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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
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Our consent.
Conclus. I. We hold that the very word of God, hath been delivered by tradition. For first God revealed his will to Adam by word of mouth: and renewed the same unto the Patriarchs, not by writing, but by speech, by dreams, and other inspirations: and thus the word of God went from man to man for the space of two thousand and four hundred years, unto the time of Moses, who was the first pen-man of holy scripture, For as touching the prophecy of Enoch, we commonly hold it was not penned by Enoch, but by some Jew under his name. And for the space of this time, men worshipped God & held the articles of their faith by tradition, not from men but immediately from God ⟨p. 135⟩himself. And the history of the new testament (as some say) for eighty years, as some others think, for the space of twenty years and more, went from hand to hand by tradition, till penned by the Apostles, or being penned by others was approved by them.
Conclus. I. We hold that the very word of God, hath beene deliuered by tradition. For first God reuealed his will to Adam by word of mouth: and renewed the same vnto the Patriarkes, not by writing, but by speach, by dreames, and other inspirations: and thus the word of God went from man to man for the space of two thousand and foure hūdred yeres, vnto the time of Moses, who was the first pen-mā of holy scripture, For as touching the prophesie of Enoch, we commōly hold it was not penned by Enoch, but by some Iewe vnder his name. And for the space of this time, men worshipped God & held the articles of their faith by tradition, not from men but immediatly from God ⟨p. 135⟩himselfe. And the historie of the newe testament (as some say) for eightie yeares, as some others thinke, for the space of twenty yeares and more, went from hand to hand by tradition, till penned by the Apostles, or being penned by others was approoved by them.