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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.
6. Men in power, and the Major Vote, have great advantage to execute their own wills, and to put Laws on others, and bring them under what Characters they please; and so to affix the names of Heretics or Schismatics on them, if they fulfil not all their wills: yea, to silence them, and suppress their Writings, and make them to be little understood in the World, yea, or by their neighbours round about them.
6. Men in power, and the Major Vote, have great advantage to execute their own wills, and to put Laws on others, and bring them under what Characters they please; and so to affix the names of Hereticks or Schismaticks on them, if they fulfil not all their wills: yea, to silence them, and suppress their Writings, and make them to be little understood in the World, yea, or by their neighbours round about them.
7. The Vulgar (as they are for the Conqueror in the Wars, so) usually are for the upper and stronger side in peace, that have Power to hurt them, and have the Major Vote; And also easily believe them, and think men that suffer, are like to be guilty of what they are accused.
7. The Vulgar (as they are for the Conquerour in the Wars, so) usually are for the upper and stronger side in peace, that have Power to hurt them, and have the Major Vote; And also easily believe them, and think men that suffer, are like to be guilty of what they are accused.
8. Godliness being against a worldly mind and interest, and the Rabble usually for it, hence ariseth a Conspiracy of carnal Clergy-men, and the Rabble, against those that are most seriously Godly, as if they were their enemies, and a surly, proud, intractable sort of people. As Sulpitius Severus describeth Ithacius and his followers, (and even Mr. Hooker out of him Eccl. Pol. Praefat.)