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Full and easy satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference…Full and easie satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference…
Full and easy satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference between D. a doubter, P. a papist, and R. a reformed Catholic Christian : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.Full and easie satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference between D. a doubter, P. a papist, and R. a reformed Catholick Christian : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nev. Simmons, 1674
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.
VI. Reason: The said Papacy hold their claim of Supreme Government as by Gods appointment (though they confess as before said, that it is not de fide, that the Pope succeedeth Peter by Divine right) and this notoriously Contrary to the Judgement and Tradition of the far greatest part of the Churches in the world: General Councils (such as they had) and the sense of the greatest part of Christians have determined against the Papal claim. And Tradition condemneth them to this day, while they plead Tradition.
VI. Reason: The said Papacy hold their claim of Supream Government as by Gods appointment (though they confess as before said, that it is not de fide, that the Pope succeedeth Peter by Divine right) and this notoriously Contrary to the Judgement and Tradition of the far greatest part of the Churches in the world: General Councils (such as they had) and the sense of the greatest part of Christians have determined against the Papal claime. And Tradition condemneth them to this day, while they plead Tradition.
VII. Reason: It is Treason against Christ for the Papists who are but a Sect, and not the third part of the Christians in the world, to call themselves the whole Church, and unchurch all the rest, and seek to rob Christ of the far greatest part of his Kingdom, by denying them to be such: As if they would deny two third parts of this Kingdom to be the Kings. They are Sectaries and Schismatics by this arrogant dividing from all the rest, and appropriating the name and privileges of the Church to themselves alone.
VII. Reason: It is Treason against Christ for the Papists who are but a Sect, and not the third part of the Christians in the world, to call themselves the whole Church, and unchurch all the rest, and seek to rob Christ of the far greatest part of his Kingdom, by denying them to be such: As if they would deny two third parts of this Kingdom to be the Kings. They are Sectaries and Schismaticks by this arrogant dividing from all the rest, and appropriating the name and priviledges of the Church to themselves alone.