A09453:408
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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Reason III. When the sons of Zebedeus sued unto Christ for the greatest rooms of honour in his kingdom (deeming he should be an earthly king) Christ answers them again, ye know that the Lords of the Gentiles have dominion and they that are great exercise authority over them: but it shall not be so with you. Bernard applieth ⟨p. 291⟩these very words to Pope Eugenius on this1 manner. It is plain, saith he, that here dominion is forbidden the Apostles. Go to then: dare if you will, to take upon you ruling an Apostleship, or in your Apostleship rule or dominion: if you will have both alike, you shall loose both. Otherwise you must not think your self exempted from the number of them, of whom the Lord complaineth thus: they have reigned but not of me: they have been and I have not known them.
Reason III. When the sonnes of Zebedeus sued vnto Christ for the greatest roomes of honour in his kingdome (deeming hee should be an earthly king) Christ answers them againe, ye knovv that the Lords of the Gentiles haue dominion and they that are great exercise authoritie over them: but it shall not be so vvith you. Bernard applieth ⟨p. 291⟩these very wordes to Pope Eugenius on this1 maner. It is plaine, saith he, that here dominion is forbidden the Apostles. Goe to then: dare if you will, to take vpon you ruling an Apostleship, or in your Apostleship rule or dominion: if you will haue both alike, you shall loose both. Otherwise you must not thinke your selfe exempted from the number of them, of vvhome the Lord complaineth thus: they haue raigned but not of me: they haue beene and I haue not knowne them.
- 1De consider. ad Eugen. lib. 2.