A09453:141
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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The III. difference concerning faith, is this: the Papist saith, that a man is justified by faith; yet not by faith alone, but also by other virtues, as hope, love, the fear of God, &c. The reasons which are brought to maintain their opinion are of no moment:
The III. difference concerning faith, is this: the Papist saith, that a man is iustified by faith; yet not by faith alone, but also by other vertues, as hope, loue, the feare of God, &c. The reasons which are brought to maintaine their opinion are of no moment:
I. Reason. Luk. 7. 47. Many sins are forgiven her, 1BECAUSE she loved much. Whence they gather that the woman here spoken of, was justified and had the pardon of sins by love. Ans. In this text, love is not made an impulsive cause to move God to pardon her sins, but only a sign to show and manifest that God had already pardoned them. Like to this is the place of John, who saith, 1. Joh. 3. 14. We are translated from death to life, BECAUSE we love the brethren: where love is no cause of the change, but a sign and consequent thereof.
I. Reason. Luk. 7. 47. Many sinnes are forgiuēher, 1BECASE shee loued much. Whēce they gather that the woman here spoken of, was iustified and had the pardon of sinnes by loue. Ans. In this text, loue is not made an impulsiue cause to mooue God to pardon her sinnes, but onely a signe to shew and manifest that God had already pardoned them. Like to this is the place of Iohn, who saith, 1. Ioh. 3. 14. We are translated from death to life, BECAVSE we loue the brethren: where loue is no cause of the change, but a signe and consequent thereof.