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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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Testimony II. Isai 8. 20. To the law and to the testimony. If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. Here the Prophet teacheth ⟨p. 139⟩what must be done in cases of difficulty. Men must not run to the wizard or soothsayer, but to the law and testimony, and here he commends the written word as sufficient to resolve all doubts and scruples in conscience whatsoever.
Testimonie II. Isai 8. 20. To the lawe and to the testimonie. If they speake not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. Here the Prophet teacheth ⟨p. 139⟩what must be done in cases of difficultie. Men must not runne to the wizard or southsaier, but to the lawe and testimony, and here he commends the written word as sufficient to resolue all doubtes and scruples in conscience whatsoeuer.
Testimony III. John, 20. 31. These things were written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, and in believing might have everlasting life. Here is set down the full end of the Gospel, and of the whole written word: which is to bring men to faith and consequently to salvation: and therefore the whole scripture alone is sufficient to this end without traditions. If it be said, that this place must be understood of Christs miracles only: I answer, that miracles without the doctrine of Christ and knowledge of his sufferings, can bring no man to life everlasting, & therefore the place must be understood of the doctrine of Christ and not of his miracles alone, as Paul teacheth, Gal. •. 1: 8. If we or an Angel from heaven preach unto you any thing BESIDE THAT which we have preached, let him be accursed. ⟨p. 140⟩And to this effect he blames them that taught but a divers doctrine to that which he had taught,