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Author: Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.
Title: The true ancient Roman Catholike Being an apology or counterproofe against Doctor Bishops Reproofe of the defence of the Reformed Catholike. The first part. Wherein the name of Catholikes is vindicated from popish abuse, and thence is shewed that the faith of the Church of Rome as now it is, is not the Catholike faith ... By Robert Abbot ...
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Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.
London: Printed by William Stansby for Ambrose Garbrand, and are to be sold at the signe of the Wind-mill in Pauls Church-yard, 1611.
Subject terms:
Bishop, William, 1554?-1624. -- Reproofe of M. Doct. Abbots defence, of the Catholike deformed by M. W. Perkins.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature.
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TO THE RIGHT HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE HENRY, PRINCE OF WALES, DVKE OF CORNWALL AND ROTHSAY, EARLE OF CHESTER, Knight of the most Honorable Order of the GARTER.
TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
The Contents of this Booke.
THE TRVE AN∣CIENT ROMANE CATHOLICKE.
CHAP. I. That the Church of Rome doth vainely and absurdly chal∣lenge to it selfe the name of the Catholicke Church.
Doct. BISHOPS REPROOFE. Pag. 89. §. 1.
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W. BISHOP. §. 2.
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W. BISHOP. §. 3.
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W. BISHOP. §. 4.
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CHAP. II. The comparison betwixt the Donatists and the Papists is iustified and enlarged.
W. BISHOPS REPROOFE. Pag. 95. §. 1.
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W. BISHOP. §. 6.
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CHAP. III. That the name of Catholikes is abused by the Papists, and is in their abuse a Donatisticall and hatefull name of faction and schisme.
W. BISHOP. §. 1.
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W. BISHOP. §. 3.
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CHAP. IIII. That the Church before Christ euen from the beginning was a part of the Catholike Church; and that the faith and religion of the new Testament differeth not in substance from the old.
W. BISHOP. §. 1.
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W. BISHOP. §. 2.
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W. BISHOP. §. 3.
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W. BISHOP. §. 4.
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W. BISHOP. §. 5.
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W. BISHOP. §. 6.
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W. BISHOP. §. 7.
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W. BISHOP. §. 8.
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CHAP. V. That faith and religion cannot be safely grounded on the example of Fathers and forefathers, and that the Popish factours notwithstanding doe in this behalfe abuse the credulity of ignorant men.
W. BISHOP. §. 1.
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W. BISHOP. §. 2.
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W. BISHOP. §. 3.
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W. BISHOP. §. 4.
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CHAP. VI. That the reasons of Popery where there is not a minde preiudicate, are not vrgent or forcible, and that M. Bishop was iustly censured, for that in repeating a rule deliuered by the Kings Maiesty for iudge∣ment of true religion, hee left out some wordes thereof.
W. BISHOP.
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CHAP. VII. Of the flourishing and best estate of the Church of Rome, and of the testimony of Theodoret, concerning the fulnesse of doctrine, contained in the Epistle to the Romans, and that the Apostle there condemneth Po∣pery of Idolatry, in worshipping of Saints and Images.
W. BISHOP. §. 1.
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W. BISHOP. §. 2.
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CHAP. VIII. That iustification before God consisteth not in proceeding from faith to workes, but in the continuation of faith to faith, and that this faith notwithstanding cannot be separated from charity and good workes.
W. BISHOP.
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CHAP. IX. That the iustification of man before God, is the imputa∣tion of righteousnesse without workes.
W. BISHOP.
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CHAP. X. That eternall life is meerely and wholly the gift of God, and cannot be purchased by merit or desert.
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CHAP. XI. That concupiscence or lust is sinne, euen in the very habit and first motions of it.
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CHAP. XII. Of the spirit of adoption, giuing witnesse to the faithfull that they are the sonnes of God.
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CHAP. XIII. That the good workes and sufferings of this life are not meritorious, or worthy of the blisse of the life to come.
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CHAP. XIIII. That the Scriptures are loosely and impertinently allea∣ged by the Papists, for proofe of their false doctrines, as namely of Iustification before God, of Free-will, of the Merit of single life, of Relikes and Images, of the Masse and Transubstantiation, and sundry other such like.
W. BISHOP. §. 1.
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W. BISHOP. §. 2.
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W. BISHOP. §. 3.
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W. BISHOP. §. 4.
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W. BISHOP. §. 5.
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W. BISHOP. §. 6.
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W. BISHOP. §. 7.
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W. BISHOP. §. 8.
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W. BISHOP. §. 9.
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Errata.