A Plain and Rational Account of the Catholic Faith (Classic Reprint): With a Preface and Appendix, in Vindication of Catholic Morals, from Old ... &c.; To Which Is Annexed, the Reforme - Tapa blanda

Manning, Robert

 
9780243414390: A Plain and Rational Account of the Catholic Faith (Classic Reprint): With a Preface and Appendix, in Vindication of Catholic Morals, from Old ... &c.; To Which Is Annexed, the Reforme

Sinopsis

Explore Catholic teachings on indulgences, merits, and salvation with clear, accessible arguments.

This edition presents a historical, theological defense of Catholic morals and practice. It engages with key questions about forgiveness, the role of penance, and how God’s grace works in the life of believers, using scriptural references and early church authorities to illustrate a consistent Catholic perspective.



Readers will encounter explanations of how merits relate to God’s promises, the nature of penance, and the church’s authority to guide the faithful. The work also situates these topics within debates that arose during the Reformation era, offering a careful, text-based examination rather than modern summaries alone.




  • How the Catholic view defines merit and grace, and how they relate to justification

  • The distinction between forgiveness of sin and the remission of temporal penalties

  • Arguments about indulgences, purification, and the role of saints in intercession

  • How scriptural passages and historical councils inform Catholic teaching



Ideal for readers interested in Catholic history, theological debates, and historical defenses of Catholic morals.

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Excerpt from A Plain and Rational Account of the Catholic Faith: With a Preface and Appendix, in Vindication of Catholic Morals, From Old Calumnies Revived and Collected in a Scurrilous Libel Entitled, a Protestant's Resolution, &C.; To Which Is Annexed, the Reformed Churches Proved Destitute of a Lawful Ministry

Next, they were charged with not heying men of sense or learn ing amongst them, That they kept the common 'people intawe with superstitious fears. 'that their pretended miracles were only tricks of art, or magical enchantments. That they were traitors to the. Government, 'and guilty 6r all the exile that happened to the, state. That~in their' most secret 'meetings they feasted on the flesh of murdered infants, made delicious 'sippers in their warm and innocent blood, and closed at length the barbarous solemnity with all sorts of lewd' and incestuous ein'brac'es. In 'a word, that'they were professed enemies to honour and conscience, to God and man, All these things are attested, by Origen,, Tertullianust. Justin, 8m. And shew how true this saying of Tertullian. Is, viz, That truth and the hatred of it, began tugether.

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