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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 13 › Objections of Papists.Doctrine 13 › Obiections of Papists.
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Objections of Papists.
Obiections of Papists.
I. Isaiah. 56. 4. The Lord saith, unto Eunuchs that keep his sabbath and choose the thing that pleaseth him, will he give a place & a name better then the sons and daughters. Now (say they) an Eunuch is one that lives a single life, and keeps the vow of chastity, & hereupon he is said to deserve a greater measure of glory. Ans. If the words be well considered, they prove nothing less: for honour is promised to Eunuchs, not because they make and perform the vow of single life, but because (as the text saith) they observe the Lords Sabbath, and chose the ⟨p. 242⟩thing that pleaseth God, and keep his covenant, which is to believe the word of God & to obey the commandments of the moral law.
I. Isaie. 56. 4. The Lord saith, vnto Eunuches that keepe his sabbath and choose the thinge that pleaseth him, will he giue a place & a name better then the sonnes and daughters. Now (say they) an Eunuch is one that liues a single life, and keepes the vow of chastitie, & herevpon he is said to deserue a greater measure of glory. Ans. If the wordes be well considered, they prooue nothing lesse: for honour is promised to Eunuches, not because they make and performe the vowe of single life, but because (as the text saith) they obserue the Lordes Sabbath, and chose the ⟨p. 242⟩thing that pleaseth God, and keepe his couenant, which is to beleeue the word of God & to obey the commandements of the morall lawe.