A26947:1033
A key for Catholics, to open the juggling of the Jesuits, and satisfy all…A key for Catholicks, to open the jugling of the Jesuits, and satisfie all…
A key for Catholics, to open the juggling of the Jesuits, and satisfy all that are but truly willing to understand, whether the cause of the Roman or reformed churches be of God ... containing some arguments by which the meanest may see the vanity of popery, and 40 detections of their fraud, with directions, and materials sufficient for the confutation of their voluminous deceits ... : the second part showeth (especially against the French and Grotians) that the Catholic Church is not united in any merely humane head, either Pope or council / by Richard Baxter, a Catholic Christian and Pastor of a church ...A key for Catholicks, to open the jugling of the Jesuits, and satisfie all that are but truly willing to understand, whether the cause of the Roman or reformed churches be of God ... containing some arguments by which the meanest may see the vanity of popery, and 40 detections of their fraud, with directions, and materials sufficient for the confutation of their voluminous deceits ... : the second part sheweth (especially against the French and Grotians) that the Catholick Church is not united in any meerly humane head, either Pope or council / by Richard Baxter, a Catholick Christian and Pastor of a church ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1659
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.
But what reason is there then that we may not have the same measure from them which they expect? We profess to take no man, nor Council of men, for the Lords of our faith, but for the Helpers of our faith. They tell us, that they know not where to find our Religion. We tell them it is entirely in the written word of God, and that we know no other Infallible Rule; because we know no other Divine Revelation (supposing what in Nature is revealed.) They tell us that, All Heretics do pretend to Scripture, and therefore this cannot be the Test of our Religion? I answer, that so all cavillers, and defrauders and extortioners, may pretend to the Law of the Land, to undo poor men by quirks of wit, or tire them with vexatious suits: And yet it follows not that we must seek another Rule of Right, and take the Law for insufficient: And what if Heretics pretend to Tradition, to General Councils and the Decretals of the Popes (as you know how frequently they do) Will you yield therefore that these are an insufficient Rule, or Test of your own Religion? Open your eyes, and judge as you would be judged.
But what reason is there then that we may not have the same measure from them which they expect? We profess to take no man, nor Council of men, for the Lords of our faith, but for the Helpers of our faith. They tell us, that they know not where to find our Religion. We tell them it is entirely in the written word of God, and that we know no other Infallible Rule; because we know no other Divine Revelation (supposing what in Nature is revealed.) They tell us that, All Hereticks do pretend to Scripture, and therefore this cannot be the Test of our Religion? I answer, that so all cavillers, and defrauders and extortioners, may pretend to the Law of the Land, to undo poor men by quirks of wit, or tire them with vexatious suits: And yet it follows not that we must seek another Rule of Right, and take the Law for insufficient: And what if Hereticks pretend to Tradition, to General Councils and the Decretals of the Popes (as you know how frequently they do) Will you yield therefore that these are an infufficient Rule, or Test of your own Religion? Open your eyes, and judge as you would be judged.
But I will come to some of the particular Opinions which they charge us with. And because I know not a more weighty renowned Champion of their cause then Cardinal Richleiu (then Bishop of Lucion:) I shall take notice of his twelve great errors which he so vehemently chargeth on the Reformed Churches, as contrary to the Scripture. And sure I shall do much