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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 17: The seventeenth point. Of Purgatory.Doctrine 17: The seuenteenth point. Of Purgatorie.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The seventeenth point. Of Purgatory.
The seuenteenth point. Of Purgatorie.
Our consent.
We hold a Christian Purgatory, according as the word of God hath set down the same unto us. And first of all by this Purgatory we understand the afflictions of Gods children here on earth, Jer. 3. The people afflicted say, thou hast sent a fire into our bones. Psal. 65. 12. We have gone through water and fire, Malach. 3. 3. The children of Levi must be purified in a purging fire of affliction. 1. Pet. 1. 7. Afflictions are called the fiery trial whereby men are cleansed from their corruptions, as gold from the dross by the fire. Secondly, ⟨p. 279⟩the blood of Christ is a purgatory of our sins, 1. Joh. 1. 7. Christs blood PURGETH us from all our sins. Hebr. 9. 14. It PURGETH our consciences from dead works. And Christ baptiseth with the holy Ghost and with fire; because our inward washing is by the blood of Christ: and the holy Ghost is as fire to consume and abolish the inward corruption of nature. To this effect saith Origen.