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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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Objections of Papists.
Obiections of Papists.
Psal. 7. 8. Judge me according to my righteousness. Hence they reason thus, if David be judged according to his righteousness then may he be justified thereby, but David desires to be judged according to his righteousness: and therefore he was justified thereby. Ans. There be two kinds of righteousness, one of the person, the other of the cause or action. The righteousness of a mans person, is whereby it is accepted into the favour of God into life eternal. The righteousness of the action or cause is, when the action or cause is judged of God to be good and just. Now David in this psalm, speaketh only of the righteousness of the action, or innocency of his cause, in that he was falsely charged to have sought the kingdom. In like manner it is said of Phinehas, Psal. 166. 31. that his fact in killing Zimri and Cosby, was imputed to him for righteousness: not because ⟨p. 98⟩it was a satisfaction to the law, the rigour whereof could not be fulfilled in that one work; but because God accepted of it as a just work, and as a token of his righteousness and zeal for Gods glory.
Psal. 7. 8. Iudge me according to my righteousnesse. Hence they reason thus, if Dauid be iudged according to his righteousnes then may he be iustified thereby, but Dauid desires to be iudged according to his righteousnes: and therefore he was iustified thereby. Ans. There be two kinds of righteousnes, one of the person, the other of the cause or action. The righteousnes of a mans person, is whereby it is accepted into the fauour of God into life eternall. The righteousnes of the action or cause is, when the action or cause is iudged of God to be good and iust. Now Dauid in this psalme, speaketh onely of the righteousnes of the action, or innocency of his cause, in that he was falsly charged to haue sought the kingdome. In like manner it is said of Phineas, Psal. 166. 31. that his fact in killing Zimri and Cosbie, was imputed to him for righteousnes: not because