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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37198	An explanation of the Roman Catholick's belief concerning the principal points controverted, charitably offered to all moderate persons.	Franciscus a Sancta Clara, 1598-1680.	1670 (1670)	Wing D353; ESTC R19362	4,056	13

is an express command of our holy mother the Church in the Council of Trent Ses 5. c. 8. that the Pastors and all who have charge of souls in the very time of divine service should expound and make them plain to the peoples capacity as in the old times of the Church we find it was also ordained and practised VIII Of Prayer for the dead OUr faith teacheth us to exercise Christian Charity by humbling our selves before the divine throne of Gods mercy to beg forgiveness as we do for one another here upon earth of the debts and trespasses of those middle sort of Christians In Enchiridio ad Laurentium de Civ l. 21. c. 24. as S. Augustine and the Council of Florence call them who had not brought forth sufficient fruits of Repentance dying in communion of the Faithful which indigent condition of theirs relievable by the Churches or the Prayers of the Faithful surviving speaks what the ancient call Purgatory warranted herein by the practise under the Law recorded and recommended in the Maccabees which being in no sort reprehended by our Lord or his Apostles amongst the rest of the Jews unlawful practises was and is justly presumed to have been allowed by him as many of the Fathers understood his sermon in the Mount and by them as is hinted by S. Paul Mat. 5.29 1 Cor. 15.29 2 Cor. 3. whereupon it hath continued ever since in general practise throughout all ages as even Gravestones and all other Christian Monuments do witness especially all ancient Liturgies of the Saints and Books of common prayers used in all Churches neither can we discern how possibly this may be conceived offensive to God whose justice herein we hope and do humbly endeavour to appease by our exercise of brotherly compassion If you should ask how any mans acts can satisfie for anothers faults since each mans burdens are much too heavy for him without Christs Passion To this our Holy Religion teacheth us that there is no Law of God which assures us in rigour of justice of Gods acceptance of the acts of another man for my sins this was onely the priviledg of the actions of our blessed Lord yet this hinders not but that they may prevail by way of suffrage and impetration for our pardon and therefore it is great piety for us to pray for each other as Holy Scripture and constant practise of Holy Church warrant us IX Of the Moral Law Of Obedience to Civil Magistrates WE further do firmly believe and highly reverence the Moral Law Exod. 20. Mat. 19. Eccles 12.13 being so solemnly delivered to Moses upon the Mount so exprefly confirmed by our Saviour in the Gospel and containing in it self so perfect an Abridgment of our whole duty both to God and man Which Moral Law we believe obliges all men to proceed with faithfulness and sincerity in their mutual contracts one towards another and therefore our constant Profession is that we are most strictly and absolutely bound to the exact and entire performance of our promises made to any person of what Religion soever much more to the Magistrates and Civil Powers under whose protection we live whom we are taught by the Word of God from whom their power is derived to obey not onely for fear but conscience sake and to whom we will most faithfully observe our promises of duty and obedience notwithstanding any dispensation absolution or other proceedings of any forraign Power or Authority whatsoever Wherefore we utterly deny and renounce that false and scandalous position that Faith is not to be kept with Hereticks as most uncharitably imputed to our practises and most unjustly pinned upon our Religion X. Of Ecclesiastical Hierarchy IN Order to our better instruction how to comport our selves in this and all other occurrences relating to Gods service We firmly believe that according to Divine Ordination in the Catholick Church there is a Hierarchy consisting of Bishops Priests and Ministers He gave some Apostles and some Prophets and other Evangelists and other Pastors and Doctors to the consummation of the Saints unto the work of the Ministery unto the edifying of the body of Christ untill we all meet in the unity of Faith and the knowledg of the Son of God c. That now we be not children wavering and carried about with every wind of doctrine in the wickedness of men incraftiness to the circumvention of error c. Eph. 4. These we sincerely and solemnly profess as in the sight of God the searcher of all hearts taking the words plainly and simply in their usual and familiar sense without any Equivocation or Mental Reservation whatsoever FINIS