A09453:144
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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III. Reason. Faith is never alone, therefore it doth not justify alone. Ans. The reason is nought, and they might as well dispute thus. The eye is never alone from the head, and therefore it seeth not alone; which is absurd. And though in regard of substance the eye be never alone, yet in regard of seeing, it is alone: & so though faith subsist not without love and hope and other graces of God, yet in regard of the act of justification it is alone without them all.
III. Reason. Faith is neuer alone, therefore it doth not instifie alone. Ans. The reason is nought, and they might as well dispute thus. The eye is neuer alone from the head, and therefore it seeth not alone; which is absurd. And though in regard of substance the eye be neuer alone, yet in regard of seeing, it is alone: & so though faith subsist not without loue and hope and other graces of God, yet in regard of the act of iustification it is aloue without them all.
IV. Reason. If faith alone do justify, then we are saved by faith alone: but we are not saved by faith alone: and therefore not justified by faith alone. Ans. The proposition is false: for more things are requisite to the main end then to the subordinate means. And the assumption is false: for we are saved by faith alone, if we speak of faith ⟨p. 87⟩as it is an Instrument apprehending Christ for our salvation.
IV. Reason. If faith alone doe iustifie, then we are saued by faith alone: but we are not saued by faith alone: and therefore not iustified by faith alone. Ans. The proposition is false: for more things are requisite to the maine ende then to the subordinate meanes. And the assumption is false: for we are saued by faith alone, if we speake of faith ⟨p. 87⟩as it is an Instrument apprehending Christ for our saluation.