Against the revolt to a foreign jurisdiction, which would be to England its perjury,…

Name: Against the revolt to a foreign jurisdiction, which would be to England its perjury,…
Author: Richard Baxter

Against the revolt to a foreign jurisdiction, which would be to England its perjury, church-ruin, and slavery in two parts ... / by Richard Baxter ...Against the revolt to a foreign jurisdiction, which would be to England its perjury, church-ruine, and slavery in two parts ... / by Richard Baxter ...

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691

[15], 552 p. · 152k words · Wing B1182 · ESTC R22132

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An Historical Prologue, as a Key to understand our English Differen… › Chapter 1: The Protestant Church of England is against all Humane Universal Sovereignty, Monarchic…An Historical Prologue, as a Key to understand our English Differen… › Chapter 1: The Protestant Church of England is against all Humane Vniversal Soveraignty, Monarchic…

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4. Dr. Reynolds against Hart proveth, that none but Christ can be the Head of Government any more than the Head of Influence.

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5. Dr. Whitaker against Stapleton de sacra Script. pag. 128. He showeth his Ignorance as worthy to sit among the Catechumens, that instead of Believing that there is a Catholic Church, puts [believing what the Catholic saith and believeth [sic tu, ut novam tuam fidem defendas n• vos articulos condis, etiam non haeresis sed perfidiae ⟨p. 58⟩Magisteres] I believe that there is a holy Catholic Church, but that I must believe all that it believeth and teacheth, I believe not. Augustine appealed from the Nicene Council to the Scripture. We receive not the Baptism of Infants from the Authority of the Church, but from the Scripture. And pag. 103. he showeth that [Councils have erred, and corrected one another, and are more uncertain than the Scripture. And pag. 50. [The Peace of the Church is better secured by referring all to the Scripture than to the Church.

5. Dr. Whitaker against Stapleton de sacra Script. pag. 128. He sheweth his Ignorance as worthy to sit among the Catechumens, that instead of Believing that there is a Catholick Church, puts [believing what the Catholick saith and believeth [sic tu, ut novam tuam fidem defendas n• vos articulos condis, etiam non haeresis sed perfidiae ⟨p. 58⟩Magisteres] I believe that there is a holy Catholick Church, but that I must believe all that it believeth and teacheth, I believe not. Augustine appealed from the Nicene Council to the Scripture. We receive not the Baptism of Infants from the Authority of the Church, but from the Scripture. And pag. 103. he sheweth that [Councils have erred, and corrected one another, and are more uncertain than the Scripture. And pag. 50. [The Peace of the Church is better secured by referring all to the Scripture than to the Church.

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Against the revolt to a foreign jurisdiction, which would be to England its perjury,…

Chap. II. The whole Kingdom and Church is sworn against all Foreign Jurisdiction, and all alteration of Government in Church and State: And ought not to be stigmatized with PERJURY.

Chap. II. The whole Kingdom and Church is sworn against all Forreign Jurisdiction, and all alteration of Government in Church and State: And ought not to be stigmatized with PERJURY.

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Chap. II. The whole Kingdom and Church is sworn against all Foreign Jurisdiction, and all alteration of Government in Church and State: And ought not to be stigmatized with PERJURY.

Chap. II. The whole Kingdom and Church is sworn against all Forreign Jurisdiction, and all alteration of Government in Church and State: And ought not to be stigmatized with PERJURY.