A09453:503
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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6 This clause Amen, signifies a special faith touching all the former petitions, that they shall be granted: and therefore a special faith concerning remission of sins: which the Roman Church denieth.
6 This clause Amen, signifies a speciall faith touching all the former petitions, that they shall be graunted: and therefore a special faith concerning remission of sinnes: which the Romane Church denieth.
To come to the last place, to the Institution of the sacrament of the Lords Supper. 1. Cor. 11. v, 23. In which first of all the Real presence is by many circumstances overthrown. Out of the words, he took and brake, it is plain that, that which Christ took was not his body: because he cannot be said with his own hands to have taken, held, and broken himself, but the very bread. Again Christ said not: under the form of bread, or in bread: but This, that is, bread is my body. 3. Bread was not given for us but only the body Christ: and in the first institution, the body of Christ was not then really given to death. 4. The cup, is the new testament ⟨p. 374⟩by a figure: why may not the bread be the body of Christ by a figure also? 5. Christ did eat the supper, but not himself. 6. We are bidden to do it, till he come: Christ then is not bodily present. 7. Christ bids the bread to be eaten in a remembrance of him: but signs of remembrance are of things absent. 8. If the Popish real presence be granted, then the body & blood of Christ are either severed or joined together. If severed, then Christ is still crucified If joined together, then the bread is both the body & blood of Christ: whereas the institution saith the bread is the body, and the wine is the blood.
To come to the last place, to the Institution of the sacrament of the Lords Supper. 1. Cor. 11. v, 23. In which first of all the Reall presence is by many circumstances ouerthrowne. Out of the wordes, he tooke and brake, it is plain that, that which Christ took was not his body: because he cannot be said with his owne handes to haue taken, held, and broken himselfe, but the very bread. Againe Christ said not: vnder the forme of bread, or in bread: but This, that is, bread is my body. 3. Bread was not giuen for vs but onely the body Christ: and in the first institution, the body of Christ was not thē really giuen to death. 4. The cup, is the newe testament