A09453:215
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 › Objections of Papists.Doctrine 6 › Obiections of Papists.
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Object. V. Dan. 4. 24. Daniel giveth this counsel to Nebuchadnezzar, redeem thy sins by justice and thine iniquities by alms deeds. Behold (say they) alms deeds are made a means to satisfy for mans iniquities. Ans. The word which they translate to redeem, (as the most learned in the Chaldee tongue with one consent avouch) doth properly signify to break off; as if the Prophet should say: O King, thou art a mighty Monarch, & to enlarge thy kingdom thou hast used much injustice & cruelty, therefore now repent of thine iniquity, and break off ⟨p. 131⟩these thy sins, testify they repentance by doing justice, and give alms to the poor whom thou hast oppressed. Therefore here is nothing spoken of satisfaction for sin, but only of testification of repentance by the fruits thereof.
Obiect. V. Dan. 4. 24. Daniel giueth this counsell to Nabuchadnezar, redeeme thy sinnes by iustice and thine iniquities by almes deedes. Behold (say they) almes deedes are made a meanes to satisfie for mans iniquities. Ans. The word which they translate to redeeme, (as the most learned in the Chalde tongue with one consent auouch) doth properly signifie to breake off; as if the Prophet should say: O King, thou art a mightie Monarch, & to inlarge thy kingdome thou hast vsed much iniustice & crueltie, therfore now repent of thine iniquitie, and breake off ⟨p. 131⟩these thy sinnes, testifie they repentance by doing iustice, and giue almes to the poore whome thou hast oppressed. Therfore here is nothing spoken of satisfaction for sinne, but onely of testification of repentance by the fruits thereof.
Object. VI. Math. 3. 2. Do penance; and bring forth fruits worthy of penance, which (say they) are works of satisfaction enjoined by the priest. Ans. This text is absurd: for the word [Greek or Hebrew], signifieth thus much, change your minds from sin to God, and testify it by good works, that is, by doing the duties of the moral law; which must be done, not because they are means to satisfy Gods justice for mans sin, but because they are fruits of that faith and repentance which lies in the heart.