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Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who,…Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who,…
Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I remember Lampridius tells us that Alexander Severus (that great enemy of injustice) was so severe, that he would have made a Law to regulate mens Apparel: But Ulpian changed his mind by telling him, that Many Laws cause Divisions, and make occasions of disobedience.
They cry out, There will be no order if Ministers and people be left to their own discretion in such and such circumstantials; But do they dream of Perfect Concord on earth? and that ⟨image 17⟩men of such various Interests, tempers, educations, converse and degrees of knowledge should not differ in a word, or gesture? Our English Rulers make no Laws, what Gesture shall be used in singing Psalms, or in Hearing Sermons, and there is no division or great disorder in them: But if on pretence of nearer Concord, they should tie all to one Gesture, this or that, we should presently find it an engine of division. And O how many such Engines have the Papal Clergy made and used long! and to what purpose? To silence faithful Ministers, to torment faithful Christians in the Inquisitions, to brand the best men with the names of Heretics and Schismatics, to gratify all profaneness and malignity, to quench brotherly love, and to tear the Church into pieces; And no experience will make them wiser.
They cry out, There will be no order if Ministers and people be left to their own discretion in such and such circumstantials; But do they dream of Perfect Concord on earth? and that ⟨image 17⟩men of such various Interests, tempers, educations, converse and degrees of knowledge should not differ in a word, or gesture? Our English Rulers make no Laws, what Gesture shall be used in singing Psalms, or in Hearing Sermons, and there is no division or great disorder in them: But if on pretence of nearer Concord, they should tye all to one Gesture, this or that, we should presently find it an engine of division. And O how many such Engines have the Papal Clergie made and used long! and to what purpose? To silence faithful Ministers, to torment faithful Christians in the Inquisitions, to brand the best men with the names of Hereticks and Schismaticks, to gratifie all profaneness and malignity, to quench brotherly love, and to tear the Church into pieces; And no experience will make them wiser.