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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 15 › Objections of Papists.Doctrine 15 › Obiections of Papists.
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I. Rev. 5. 8, 9. The four and twenty Elders fall down before the lamb, having every one harps and golden vials, full of odours which are the prayers of the Saints. Hence the Papists gather, that the Saints in heaven receive the prayers of men on earth, and offer them unto the Father. Answ. There by prayers of the Saints, are meant their own ⟨p. 264⟩prayers, in which they sing praises to God and to the lamb, as the verses following plainly declare. And these prayers are also presented unto God only from the hand of the angel, which is Christ himself.
I. Rev. 5. 8, 9. The foure and tvventie Elders fall downe before the lambe, hauing euery one harpes and golden vyals, full of odours vvhich are the prayers of the Saints. Hence the Papists gather, that the Saints in heauen receiue the praiers of men on earth, and offer them vnto the Father. Ansvv. There by prayers of the Saints, are meant their owne ⟨p. 264⟩prayers, in which they sing prayses to God and to the lambe, as the verses following plainely declare. And these prayers are also presented vnto God onely from the hand of the angel, which is Christ himselfe.
II. Object. Luc. 16. 27. Dives in hell prayeth1 for his brethren upon earth, much more do the Saints in heaven pray for us. Ans. Out of a parable nothing can be gathered, but that which is agreeable to the intent and scope thereof: for by the same reason it may as well be gathered that the soul of Dives being in hell had a tongue. Again, if it were true which they gather, we may gather also that the wicked in hell have compassion and love to their brethren on earth, and a zeal to Gods glory: all which are false.