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An answer to Mr. Dodwell and Dr. Sherlock, confuting an universal humane church-supremacy aristocratical…An answer to Mr. Dodwell and Dr. Sherlocke, confuting an universal humane church-supremacy aristocratical…
An answer to Mr. Dodwell and Dr. Sherlock, confuting an universal humane church-supremacy aristocratical and monarchical, as church-tyranny and popery : and defending Dr. Isaac Barrow's treatise against it by Richard Baxter ; preparatory to a fuller treatise against such an universal sovereignty as contrary to reason, Christianity, the Protestant profession, and the Church of England, though the corrupters usurp that title.An answer to Mr. Dodwell and Dr. Sherlocke, confuting an universal humane church-supremacy aristocratical and monarchical, as church-tyranny and popery : and defending Dr. Isaac Barrow's treatise against it by Richard Baxter ; preparatory to a fuller treatise against such an universal soveraignty as contrary to reason, Christianity, the Protestant profession, and the Church of England, though the corrupters usurp that title.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1682
Chapter 5: Wherein Mr. Dodwell's deceits, and the danger of them do consist.
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6. If it be so, how many such Papal Councils, arrogating such power, have been false Prophets?
7. But if they pretend not Inspiration, nor Prophetical authority from God, nor yet authority given them by the Scriptures, or Laws of God already made, (or falsely pretend such) then is not this to usurp Christs own authority, and so instead of being false Prophets, to be partly Vice-Christs, (or Law-givers to his universal Church) called commonly Antichrists? I would willingly have things so cleared, that men may be freed from all such suspicions.
7. But if they pretend not Inspiration, nor Prophetical authority from God, nor yet authority given them by the Scriptures, or Laws of God already made, (or falsly pretend such) then is not this to usurp Christs own authority, and so instead of being false Prophets, to be partly Vice-Christs, (or Law-givers to his universal Church) called commonly Antichrists? I would willingly have things so cleared, that men may be freed from all such suspicions.
But if you are still confident that the universal Church hath a visible supreme Government besides Christs, I should be glad, 1. To see it proved. 2. To know whose it is, and how we may know them. 3. And to know its true extent. If you intend no fraud, you cannot refuse me this, when I promise you, if performed, I will let fall the suit, and no more trouble you with lesser Controversies.