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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 7 › Objections for Traditions.Doctrine 7 › Obiections for Traditions.
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As for the books of Iddo, Ahiah, Semiah, Gad, and Nathan, they are contained in the books of the Kings and Chronicles, and in the books of Samuel, which were not written by him alone, but by sundry prophets, 1. Chr. 29. 29. as also was the book of Judges. As for the books of Solomon which are lost, they did not concern religion and matters of salvation, but were concerning ⟨p. 148⟩matters of philosophy and such like things.
As for the bookes of Iddo, Ahiah, Semiah, Gad, and Nathan, they are contained in the bookes of the Kings and Chronicles, and in the bookes of Samuel, which were not written by him alone, but by sundry prophets, 1. Chr. 29. 29. as also was the booke of Iudges. As for the books of Salomon which are lost, they did not concerne religion and matters of saluation, but were concerning ⟨p. 148⟩matters of philosophy and such like things.
Object. IV. Moses in Mount Sinai, beside the written law, received from God a more secret doctrine, which he never writ, but delivered by tradition or word of mouth to the Prophets after him: and this the Jews have now set down in their Cabala. Ans. This indeed is the opinion of some of the Jews, whom in effect and substance sundry Papists follow: but we take it for no better then a Jewish dotage. For if Moses had known any secret doctrine beside the written law, he would never have given this commandment of the said law, thou shalt not add any thing thereto.
Obiect. IV. Moses in Mount Sina, beside the written lawe, receiued from God a more secret doctrine, which he neuer writ, but deliuered by tradition or worde of mouth to the Prophets after him: and this the Iewes haue now set down in their Cabala. Ans. This indeede is the opinion of some of the Iewes, whome in effect and substance sundrie Papists follow: but we take it for no better then a Iewish dotage. For if Moses had known any secret doctrine beside the written law, he would neuer haue giuen this commandement of the said lawe, thou shalt not adde any thing thereto.