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A69095 The third part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholike against Doct. Bishops Second part of the Reformation of a Catholike, as the same was first guilefully published vnder that name, conteining only a large and most malicious preface to the reader, and an answer to M. Perkins his aduertisement to Romane Catholicks, &c. Whereunto is added an aduertisement for the time concerning the said Doct. Bishops reproofe, lately published against a little piece of the answer to his epistle to the King, with an answer to some few exceptions taken against the same, by M. T. Higgons latley become a proselyte of the Church of Rome. By R. Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 3 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1609 (1609) STC 50.5; ESTC S100538 452,861 494

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by_o god_n himself_o by_o who_o word_n we_o be_v teach_v that_o 7.22_o that_o eccles_n 7.22_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n just_a in_o the_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o and_o that_o 3.2_o that_o james_n 3.2_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o and_o that_o 143.2_o that_o psal_n 143.2_o in_o god_n sight_n no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v find_v righteous_a therefore_o amid_o all_o our_o keep_n of_o god_n commandment_n amid_o all_o our_o fight_n and_o wrastling_n against_o sin_n we_o still_o hold_v fast_o that_o confession_n that_o the_o just_a even_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n because_o all_o our_o justice_n in_o this_o life_n be_v maim_v and_o halt_a and_o virtutum_fw-la and_o august_n de_fw-fr ciu_o det_fw-la lib._n 19_o cap._n 27._o ipsa_fw-la iustitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la tanta_fw-la est_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la ut_fw-la potiùs_fw-la remissione_n peccatorum_fw-la constet_fw-la quàm_fw-la prefectione_n virtutum_fw-la consist_v rather_o in_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n than_o in_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o true_a faith_n be_v the_o apprehension_n and_o particular_a application_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n expect_v the_o effect_n and_o participation_n thereof_o not_o for_o any_o work_n of_o we_o but_o for_o his_o own_o mercy_n sake_n of_o which_o faith_n it_o follow_v indeed_o that_o we_o turn_v from_o our_o sin_n and_o conform_v our_o will_n to_o god_n will_v and_o abide_v in_o the_o lap_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n but_o these_o be_v effect_n and_o not_o cause_n of_o that_o state_n of_o salvation_n which_o we_o attain_v by_o faith_n only_o saint_n austin_n therefore_o require_v these_o thing_n do_v not_o shake_v his_o own_o assertion_n of_o particular_a faith_n whereby_o he_o teach_v a_o man_n as_o m._n perkins_n show_v to_o believe_v as_o touch_v himself_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o everlasting_a life_n as_o for_o the_o contradiction_n 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persuade_v comfortable_o but_o yet_o not_o with_o fullness_n and_o undoubted_a certainty_n he_o say_v nothing_o here_o contrary_a to_o this_o because_o whether_o it_o be_v strong_a faith_n to_o apply_v strong_o or_o weak_a faith_n to_o apply_v weak_o yet_o both_o serve_v in_o their_o degree_n particular_o to_o apply_v it_o be_v then_o m._n bishop_n want_v of_o understand_v here_o that_o make_v he_o to_o mistake_v not_o m._n per._n heat_n of_o quarrel_v that_o make_v he_o to_o forget_v but_o now_o to_o show_v what_o saint_n augustine_n opinion_n be_v concern_v these_o matter_n of_o belief_n he_o bring_v we_o two_o sentence_n the_o one_o to_o show_v that_o by_o ordinary_a faith_n a_o man_n can_v be_v certain_a of_o his_o salvation_n the_o other_o that_o a_o man_n once_o true_o justify_v may_v afterward_o final_o fall_v away_o both_o tend_v to_o this_o that_o a_o man_n can_v be_v say_v by_o the_o
cap._n 3._o et_fw-fr nuncille_fw-fr vivit_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la abraham_n he_o now_o live_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n now_o than_o we_o be_v come_v to_o this_o that_o because_o abraham_n bosom_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o christ_n descend_v to_o hell_n be_v no_o other_o but_o his_o go_v to_o abraham_n bosom_n therefore_o the_o meaning_n of_o christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n be_v that_o he_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n it_o be_v well_o that_o they_o shall_v first_o clear_v these_o matter_n for_o themselves_o and_o make_v good_a their_o own_o assertion_n before_o they_o shall_v take_v in_o hand_n to_o question_v we_o whatsoever_o the_o meaning_n be_v of_o christ_n desecend_v into_o hell_n we_o be_v sure_a that_o that_o which_o they_o bring_v be_v vain_a and_o false_a now_o the_o article_n of_o christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n be_v according_a to_o their_o exposition_n impertinent_a and_o idle_a and_o no_o use_n to_o be_v make_v thereof_o in_o the_o creed_n some_o in_o respect_n thereof_o 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