A26947:1114
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
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3. But if it had been spoken of Peter, it had been no more then is spoken of the other Apostles, on whom as on a Foundation the Church is said to be built, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner stone, Eph. 2. 20.
But what need we more, if we put not out our eyes, then to find in all the New Testament, that Peter was never called or taken for a Vice-christ by the Apostles, (unless Secundum quid, as every Ambassador of Christ is that speaks his message in his stead, 2 Cor. 5. 19, 20.) and that he never is said to exercise any Universal Government over the rest of the Apostles, nor so much as give them a Law, or Convent them before him, or send them out, or do any more in Ruling them, then they in Ruling him, nor so much as Paul did in rebuking him to his face for disorderly walking, &c. Gal. 2. Yea when Paul calls them carnal that sided with Peter, though but in the same over-valuing way as others did of Apollos and Paul, saying [I am of Paul, and I am of Apollo, and I am of Cephas,] 1 Cor. 1. 12. He saith to them that said [I am of Christ] [Is Christ divided?] as showing that he was the common Universal Head and Master of them all. But when he mentioneth mere men, he hath no such word: He saith not [Is Peter divided] But implying all in one, he saith [Was Paul crucified for you, or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?] And [Who then is Paul, and who is Apollo? (implying also, Who is Peter) but Ministers by whom ye believed as the Lord gave to every man, 1 Cor. 3. 5.] See 1 Cor. 4 6.
But what need we more, if we put not out our eyes, then to find in all the New Testament, that Peter was never called or taken for a Vice-christ by the Apostles, (unless Secundum quid, as every Embassador of Christ is that speaks his message in his stead,