Catholic faith.1 Go to then. Sith they stand• so nicely upon this point: let us faithfully discuss, what manner of faith that is which they call Catholic. If the same be the Catholic faith which Athanasius doth set out in his Creed,2 or which the Council of Nice did determine upon for inuiolable• 3From which article of the Creed can you show that they have revolted?
Which beeing concluded vpon: with what arguments nowe doth this counterfeyte successour of Peter conuince vs for outcasts and Apostataes from partaking with the bodie, who through fayth bee engraffed into Christ? Who bee not seuered from the true and Catholike fayth of Christ? For if nothing else make an vtter separation from Christ, but obstinate rebellion from Christian fayth and Christian conuersation: what treacherous rebellion eyther in our doctrine, or in our maners can these Romanistes espie in vs, so blame worthie, which may not much more iustly be rebounded vpon their owne backes? Forsooth (say they) bycause wee holde not the Catholike fayth.