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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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V. Object. 2. Cor. 4. 17. Our moment any afflictions work unto us a greater measure of glory: now if afflictions work our salvation, then works also do the same. Answ. Afflictions work salvation, not as causes procuring it, but as means directing us thereto. And thus always must we esteem of works, in the matter of our salvation, as of a certain way, or a mark therein, directing us to glory, not causing and procuring it: as Bernard saith they are, VIAREGNI NON CAVSA1 regnandi. The way to the kingdom, not the cause of reigning there.
V. Obiect. 2. Cor. 4. 17. Our moment any afflictions worke vnto vs a greater measure of glorie: now if afflictions worke our saluation, then workes also doe the same. Ansvv. Afflictions worke saluation, not as causes procuring it, but as meanes directing vs therto. And thus alwaies must we esteem of workes, in the matter of our saluation, as of a certen way, or a marke therein, directing vs to glory, not causing and procuring it: as Bernard saith they are, VIAREGNI NON CAVSA1 regnandi. The way to the kingdome, not the cause of raigning there.
- 1•Lib. de grat. & lib. arbit.
VI. Object. We are justified by the same thing whereby we are judged: but we are judged by our good works: therefore justified also. Ans. The proposition is false: for judgement is an act of God, declaring a man to be just that is already just: and justification is an other distinct act of God, whereby he maketh him to be just, that is by nature unjust. And therefore in equity the last ⟨p. 101⟩