ruf 1\eformed [atholi~. bringforth fruits worthy ofpenance, which A (fay they)are workes of fatisfal:tlon inioyned by the Priefr. eAnfw. Thi.< text is aliufed:for rhe w~rd "'na,otin fignifieth thus much , chang~: ~onrmmdes from finne to God , and tdlifie it by good workes, tbat is, by doing the duties ofthemoralllaw:whichmufrbedone,not be– aufe they are meanes to fatislie Gods iMfrice for mans finne , but becaufe they are fruits of hat faith and repentance which lies in the heart. · , ObieEl. Vll••.(or,?•I ,.P4Hl fetttrhdowne fundryfruits ofrepentance: whercofthel•fr is reHenge, whereby repentant perfons punifh themfolues, thereby to fatisfie Gods iullice I for the temporall punilhmentof their finoes. B : Anfw. A repentant {inner mull take reuenge 1 on himfelfe, and that is onlytovfe all mcanes which ferue to fubdue the corruption ofna– ture)t" btidle carnall alfedions,and t9 mortifie finne: and thefe kindes ofaCtions are re– j/Mimnents properly, and·not puniJhments: and are direCted againllthdinne, and not a· gainlhhe perfon. · • Lallly, they make three workes offatisfa– lhon, prayer,falling, and almes-deeds. For the firft', it is meere foolifhnes tothinke, that man by prayer can f•tisfie for hisfinnes. It is all one, as if they had faid, that abeggar by askingofalmes,fhould deferue hisalmes: or, that adebtor by requelling his creditopr to pardon his debt , fhould thereby pay his debt. C Secondly,a fafring isa thing indilferenr,ofthe fame nature with eating and drinking, and of it felfe conferrerh nothing to the obtainment ofthe kingdome ofheauen, 110 more then ea– ting and drinking cloth· Thirdly and lallly, almesdeedescannot be workes of fatisfaclion for Gnnes. ·For when we giue them as we ought,wedoebutour duty, whereunto weare bound. And wee may as well fay, that aman by paying one debt may difcharge another, as tofay that by doing ~is·dury bee may fatisfie Gods iuftice forthe·punifhment of his finnes. 'I'hefe ive confelfe'be fruits offaith,bn.t yet are they no workes of fatislaC!ion: but theonely and al·ft•fficientfatisfaCtion made>to Godsiu– llicefor our finnes, is to be found in the per- D fon of Chrill, being procured by the merit.Of his death, and his obedience. Aod thus our dol:trinetouchingfatisfaC!ion iscleared:and it is to be learn<<! carefully ofout common peo– ple, becanfe the opinion ofhumane fatisfalli– on isnarurall, and llickes fall in the heartsof natural! men; Herei1pon when any haue liq– ncd , and fedc tonch of confcience·aoy-way, their-mal1t)Cr is , then to perform"!(;me out· ward humiliation andr~~enrance' thinking thereby to lloppe the mouth of cohfcience' and by doing fome ceremonial! cluties to ap– peafe the \yrath ofGod fortheir finnes. Yea many thinke to fatisfic Gods iullicc by'repea– tingthe Creed, the Lords prayer, and the ten Commandements, 10 foolifh are they in this kinde. • ' · \ · The fhuenth point : · OfTraditions. Traditions, are doCtrines deliuered from handto hand, _eitherby word ofmouth or by wr~tiilg,betidethc writtenword ofGod. 0Hrc~nfmt. Cowc!Hf. I. Wehold that thevery word of God hath been~deliuercd by rradition. For 6rfr;God rcuealed his will toAt/a"' by word ofmouth: andrenewed the El me vnto the Pa– triarkes, not-by writing, butby fpeech, by dreamcs,and otherinfpirations: and thus the Word of Gnd weot from man to man, for the fpace of two thoufand and foure hundred yearcs, vntothctime,ofMofts, whowasthe pen·man of .holy SctJpture. For as touching theProphecteofE1111Ch, wecommonly hold it was no~ penned by Enoch, but by fome Iew vnder hts nom t .Andfor the fp>cc ofthistime; men worfhipped God,andheld the articlesof their_faith by tradition,not from men,but im– mcdtately from God himfelle. And the hillo– r~e o~ the new. Teframent (as fome fay) for e1ghue yeares, as lome others thinke for the fpace oftwentie yeares and more, w~nt from hand to hand by tradition , till penned by the Apollles, or becing penned by others it was approoued by them. Conc/Nf. 1J. Wcholdthat the Prephets,our Sauiour Chrifr,andhis Apofiles,fpake and did many things good and true, which were not writte in the Scripture; but came either to vs., orto our Aunceftours onelyb)' tradition. As 2.1'im.3.8.itisfaid,l•nnes.ndl•mbreswmthe M•gitiAns thatwithf/ood VWofts: now in the Bookes of the old Tdlament wee lbaU not find them once named, and therefore it is like that tkApofrlcs had their names by Traditi– on, or by fome writingsthe extantamong the Iewcs.So Beb.u.••·The author ofthe Epi– IHe rccordethof.Mofes, thatwhenhee faw a terrible fight in Mount Sinai,he faid,ltremble, •nd •m •fraJJ: which words arc not to bee found inallthebookesoftheold Tcframent. In the Epifrle ofJHde mention is made, th•t the di•e/JJlroHt with t)!-1i<hael the Arcb.,gela– bOHt thebody".[Mofes: which point (as alio the former) confidering it is r.ot to bee found it) holy Writ, irfeemes the Apofrle had itby Tradition from the Iewes. Tbatthe Prophet Efoywas killed witha Fullers club isreceiued foNruth butyctnot recorded in fcripture:an~ fo likewife thatthe VirginMary liued anddt· ecl ~virgin.AndInEcclcliafticalwrirers many worthy iayingsofthe Apollles andother holy, men,are recorded and recemedolvsfor truth, WHich neuerthelc{\'c arc DOt fct .doWne in the bookes of the old or new Teframent. And many. tl]ings•wehold for truth, not written .in theword,iftheybe not againfl,theword· Ill.ConciHf.
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