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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
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Quest. 12. Whether there be, or ever was such a thing in the world, as one Catholic Church, Constituted by any Head besides or under Christ?
Quest. 12. Whether there be, or ever was such a thing in the world, as one Catholick Church, Constituted by any Head besides or under Christ?
The greatest and first controversy between us and the Papists, is not What man, or Politic person, is the Head of the whole Visible Church: But, Whether there be any such Head at all, eiPersonal or Collective, Monarchical, Aristocratical or Democratical under Christ, of his appointment or allowance? Or any such thing as a Catholic Church so Headed or Constituted? Which they affirm and we deny. That neither Pope nor General Council is such a Head, I have proved so fully in my Key for Catholics and other Books, that I will not here stay to make repetition of it. That the Pope is no such Head, we may take for granted, 1. Because they bring no proof of it; whatever they vainly pretend•• 2. Because our Divines have copiously disproved it, to whom I refer you. 3. Because the Universal Church never received such a Head, as I have proved against Johnson. 4. And whether it be the Pope their Bishop of Calcedon ubi sup. & Sancta Clara System. •id. say is not de fide.
THe greatest and first controversie between us and the Papists, is not What man, or Politick person, is the Head of the whole Visible Church: But, Whether there be any such Head at all, eiPersonal or Collective, Monarchical, Aristocratical or Democratical under Christ, of his appointment or allowance? Or any such thing as a Catholick Church so Headed or Constituted? Which they affirm and we deny. That neither Pope nor General Council is such a Head, I have proved so fully in my Key for Catholicks and other Books, that I will not here stay to make repetition of it. That the Pope is no such Head, we may take for granted, 1. Because they bring no proof of it; whatever they vainly pretend•• 2. Because our Divines have copiously disproved it, to whom I refer you. 3. Because the Universal Church never received such a Head, as I have proved against Iohnson. 4. And whether it be the Pope their Bishop of Calcedon ubi sup. & Sancta Clara System. id. say is not de fide.