A09453:64
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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I. Our consent.
I. Conclus. We hold and believe that a man in this life, may be certain of salvation: and the same thing doth the Church of Rome teach and hold.
I. Conclus. We holde and beleeue that a man in this life, may be certen of saluation: and the same thing doth the Church of Rome teach and hold.
II. Conclus. We hold and believe that ⟨p. 38⟩a man is to put a certain affiance in Gods mercy in Christ for the salvation of his soul: & the same thing by common consent holdeth the foresaid Church: this point maketh not the difference between us.
II. Conclus. We holde and beleeue that ⟨p. 38⟩a man is to put a certen affiance in Gods mercie in Christ for the saluation of his soule: & the same thing by common consent holdeth the foresaide Church: this point maketh not the difference betweene vs.
III. Conclus. We hold that with assurance of salvation in our hearts is joined doubting: and there is no man so assured of his salvation, but he at some time doubteth thereof, especially in the time of temptation: and in this the Papists agree with us, and we with them.