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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
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2. Hath your way put an End to controversies any more then ours? Are you not yet at controversy with Infidels, Whether Christ be the Redeemer: and with Heretics whether he be true eternal God? Are you not yet as full of controversies among your selves, as any Christians on the face of the earth? I do not believe but in the many Volumes of your Schoolmen, Casuists, and Commentators, I can show more controversies yet depending, then you can find amongst any sort of Christians in the world; yea then you can find among all other Christians in the world set together.
2. Hath your way put an End to controversies any more then ours? Are you not yet at controversie with Infidels, Whether Christ be the Redeemer: and with Hereticks whether he be true eternall God? Are you not yet as full of controversies among your selves, as any Christians on the face of the earth? I do not believe but in the many Volumes of your Schoolmen, Casuists, and Commentators, I can shew more controversies yet depending, then you can find amongst any sort of Christians in the world; yea then you can find among all other Christians in the world set together.
3. And is there any thing in your way that better tendeth to the deciding of controversies then in ours? Nothing at all; but contrarily, you have made more Controversies then you have ended. For, 1. We have a Certain infallible Rule to decide our controversies by, even such as you confess your selves to be infallible; Even the Holy Scriptures: but you have an uncertain Rule, even the Decrees of your Popes and Councils, and the many Volumes of the Fathers, which are at odds among themselves; your very Rule is self-contradicting, and your Judges are together by the ears (as hath been showed.)
3. And is there any thing in your way that better tendeth to the deciding of controversies then in ours? Nothing at all; but contrarily, you have made more Controversies then you have ended. For, 1. We have a Certain infallible Rule to decide our controversies by, even such as you confess your selves to be infallible; Even the Holy Scriptures: but you have an uncertain Rule, even the Decrees of your Popes and Councils, and the many Volumes of the Fathers, which are at odds among themselves; your very Rule is self-contradicting, and your Judges are together by the ears (as hath been shewed.)