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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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Great is the number of them that embrace the religion of the present church of Rome, being deceived by the glorious titles of Universality, Antiquity, Succession. And no doubt, though sone be wilfully blinded, yet many devoted this way, never saw any other truth. Now of them and the rest I desire this favour, that ⟨p. 354⟩they will but way and ponder with themselves this one thing, which I will now offer to their considerations, and that is, That the Roman religion now stablished by the council of Trent, is in the principal points thereof, against the very grounds of the Catechism, that have been agreed upon ever since the days of the Apostles, by all Churches. These grounds are four: the first is the Apostles Creed: the second is the decalogue or ten commandments: the third is the form of prayer called the Lords prayer: the fourth is the Institution of the two Sacraments baptism and the Lords supper. 1. Cor. 11. 23.
GReat is the number of them that embrace the religion of the present church of Rome, being deceiued by the glorious titles of Vniuersalitie, Antiquity, Successiō. And no doubt, though sōe be wilfully blinded, yet many deuoted this way, neuer saw any other truth. Nowe of them and the rest I desire this fauour, that ⟨p. 354⟩they will but way and ponder with themselues this one thing, which I will nowe offer to their considerations, and that is, That the Romane religion nowe stablished by the councell of Trent, is in the principall points thereof, against the very grounds of the Catechisme, that haue beene agreed vpon euer since the daies of the Apostles, by all Churches. These groundes are fowre: the first is the Apostles Creede: the second is the decalogue or ten cōmandements: the third is the forme of praier called the Lords praier: the fourth is the Institutiō of the two Sacramēts baptisme and the Lords supper. 1. Cor. 11. 23.