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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
Quest. Whether the way to heal any Divisions in the Churches of Chr… › Chapter 4 › Section
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BY this much you may see what Unity may be expected in the Church on earth. 1. A unity of internal Faith and Love, and Spirit among all real Christians. 2. A Unity of Profession, all professing the same Belief, that is of the word of God in General; and of the Creed and Essentials of Religion in particular; and as many more of the particular truths as they can reach.
3. A Unity of Professors in local communion in the same Assemblies in Gods public Worship, in the Word, Prayer, Praises, Sacraments, &c. Where they cohabit, or have opportunity for such communion.
3. A Unity of Professors in local communion in the same Assemblies in Gods publick Worship, in the Word, Prayer, Praises, Sacraments, &c. Where they cohabite, or have opportunity for such communion.
4. Among those that are out of our reach, or being near us, yet differing in some smaller things, where a difference is tolerable, we may yet in word, writing and deed own each other as Brethren, and combine for the promoting of the common good, and the commonly received truths and duties. So that we have in these four, the unity of the spirit in the bond of Peace: One Body: (the Catholic Church comprehending all properly called Christians) One Spirit (The sanctifying Spirit of Christ:) One Hope of our calling (One Promise or Gospel, and One Heaven and End:) One Lord (even Christ the only Head of the Church) One Faith (Both objective, in Scripture, and the Creed: and subjective, specific, which is our Reception of Scripture doctrine, and of Christ with his benefits:) One Baptism (entering all one and the same Covenant with Christ, to be his, and take him for our Lord and Saviour, renouncing the world, the flesh and devil, and signifying this by external washing in the name of that Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.) One God and Father (Our Creator, Preserver, our End and Happiness)