A09453:88
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
Doctrine 3 › Our reasons to the contrary.Doctrine 3 › Our reasons to the contrarie.
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Now as the property of apprehending and applying of Christ belongeth to faith, so it agreeth not to hope, love, confidence, of any other gift or grace of God. But first by faith we must apprehend Christ, and apply him to our selves, before we can have any hope or confidence in him. And this applying seems not to be don by any affection of the will, but by a supernatural act of the mind, which is to acknowledge, set down, and believe that remission of sins, and life everlasting ⟨p. 49⟩by the merit of Christ, belong to us particularly. To this which I have said agreeth Augustine Tract. 25. on Joh. why preparest thou teeth & belly: BELIEVE AND THOU HAST EATEN. and Tract. 50. How shall I reach my hand into heaven, that I may hold him sitting there? Send up thy faith, and thou layest hold on him. And Bernard saith, homil. in Cant. 76. Where he is thou canst not come now—; yet go to follow him and seek him—: believe and thou hast found him: for TO BELIEVE IS TO FIND. Chrysost. on Mark. Homil. 10. Let us believe and we see Jesus present before us. Ambr. on Luke lib. 6. cap. 8. By faith Christ is touched, by faith Christ is seene. Tertul. de resurrect. carnis. he must be chewed by understanding, and be digested by faith.
Nowe as the propertie of apprehending and applying of Christ belongeth to faith, so it agreeth not to hope, loue, confidence, of any other gift or grace of God. But first by faith we must apprehend Christ, and apply him to our selues, before we can haue any hope or confidence in him. And this applying seems not to be don by any affectiō of the wil, but by a supernatural act of the mind, which is to acknowledge, set downe, and beleeue that remission of sinnes, and life euerlasting ⟨p. 49⟩by the merit of Christ, belong to vs particularly. To this which I haue said agreeth Augustine Tract. 25. on Ioh. why preparest thou teeth & belly: BELEEVE AND THOV HAST EATEN. and Tract. 50. How shall I reach my hand into heauen, that I may hold him sitting there? Send vp thy faith, and thou laiest hold on him. And Bernard saith, homil. in Cant. 76. Where he is thou canst not come now—; yet goe to followe him and seeke him—: beleeue and thou hast found him: for TO BELEEVE IS TO FINDE. Chrysost. on Mark. Homil. 10. Let vs beleeue and we see Iesus present before vs. Ambr. on Luke lib. 6. cap. 8. By faith Christ is touched, by faith Christ is seene. Tertul. de resurrect. carnis. he must be chewed by vnderstanding, and be digested by faith.