A26947:1122
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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Next he again tells Prince Charles [that we should not deny that to the Church which we see is necessary to all humane Societies] Answ. Was this man in his wits! Have all Societies, or any Society an Universal Humane Governor? Who is it that is the Universal Chancellor of all the Academics on Earth? Who is it that is the Ruler of all the Colleges of Physicians in the world? I know what Schoolmaster we have in our own School here; but I never heard of an Universal Schoolmaster for all the world; nor for all England: who is the Universal Governor of all the Companies of Merchants in the world? Or who is the Universal King?
Next he again tells Prince Charls [that we should not deny that to the Church which we see is necessary to all humane Societies] Answ. Was this man in his wits! Have all Societies, or any Society an Universal Humane Governour? Who is it that is the Universal Chancellor of all the Academics on Earth? Who is it that is the Ruler of all the Colledges of Physitians in the world? I know what Schoolmaster we have in our own School here; but I never heard of an Universal Schoolmaster for all the world; nor for all England: who is the Universal Governour of all the Companies of Merchants in the world? Or who is the Universal King?
In the Conclusion he gathers up all into seven reasons, Why the Church should have a Vice-christ [1. That the militant Church might be like the triumphant, who have one Invisible Head.] Answ. 1. Christ is visible to the Church in Heaven. 2. When you have proved that any mere man is Christ, or Head in Heaven, then we will grant that a mere man shall be Christ and Head on earth. 3. Earth is not yet fit to be conformed to Heaven ⟨p. 305⟩in its Government. 4. Is it not the truest conformity, that Heaven and Earth have one and the same Lord, though visible to them and not to us, yet ruling us by visible officers? 5. But if this will not serve, lets have on earth a visible Government: therefore let us have no Pope that is invisible to almost all the world; but Pastors that are visible in their particular Churches.