A09453:276
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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The Papists defend their opinions by these reasons. I. Psal. 99. 5. Cast down your selves before his foot stool. Ans. The words are thus to be read: Bow at his foot stool; that is, at the Ark and Mercy seat, for there he hath made a promise of his presence: the words therefore say not, bow to the Ark, but to God at the Ark.
The Papists defend their opinions by these reasons. I. Psal. 99. 5. Cast downe your selues before his foot stoole. Ans. The words are thus to be read: Bow at his foot stoole; that is, at the Arke and Mercyseat, for there he hath made a promise of his presence: the wordes therefore say not, bovv to the Arke, but to God at the Arke.
Object. II. Exod. 3. 5. God said to Moses, Stand a far off and put off thy shoes, for the place is holy. Now if holy places must be reverenced, then much more holy images, as the cross of Christ, and such like. Answ. God commanded the ceremony of putting off the shoes, that he might thereby strike Moses with a religious reverence, not of the place but of his own majesty, whose presence made the place holy. Let them show the like warrant for images.
Obiect. II. Exod. 3. 5. God saide to Moses, Stand a farre off and put off thy shooes, for the place is holy. Now if holy places must be reuerenced, then much more holy images, as the crosse of Christ, and such like. Ansvv. God commanded the cermony of putting off the shooes, that he might thereby strike Moses with a religious reuerence, not of the place but of his owne maiestie, whose presence made the place holy. Let them shewe the like warrant for images.