A09453:404
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 Church of Rome gives to Peter a supremacy under Christ above all causes and persons: that is, full power to govern & order the catholic Church upon the whole earth both for doctrine & regiment. This supremacy stands (as they teach) in a power, or, judgement, to determine of the true sense of all places of Scripture: to determine all causes of faith: to assemble general councils: to ratify the decrees of the said councils: to excommunicate any man upon earth, that lives within the Church, even princes and nations: properly to absolve and forgive sins: to decide causes brought to him by appeal from all the parts of the earth: lastly to make laws that shall bind the conscience. This fullness of power with one consent is ascribed to Peter, and the Bishops of Rome that follow him in a supposed succession. Now we hold on the contrary, that neither Peter ⟨p. 286⟩nor any Bishop of Rome hath any supremacy over the Catholic Church: but that all supremacy under Christ, is pertaining to kings and princes within their dominions. And that this our doctrine is good & theirs false and forged, I will make it manifest by sundry reasons.
The Church of Rome giues to Peter a supremacie vnder Christ aboue all causes and persons: that is, full power to gouerne & order the catholik Church vpon the whole earth both for doctrine & regiment. This supremacie stands (as they teach) in a power, or, iudgement, to determine of the true sense of all places of Scripture: to determine all causes of faith: to assemble generall councells: to ratifie the decrees of the said councels: to excommunicate any man vpon earth, that liues within the Church, euen princes and nations: properly to absolue and forgiue sinnes: to decide causes brought to him by appeale from all the parts of the earth: lastly to make lawes that shall binde the conscience. This fulnes of power with one consent is ascribed to Peter, and the Bishops of Rome that follow him in a supposed succession. Nowe we holde on the contrarie, that neither Peter ⟨p. 286⟩nor any Bishop of Rome hath any supremacie ouer the Catholike Church: but that all supremacie vnder Christ, is pertaining to kings and princes within theire dominions. And that this our doctrine is good & theirs false and forged, I will make it manifest by sundrie reasons.