A09453:496
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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Fifthly, the last commandment of lust, forbids the first motions to sin, that are before consent. I prove it thus. Lusting is forbidden in the former commandments as well as in the last, yea lusting that is joined ⟨p. 368⟩with consent: as in the commandment, thou shalt not commit adultery, is forbidden lusting after our neighbours wife; and in the next, lusting after our neighbours goods, &c. Now if the last commandment also forbid no more but lust with consent, it is confounded with the rest: and by this means there shall not be ten distinct words, or, commandments: which to say is absurd: it remains therefore that the lust here forbidden goes before consent. Again, the Philosophers knew that lust with consent was evil, even by the light of nature: but Paul a learned Pharisee and therefore more then a philosopher, knew not Lust to be sin, that is forbidden in this commandment, Rom. 7. Lust therefore that is forbidden here, is without consent. Wicked then is the doctrine of the Roman Church teaching, that in every mortal sin is required an act commanded 1of the will: and hence they say many thoughts against faith and unclean imaginations are no sins.
Fiftly, the last commandement of lust, forbids the first motions to sinne, that are before consent. I prooue it thus. Lusting is forbidden in the former commandements as well as in the last, yea lusting that is ioyned ⟨p. 368⟩with consent: as in the commandement, thou shalt not commit adulterie, is forbidden lusting after our neighbours wife; and in the next, lusting after our neighbours goods, &c. Now if the last commandement also forbid no more but lust with consent, it is confoūded with the rest: and by this meanes there shal not be ten distinct words, or, commandements: which to say is absurd: it remaines therfore that the lust here forbidden goes before consent. Againe, the Philosophers knewe that lust with consent was euil, euen by the light of nature: but Paul a learned Pharise and therefore more then a philosopher, knewe not Lust to be sinne, that is forbidden in this commandement, Rom. 7