Of the Holy Catholic Church.Of the Holy Catholique Church.
pp. 16–1926 passages
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pp. 16–1926 passages
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. I believe, that the Son of God, doth in all ages fby his Word and Spirit, gather, govern, and defend a company chosen to eternal lifeg, and that I am a very member of the same, and so shall remain for ever.
A. I beléeue, that the Son of God, doth in all ages fby his Word and Spirit, gather, gouerne, and defend a company chosen to eternall lifeg, and that I am a very member of the same, and so shall remaine for euer.
Q. What meaneth the communion of Saints?
Q. What believest thou concerning forgiveness of sins?
Q. What beleeuest thou concerning forgiuenesse of sinnes?
Q. What comfort hast thou by the resurrection of the body?
A. That not only my soul, presently ⟨p. 18⟩on the departure out mof my body, shall be taken up into Paradise, but that this my body, shall by the power of Christ, be reunited to my soul, and made like the glorious body of Christn.
A. That not only my soule, presently ⟨p. 18⟩on the departure out mof my body, shall be taken vp into Paradise, but that this my body, shall by the power of Christ, be reunited to my soule, and made like the glorious body of Christn.
Q. What comfort hast thou by the article of life everlasting?
Q. What comfort hast thou by the article of life euerlasting?
A. That whereas at this present I begin the enjoying of life eternalo, I shall at length have the same perfected, with all fullness of felicityp.
A. That whereas at this present I beginne the enioying of life eternallo, I shall at length haue the same perfected, with all fulnesse of felicitiep.
Q. What benefit hast thou by thy belief of the Gospel?
Q. What benefit hast thou by thy beliefe of the Gospell?
Q. How art thou righteous before God?
A. Only by faith in Christs, whereby his perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness are made mine: as if I had performed the same in mine own persont.
A. Only by faith in Christs, whereby his perfect satisfaction, righteousnesse, and holinesse are made mine: as if I had performed the same in mine owne persont.
Q. How sayest thou that thou art righteous by faith only?
Q. How saist thou that thou art righteous by faith onely?
A. Not, that I please God, through the worthiness of my faithu, but because the only satisfaction, righteousness, ⟨p. 19⟩and holiness of Christ, is my righteousness before Godx.
A. Not, that I please God, through the worthinesse of my faithu, but because the only satisfaction, righteousnesse, ⟨p. 19⟩and holinesse of Christ, is my righteousnes before Godx.
Q Why cannot our good works go for righteousness, or some part of it, before God?
Q Why cannot our good workes go for righteousnesse, or some part of it, before God?
A. Because that righteousness, which must stand before the judgement of God, must be perfect and in all points agreeable with the law of Godz: now our works even the best of them, are imperfect and defiled with sina.
A. Because that righteousnesse, which must stand before the iudgement of God, must be perfect and in all points agreeable with the law of Godz: now our workes euen the best of them, are imperfect and defiled with sinnea.
Q. How do our works merit nothing, sithence God promiseth a reward for them, both in this life, and that to come?
Q. How doe our workes merit nothing, sithence God promiseth a reward for them, both in this life, and that to come?
Q. Doth not this doctrine make men secure, and profane?
Q. Doth not this doctrine make men secure, and prophane?