A09453:194
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 6: The sixth point. Of satisfaction.Doctrine 6: The sixt point. Of satisfaction.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The sixth point. Of satisfaction.
The sixt point. Of satisfaction.
Our consent.
Conclus. I. First, we acknowledge and hold Civill or Politic satisfaction: that is, a recompense for injuries, and damages offered any way to our neighbours. This Zacheus practised, when at his conversion he restored four-fold, things gotten by forged cavillation. Again by civill satisfaction I understand, the imposition of fines, mulcts, and penalties upon offenders, and the inflicting of death upon malefactors. For all these are satisfactions to the law, and societies of men when they are wronged. All these we maintain as necessary, for neither Church, nor common wealth can well be without them: considering they are notable means to uphold civill peace; and otherwhiles they are fruits of true faith, as the satisfaction of Zacheus was.
Conclus. I. First, we acknowledge and hold Ciuill or Politike satisfaction: that is, a recompence for iniuries, and damages offered any way to our neighbours. This Zacheus practised, when at his conuersion he restored foure-fold, things gotten by forged cauillation. Againe by ciuill satisfaction I vnderstand, the imposition of fines, mulcts, and penalties vpon offenders, and the inflicting of death vpon malefactours. For all these are satisfactions to the lawe, and societies of men when they are wronged. All these we maintaine as necessarie, for neither Church, nor common wealth can well be without them: considering they are notable meanes to vphold ciuill peace; and otherwhiles they are fruites of true faith, as the satisfuction of Zacheus was.