A Vindication of the Reformed Religion, from the Reflections of a Romanist; Written for the Information of All Who Will Receive the Truth in Love (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1671 Excerpt: ...privat pirit which decetveth mort, or naturalr eustr. wbuli van be a, motive of fatth to none, y on est ioosr ail Religion, every ont reeBing or receiv'wg Scripture as he plejfeth. Expound'ug Scnpture as he pleafeth, and folloiving in both K- infaliible ride or guide, but hit omi opinion farteie dfimagmatio Jp the fourch parr iti.Jaj chat aH the positives (c)f the refottned Rdtion, were mintained in the primitiveChurch the firrt 300. years. But if this reere true, it xvonld be made good no otherwife, but'by the fathers vrittings tn the fi'fi three ages aster Christ. Iftw tfthey had ail your positive tepets; vehy do y mr learxe dejl writters openly aifclaime them, as ihave (herved former h? fVhy fait h LutVcr your Apoftle, lib. deier. arbttrio, cap. 2. the autfarity of the Fathers is not to be reguardedi and in his Co'.loq.cap, de patribus. In the mtttings of Hierons, thert 'ts not awordof truefaith, of Chrysostom / rnake no account, Basil ts of no wortht ht it wbolly a Monk., Cypriaa- a weak Divine r But 1mufl not hsist on thit, be cause you mAy m orne meafure deny thegreateji farts ofcontrevtrted points, betmxt you and. ( M ) w to be positive tenets. Albeit there be none tfthem but justly may be called so. For you not ee'y deny, for example the real presence, invocation of Saints, use of Images, thara man is justified by faith and work?, ikc. But ye positively believerbat Cbrists Body and Blood is not reallic present in the Sacramenr, tbac to invocattbe Saints, is to give Gods worship to creatures, that to make use of Images', is idolatrie, that a man is nor justified by faitb only. Therefore I instance inly two upon which ail your visible reformation is grounded. Fir J?, 1 hit the whol.