A26947:1308
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.
Were it not for the Devil, and wicked minds, all these might be attained: but if men be not themselves incarnate Devils, we may expect the last. And understand that the terms of the lowest Degrees are all implied in the Higher.
Were it not for the Devill, and wicked minds, all these might be attained: but if men be not themselves incarnate Devils, we may expect the last. And understand that the terms of the lowest Degrees are all implyed in the Higher.
And now for the Highest and most desirable Degree of Peace, viz. That we may meet in the same Assemblies, under the same Pastors, there is so little probability that ever it should be accomplished, and withal the various apprehensions of Christians doth make it so necessary to bear with one another in this, that I shall say but little of it, as knowing that I am like to lose my labour. Only this much concerning the terms.
And now for the Highest and most desirable Degree of Peace, viz. That we may meet in the same Assemblies, under the same Pastors, there is so little probability that ever it should be accomplished, and withall the various apprehensions of Christians doth make it so necessary to bear with one another in this, that I shall say but little of it, as knowing that I am like to lose my labor. Only this much concerning the terms.
If you will impose no more in point of Belief, as necessary to Salvation, but what is contained in the holy Scriptures, yea and in the three Creeds, and four first General Councils; and will leave the Pastors of the particular Churches to worship God according to the Rule of the holy Scriptures, prudentially themselves determining of mere Circumstances left to their determination; according to the general Rules, of Order, Decency and Edification, and bearing with a difference herein according to the different state of the Churches or judgement of the Pastors, this is the only probable way to bring us to this highest degree of Peace. Though according to this course, men should be left to some liberty to join with what particular Congregation they see best, and so would most commonly join with those that are nearest to their own judgement; yet the minds of most would be so mollified by mutual forbearance, and by being satisfied in the way that is thus commonly agreed on, that they would not scruple to join with one another in worship in the several Assemblies.