A26947:13
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
Dedication: To his Highness RICHARD Lord Protector OF THE Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ir…
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Or that Bellarmine and the stronger side do carry it, as [The common judgement of all Catholic Divines, (see what a rabble he heaps up De Pontif. Rom. li. 5. c. 1.) that the Pope, ratione spiritualis, habet saltem indirectè potestatem quandam, eamque summam in temporalibus. Which cap. 6. he saith, [is just such over Princes as the soul hath over the body or sensitive appetite; and that thus he may change Kingdoms, and take them from one and give to another, as the chief Spiritual Prince, if it be but necessary to the safety of souls.] cap. 78. He gives us his proof of this. And whether the Pope do take your Government to be for the good of souls, I need not tell you. It is the stupendous judgement of God on Christian Princes for their sins, that they have been so far blinded as to endure such an usurper so long, and have not before this blotted out his name from among the sons of men. [Non licet, &c. It is not lawful (saith Bellarmine ib. c. 7.) for Christians to Tolerate an Infidel, or Heretical King, if he endeavour to draw his Subjects to his Heresy or unbelief: but to judge whether a King do draw to Heresy or not, belongeth to the Pope, to whom the care ⟨image 4⟩of Religion is committed: therefore it belongs to the Pope to judge a King to be deposed, or not deposed.] You see here it is not Lawful for such Christians as the Papists to Tolerate you: which may help your judgement in the point of their Toleration. Si Christiani (saith Bellarib.) olim non deposuerunt Neronem—Valentem Arianum & similes, id fuit quia deerant vires temporals Christianis.] You have your Government and we our Lives, because the Papists are not strong enough. They tell you what to trust to. Saith Tollet (one of the best of the Jesuites, li 1. de Instruct. Sacerd. c. 13.) [They that were bound by the bond of fidelity or Oath, shall be freed from such a bond, if he fall into Excommunication: and during that, Debtors are absolved from the obligation of paying to the Creditor that debt that is contracted by words—] These are no private uneffectual Opinions. Saith Pope Pius the 5th himself in his Bull against our Queen Elizabeth, [Volumus & mandamus, We will and command that the Subjects take Arms against that Heretical and Excommunicate Queen.]
Or that Bellarmine and the stronger side do carry it, as [The common judgement of all Catholick Divines, (see what a rabble he heaps up De Pontif. Rom. li. 5. c. 1.) that the Pope, ratione spiritualis, habet saltem indirectè potestatem quandam, eamque summam in temporalibus. Which cap. 6. he saith, [is just such over Princes as the soul hath over the body or sensitive appetite; and that thus he may change Kingdoms, and take them from one and give to another, as the chief Spiritual Prince, if it be but necessary to the safety of souls.] cap. 78. He gives us his proof of this. And whether the Pope do take your Government to be for the good of souls, I need not tell you. It is the stupendious judgement of God on Christian Princes for their sins, that they have been so far blinded as to endure such an usurper so long, and have not before this blotted out his name from among the sons of men. [Non licet, &c. It is not lawful (saith Bellarmine ib. c. 7.) for Christians to Tolerate an Infidel, or Heretical King, if he endeavour to draw his Subjects to his Heresie or unbelief: but to judge whether a King do draw to Heresie or not, belongeth to the Pope, to whom the care