A09453:475
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 sixth sin is, that they reverse many of ⟨p. 347⟩Gods commandments, making that no sin which Gods word makes a sin. Thus they teach, that if any man steal some little thing, 1that is thought not to cause any notable hurt, it is no mortal sin: that, the officious lie, and the lie made in sport are venial sins: that, to pray for our enemies in particular is no precept but a counsel: and that none is bound to salute his enemy in the way of friendship, flat against the rule of Christ, Matth. 5. 47. where the word [Greek or Hebrew], signifieth all manner of duty and courtesy: that, rash judgement, though consent come thereto is regularly but a venial sin: that, it is lawful other whiles to feign holiness that, the painting of the face is ordinarily but a venial sin: that, it is not lawful to forbid begging: whereas the Lord forbade there should be any2 beggar in Israel. Again, they teach that3 men in their choler, when they are chiding, and swear, wounds and blood, are not indeed blasphemers.
The sixt sinne is, that they reuerse many of ⟨p. 347⟩Gods commādements, making that no sinne which Gods word makes a sinne. Thus they teach, that if any man steale some litle thing, 1that is thought not to cause any notable hurt, it is no mortall sinne: that, the officious lie, and the lie made in sport are veniall sinnes: that, to pray for our enemies in particular is no precept but a counsell: and that none is bound to salute his enemie in the way of friendship, flat against the rule of Christ, Matth. 5. 47. where the worde 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, signifieth all manner of dutie and curtesie: that, rash iudgement, though consent come thereto is regularly but a veniall sinne: that, it is lawfull other whiles to faine holines that, the painting of the face is ordinarily but a veniall sinne: that, it is not lavvfull to forbid begging: whereas the Lord forbad there should be any