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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.
Our consent may be set down in three conclusions. I. We do not condemn fasting, but maintain three sorts thereof: to wit, a moral, civill, and a religious fast. The first being moral, is a practise of sobriety or temperance, when as in the use of meats and drinks, the appetite is restrained, that it do not exceed moderation. And this must be used of all Christians in the whole course of their lives. The second being civill, is when upon some particular and politic considerations, men abstain from certain meats: as in this our common-wealth the Law enjoins us to abstain from flesh-meat at certain seasons of the year, for these special ends; to preserve the breed of cattle, and to maintain the calling of the fisherman. The third, namely a religious fast, is when the duties of ⟨p. 222⟩religion, as the exercise of prayer and humiliation are practised in fasting. And I do now specially entreat of this kind.
Our consent may be set downe in three conclusions. I. We doe not condemne fasting, but maintain three sorts therof: to wit, a morall, ciuill, and a religious fast. The first being moral, is a practise of sobrietie or temperance, when as in the vse of meates and drinkes, the appetite is restrained, that it doe not exceede moderation. And this must be vsed of all Christians in the whole course of their liues. The second beeing ciuill, is when vpon some particular and politicke considerations, men abstaine from certaine meates: as in this our common-wealth the Law inioynes vs to abstaine from flesh-meat at certain seasons of the yere, for these special ends; to preserue the breed of cattell, and to maintaine the calling of the fisherman. The third, namely a religious fast, is when the duties of ⟨p. 222⟩religion, as the exercise of prayer and humilatiō are practised in fasting. And I doe now specially intreat of this kind.