A26947:1342
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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Conclusion.
I Have cast out these Proposals merely to acquaint the peaceable Christian, what he should desire, that the frame of his heart may be right before God: and not with any expectation that they should be so regarded as to procure what they drive at. I am not so weak, or ignorant of the inconsiderableness of the Proposer, or of the selfishness and ungodliness of the world. But yet I may lawfully take the comfort of the most uneffecutal desires and endeavours that are honest.
I Have cast out these Proposals meerly to acquaint the peaceable Christian, what he should desire, that the frame of his heart may be right before God: and not with any expectation that they should be so regarded as to procure what they drive at. I am not so weak, or ignorant of the inconsiderableness of the Proposer, or of the selfishness and ungodliness of the world. But yet I may lawfully take the comfort of the most uneffecutal desires and endeavours that are honest.
And for those that would have us Reconciled upon the Grotian terms, or upon the French Foundation of a General Council, and would have all forced, as our Bishops attempted to come over to their way, and deny Liberty to the rest, that cannot thus close with them; and all that think that the Church must have some Visible Head or Sovereign to unite in, I shall show them their error in a distinct Disputation, which I am publishing next to this, as a supplement: and therein I shall give them such further Proposals for a just Reconciliation, as men that are Studious of Peace may prosecute, with hope of some success.
And for those that would have us Reconciled upon the Grotian terms, or upon the French Foundation of a General Council, and would have all forced, as our Bishops attempted to come over to their way, and deny Liberty to the rest, that cannot thus close with them; and all that think that the Church must have some Visible Head or Soveraign to unite in, I shall shew them their errour in a distinct Disputation, which I am publishing next to this, as a supplement: and therein I shall give them such further Proposals for a just Reconciliation, as men that are Studious of Peace may prosecute, with hope of some success.