A manual of controuersies wherin the Catholique Romane faith in all the cheefe pointes of controuersies of these daies is proued by holy Scripture. By A.C.S.
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A manual of controuersies wherin the Catholique Romane faith in all the cheefe pointes of controuersies of these daies is proued by holy Scripture. By A.C.S.
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Champney, Anthony, 1569?-1643?
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Printed at Paris :: By Peter Buray,
M. D. C. XIV [1614]
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Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
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"A manual of controuersies wherin the Catholique Romane faith in all the cheefe pointes of controuersies of these daies is proued by holy Scripture. By A.C.S." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a18390.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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THE 14. CONTRO∣uersie Of good workes. (Book 14)
Catholique position.
GOod workes done in the state of grace are merito∣rious of life euerlasting.
Proofe. 1.
Come yee blessed of my father* 1.1 possess the kingdōe prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was an hungred and you gaue me to eate, I was a thirst and you gaue me to drinke. &c.
Come yee blessed of mi father saythe* 1.2 S. Augustine, receaue, receaue what? a kindome: For what? I was hungrye and you gaue me to eate: what is so cheape, what soe earthly, as to giue bread to the hungrye? so much is the kingdome
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of heauen, worthe.
2.
I haue fought a good fight I* 1.3 haue kept the faythe, concerning the rest, there is laid vp for me •• crowne of iustice, which our lord will render to me in that daye a iust iudge. Vpon which wordes most excellently sayth S. Augu∣stine, explicating both the neces∣sitie of grace that wee may merit, and the iustice of reward due to merit. To whom sayth he should the* 1.4iust iudge render a crowne, yf the merci∣full father had not giuen grace? & howe should there be a crowne of iustices, vn∣less grace which doth iustifie the wicked had gone before?
3.
God is not vniust that he should* 1.5 forgett your workes and loue which you haue shewed in his name which haue ministred to the sainctes and doe minister.* 1.6
In deede great were gods in∣iustice,
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if he would onely punish synnes, and would not recea∣ue good workes. Sayth S. Hiero∣me vpon these wordes.
The sonn of man shall come in* 1.7 the glorie of his father with his Angels: and then will he render to euerie man according to his workes. He sayth not according* 1.8 to his mercie: sayth S. Augustin: and I also add, not according to fayth onely.
Protestantes position.
Good workes done in the state of grace are not meritorious of life euerlasting.