The safegarde from ship-wracke, or Heauens hauen compiled by I.P. priest.

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Title: The safegarde from ship-wracke, or Heauens hauen compiled by I.P. priest.
Author: Pickford, John, 1588-1664?
Publication: Printed at Douay :: By Peter Telu, at the signe of the Natiuitie,; anno 1618.
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Subject terms: Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
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CALVINS DOCTRINE.

Caluin saith:p it is faith only that iustifieth, yet faith that iustifieth is not alone: as the heat of the sunne is not alone, which warmeth the earth. Againe:

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thou seest that our iustice is not in vs, but in Christ, wherfor then are wee iustified by faith, because wee apprehend the iustice of Christ by faith by which only wee are reconciled vnto God.

Againe:q wee say a man is iustified by faith only.

Againe:r he shalbe iustified by faith, who ha∣uing excluded the iustice of workes, doth appre∣hend the iustice of Christ by faith, where with being vested, he hoth appeare in the sight of God, not as asi∣nner but as iust.s And therfore whē God doth iustifie vs by the intercession of Christ, he doth not absolue, or forgiue vs, according to the approbation of our owne innocencie, but according to the imputation of Iustice, so that wee may be deemed iust in Christ who are not Iust in our selues

Novv if you vvill knovv vvhether Caluin consent vvith the auncient fathers heare him self saying:t they babble that the ceremoniall workes of the law are excluded but not the Morale

Finally it is so hard amatter for aiust man, or a man of a holy life, by doeing well to become more iust with Caluin, that by how many the more good workes hee doth, soe many the more sins doth he heap vp, and decerueth so many the more stripes, for he saith:v There is not one worke of the Saintes which if it be considered in it self, but it doth deser∣ue a iust reward of reproch,x yea it is damnable: Let vs take heed therfore, of good workes. Againe he saith:y Let their dreame therfore be of force, whoe fayne iustice to proceed from faith and wor∣kes. z And certenly in these thinges, no not Augu∣stines sentence or (at least) manner of speaking it altogether to be admitted. For although he doe marue lonsly spoyle, a man of all prayse of iustice and doe attribute al to the grace of God, yet he referreth grace vnto sanctification, whereby wee are borne againe vnto newnes of life by the spirit. Againe:a He that doth once truly beleeue (saith he) cannot after wardes fall from the grace of god, or loose his faith, by his adultery or other lyke synnes.

Beza saith.b That Dauid by his adultery and mur∣der, did not loose the holy ghost, and fall frō his faith.

Notes

p

in Antido∣to Concili•• Trid. ad can. 11. Sess. 6. lib. 3. instit. cap. 11. ¶. 23. ¶. & cap. 16. ¶. 1.

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q

cap. 11. ¶. 19.

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r

¶. 2.

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s

¶. 2

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t

Ibid. 1••.

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v

lib. 3. cap. 14. ¶ 9.

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x

¶. 11.

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y

cap. 11.13.2. ¶ 15.

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a

Epitom. colloquij Mont. 13. belyer. pag. 44.48.

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b

In resp. ad act. colleg. montisbelg. part. altera pag. 73.

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