A09453:134
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
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I. Reason. The faith whereby we live, is that faith whereby we are justified: but the faith whereby we live spiritually, is a particular faith whereby we apply Christ unto our selves, as Paul saith, Gal. 2. 20 I live, that is, spiritually, by the faith of the son of God: ⟨p. 79⟩which faith he showeth to be a particular faith in Christ, in the very words following, who hath LOVED ME and given himself FOR ME, particularly: and in this manner of believing Paul was and is an example to all that are to be saved, 1. Tim. 1. 16. and Phil. 3. 15.
I. Reason. The faith whereby we liue, is that faith whereby we are iustified: but the faith whereby we liue spiritually, is a particular faith whereby we apply Christ vnto our selues, as Paul saith, Gal. 2. 20 I liue, that is, spiritually, by the faith of the sonne of God: ⟨p. 79⟩which faith he sheweth to be a particular faith in Christ, in the very words following, who hath LOVED ME and giuen himselfe FOR ME, particularly: and in this manner of beleeuing Paul was and is an example to all that are to be saued, 1. Tim. 1. 16. and Phil. 3. 15.
II. Reason. That which we are to ask of God in prayer, we must believe it shall be given us, as we ask it: but in prayer we are to ask the pardon of our own sins, and the merit of Christs righteousness for our selves: therefore we must believe the same particularly. The proposition is a rule of Gods word, requiring, that in every petition we bring a particular faith, whereby we believe, that the thing lawfully asked, shall be given accordingly.