A09453:459
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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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 (1 though they deserue it) but for the treasons which they intend and enterprise: we are readie to doe the duties of loue vnto them inioyned vs in the word: we reuerence the good gifts of God in many of them; we pray for them, wishing their repentance and eternall saluation.
Now I mean to proceed, and to touch briefly other points of doctrine contained in ⟨p. 331⟩