Catholic communion doubly defended by Dr. Owens, vindicator, and Richard Baxter and the state…Catholick communion doubly defended by Dr. Owens, vindicator, and Richard Baxter and the state…

And though we believe not all that Bernard, Walaf; Strabo, and such others, though good men, believed of Peter Bruis, Henricus, and other Albigenses, Waldenses and Bohemians, much less all that Tho. Waldensis saith against Wickliss▪ the wisest Reformers have seen cause to mention some of their mistakes.

And though we believe not all that Bernard, Walaf; Strabo, and such others, though good men, believed of Peter Bruis, Henricus, and other Albigenses, Waldenses and Bobemians, much less all that Tho. Waldensis saith against Wickliss▪ the wisest Reformers have seen cause to mention some of their mistakes.

Luther's first mistakes while he disowned not the Papacy, and his after sharpness, against Carolostadius, and Zuinglius, are recorded by many that dislike them, as he recordeth his distaste of those aforesaid, and many more whom he dissented from. All that are contradicted by name are not taken by sober men to be graceless or intolerable. Swenkfeldius was a man of honour, and his Character was, that he had [an honest heart, but not a regulated head;] and yet the generality of Reformers cried down his Errors and Sect. The Calvinists write for Communion with the Lutherans, and the Moderate Lutherans love the Calvinists, & yet they write against each other by name, as too many Volumes openly show. George Major was a wise and good man though Schlusselburgius, and such others, number him and his followers as Heretics, as Ca••vi•• doth the Calixtines. Nicholas Gallus, and Am•sdorsius were noted Divines and Century Writers▪ though they so used Major, and maintained that Good works are not necessary to Salvation; for which wiser men did write against them. Mat. Flac. Illyricus (the chief Century Writer) was a Learned Zealous Protestant, and yet many more than Melanchthon and Beza have left as a blot upon his name, that he was so fierce against Ceremonies, and unpeaceable, and that he maintained that Original Sin is the substance of the Soul. Andrew Osiander was a very Learned Protestant high in favour with his Prince, yet he and all his followers greatly opposed by the Orthodox Reformers, for maintaining that we are justified by Gods Essential Righteousness made ours. And Fuccius sped the worse for following him (though it was for State-Councils that he died.) How high a Character doth Melanchthon, and many other the greatest Divines give of Hubertus Languetus, as an Honourable, Learned, Pious, Excellent Man; and yet it's now scarce denied, but it