A09453:156
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. That good works done by them that are justified do please God, and are approved of him, and therefore have a reward.
I. That good workes done by them that are iustified doe please God, and are approoued of him, and therefore haue a reward.
II. Good works are necessary to salvation two ways: first, not as causes thereof, either conservant, adjuvant, or procreant: but only as consequents of faith: in, that they are inseparable companions and fruits of that faith, which is indeed necessary to salvation. Secondly they are necessary as marks in a way, and as the way it self directing us unto eternal life.
II. Good workes are necessarie to saluation two waies: first, not as causes thereof, either conseruant, adiuvant, or procreant: but onely as consequents of faith: in, that they are inseperable companions and fruits of that faith, which is indeede necessarie to saluation. Secondly they are necessarie as markes in a way, and as the way it selfe directing vs vnto eternall life.
III. We hold and believe, that the righteous man, is in some sort justified by works: for so the holy Ghost speaketh plainly and truly, Jam. 2. 21. that Abraham was justified by works.
III. We hold and beleeue, that the righteous man, is in some sort iustified by works: for so the holy Ghost speaketh plainely and truly, Iam. 2. 21. that Abraham vvas iustified by works.