A26947:1332
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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But I know I speak all this in vain, for the Pope will never consent that Protestants shall sow their seed at Rome, lest it quickly unnest him. But in the mean time let the Papists here confess if they be reasonable, that we have no reason to give Liberty to them, that will give none to us, or upon unequal terms. If they claim a special Title to it, as having the juster cause, we desire no more then a fair trial of that, and let them that have the juster cause take all.
But I know I speak all this in vain, for the Pope will never consent that Protestants shall sow their seed at Rome, lest it quickly unneast him. But in the mean time let the Papists here confess if they be reasonable, that we have no reason to give Liberty to them, that will give none to us, or upon unequal terms. If they claim a special Title to it, as having the juster cause, we desire no more then a fair tryall of that, and let them that have the juster cause take all.
3. Another particular that should here be agreed on is this, (whether the former be consented to or not;) That on both sides where the Teachers have any Toleration or forbearance, they may be forced by the Magistrate to teach the Ignorant people that adhere to them, the great Articles of the Christian faith (both words and sense) which we are all agreed in. Which was Bishop Ushers motion to the Papist Priests in Ireland. For saith he, among the Papists the people are suffered to perish for want of knowledge; the vulgar superstitions of Popery not doing them half that hurt, that the ignorance of those common principles of faith doth, which all true Christians are bound to learn] (Serm. at Wansted, page 33.)
4. Another necessary particular to be agreed on is, that we use not bitter invectives against each other, nor uncharitable contendings, especially in the ears of the ignorant people that have not yet learned the common truths which we agree in: but that our Debates be managed only in such Assemblies as are capable of them, and in a sober Christian way.