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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.
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III. Object. If we be made righteous by Christ his righteousness truly, then Christ is a sinner truly by our sins: but Christ is not indeed a sinner by our sins. Ans. We may with reverence to his majesty in good manner say, that Christ was a sinner, and that truly: not by any infusion of sin into his most holy person; but because our sins were laid on him: thus saith the holy Ghost, he which knew no sin was made sin for us, and he was counted with sinners, Isa 53. 13. yet so, as even then in himself he was without blot, yea more holy then all men and angels. On this manner said Chrysostom 2. Cor. 3. God permitted Christ to be condemned as a sinner. Again, He made the just one to be A SINNER, that he might make sinners just.
III. Obiect. If we be made righteous by Christ his righteousnes truly, then Christ is a sinner truly by our sinnes: but Christ is not indeed a sinner by our sinnes. Ans. We may with reuerence to his maiestie in good manner say, that Christ was a sinner, and that truly: not by any infusion of sinne into his most holy person; but because our sinnes were laid on him: thus saith the holy Ghost, he which knew no sinne was made sinne for vs, and he was counted with sinners, Isa 53. 13. yet so, as euen then in himselfe he was without blot, yea more holy then all men and angels. On this manner said Chrysostome 2. Cor. 3. God permitted Christ to be condemned as a sinner. Againe, He made the iust one to be A SINNER, that he might make sinners iust.
IV. Object. If a man be made righteous by imputation, then God judgeth sinners to be righteous: but God judgeth no sinner to be righteous, for it is abomination to the Lord. Ans. When God justifieth a sinner by Christ his righteousness, at the same time, he ceaseth in regard of guiltiness to be a sinner: & to whom god imputeth righteousness them he sanctifieth at the very same instant by his holy Spirit; giving also unto original corruption his deadly wound.
IV. Obiect. If a man be made righteous by imputation, then God iudgeth sinners to be righteous: but God iudgeth no sinner to be righteous, for it is abhomination to the Lord. Ans. When God iustifieth a sinner by Christ his righteousnes, at the same time, he ceaseth in regard of guiltines to be a sinner: & to whom god imputeth righteousnes them he sanctifieth at the very same instant by his holy Spirit; giuing also vnto originall corruption his deadly wound.