A09453:126
A Reformed Catholic
A reformed Catholic: or, A declaration showing how near we may come to the present Church of Rome in sundry points of religion: and wherein we must for ever depart from them with an advertisement to all favourers of the Roman religion, showing that the said religion is against the Catholic principles and grounds of the catechism.A reformed Catholike: or, A declaration shewing how neere we may come to the present Church of Rome in sundrie points of religion: and vvherein we must for euer depart from them with an advertisment to all fauourers of the Romane religion, shewing that the said religion is against the Catholike principles and grounds of the catechisme.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1598Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1598
Doctrine 4 › Objections of Papists.Doctrine 4 › Obiections of Papists.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Objections of the Papists proving inherent righteousness to be the matter of our justice before God, are these. I. Object. It is absurd, that one man should be made righteous by the righteousness of an other: for it is as much as if one man were made wise by the wisdom of another. Ans. It is true, that no man can be made righteous by the personal righteousness of an other, because it pertains only to one man. And because the wisdom that is in one man, is his altogether wholly, it cannot be the wisdom of another; no more then the health and life of one body, can be the health of an other. But it is otherwise with the righteousness of Christ: it is his indeed, because it is inherent in him as in a subject: it is not his alone, but his and ours together by the tenor of the Covenant of grace. Christ as he is a Mediator is given to every believer as really and truly, as land is given from man to man: and with him are given all things that concern salvation; they being made ours by ⟨p. 73⟩Gods free gift: among which, is Christ his righteousness. By it therefore, as being a thing of our own, we may be justified before God, and accepted to life everlasting.
Obiections of the Papists proouing inherent righteousnes to be the matter of our iustice before God, are these. I. Obiect. It is absurd, that one man should be made righteous by the righteousnes of an other: for it is as much as if one man were made wise by the wisdome of another. Ans. It is true, that no man can be made righteous by the personall righteousnes of an other, because it pertaines onely to one man. And because the wisdome that is in one man, is his altogether wholly, it cannot be the wisdome of another; no more then the health and life of one body, can be the health of an other. But it is otherwise with the righteousnesse of Christ: it is his indeede, because it is inherent in him as in a subiect: it is not his alone, but his and ours together by the tenour of the Couenant of grace. Christ as he is a Mediatour is giuen to euery beleeuer as really and truly, as land is giuen from man to man: and with him are giuen all things that concerne saluation; they beeing made ours by ⟨p. 73⟩Gods free gift: among which, is Christ his righteousnes. By it therfore, as beeing a thing of our owne, wee may be iustified before God, and accepted to life euerlasting.