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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
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Our reasons.
Reason I. The word preached and the sacraments differ in the manner of giving Christ and his benefits unto us: because in the word the spirit of God teacheth us by a voice conveyed to the mind by the bodily cares; but in the sacraments annexed to the word, by certain sensible and bodily signed viewed by the eye. dSacraments are nothing but visible words and promises. Otherwise for the giving it self they differ not. Christ himself saith, that in the very word, is eaten his own flesh, which he was to give for the life of the world: and what can be said more of the Lords supper. Augustine saith, that believers 2are partakers of the body & blood of Christ in baptism: and Hierome to Edibia, that in baptism we eat and drink the body and blood of Christ. If thus much may be said of baptism, why may it not also be said of the word preached. Again Hierome upon Ecclesiastes saith, It is profitable to be filled with ⟨p. 301⟩3the body of Christ and drink his blood, not only in mystery but in knowledge of holy Scripture. Now upon this it follows, that seeing the work done in the word preached confers not grace, neither doth the work don in the sacrament confer any grace.
Reason I. The word preached and the sacramēts differ in the māner of giuing Christ and his benefits vnto vs: because in the word the spirit of God teacheth vs by a voice convaied to the minde by the bodily cares; but in the sacraments annexed to the word, by certen sensible and bodily signed viewed by the eye.