A09453:498
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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To come to the third part of the Catechism: the Lords prayer is a most absolute and perfect form of prayer. For which cause it was called of Tertullian, the Breviary of the Gospel: and Caelestinus saith, the law of praying is the law of believing and the law of working. Now in this prayer we are taught to direct our prayers to God alone, Our father, &c▪ and that only in the name and mediation of Christ. For God is our father only by Christ. It is needles therefore, to use any invocation of Saints, or to make them our Mediators of intercession unto God: and it is sufficient, if we pray only unto God in the name of Christ alone.
To come to the third part of the Catechisme: the Lords praier is a most absolute and perfect forme of praier. For which cause it was called of Tertullian, the Breuiarie of the Gospell: and Caelestinus saith, the lawe of praying is the law of beleeuing and the lavv of vvorking. Nowe in this praier we are taught to direct our prayers to God alone, Our father, &c▪ and that onely in the name and mediation of Christ. For God is our father onely by Christ. It is needles therefore, to vse any inuocation of Saints, or to make them our Mediatours of intercession vnto God: and it is sufficient, if we pray onely vnto God in the name of Christ alone.
2. In the fourth petition, we say thus, Give us our daily bread. In which words, we acknowledge that every morsel of bread is the mere gift of God. What madness then is it, for us to think that we should merit ⟨p. 370⟩the kingdom of heaven by works, that can not merit so much as bread?
2. In the fourth petition, we say thus, Giue vs our daily bread. In which words, we acknowledge that euery morsell of bread is the meere gift of God. VVhat madnes then is it, for vs to thinke that we should merit ⟨p. 370⟩