A09453:458
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 abuse of satisfaction is, that they have turned canonical satisfaction which was made to the congregation by open offenders, into a satisfaction of the justice of God for the temporal punishment of there sins. Behold here a most horrible profanation of the whole Gospel, and specially of ⟨p. 330⟩the satisfaction of Christ, which of it self without any supply is sufficient every way for the remission both of fault and punishment. But of this point I have spoken before.
The abuse of satisfaction is, that they haue turned canonicall satisfaction which was made to the congregation by open offenders, into a satisfaction of the iustice of God for the temporall punishment of there sinnes. Behold here a most horrible prophanation of the whole Gospell, and specially of ⟨p. 330⟩the satisfaction of Christ, which of it selfe without any supplie is sufficient euery way for the remission both of fault and punishment. But of this point I haue spoken before.
Hitherto I have handled and proved by induction of sundry particulars, that we are to make a separation from the present church of Rome, in respect of the foundation and substance of true religion. Many more things might be added to this very purpose, but here I conclude this first point: adding only this one caveat, that we make separation from the Roman religion without hatred of the persons that are maintainers of it. Nay we join in affection more with them, then they with us. They die with us not for their religion (1 though they deserve it) but for the treasons which they intend and enterprise: we are ready to do the duties of love unto them enjoined us in the word: we reverence the good gifts of God in many of them; we pray for them, wishing their repentance and eternal salvation.
Hitherto I haue handled and prooued by induction of sundrie particulars, that we are to make a seperatiō from the present church of Rome, in respect of the foundation and substance of true religion. Many more things might be added to this uery purpose, but here I conclude this first point: adding onely this one caueat, that we make separation from the Romane religion without hatred of the persons that are maintainers of it. Nay we ioyne in affection more with them, then they with vs. They die with vs not for their religion (