A26947:334
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.
But if they can show us no law of God empowering these special consecrators, any more then others, then where is the Papacy that dependeth on it? There is nothing in Scripture to empower the Italian Bishops any more then the Gallicane, Germane, or Asian, to Consecrate a Head for the Catholic Church.
But if they can shew us no law of God empowring these speciall consecrators, any more then others, then where is the Papacy that dependeth on it? There is nothing in Scripture to empower the Italian Bishops any more then the Gallicane, Germane, or Asian, to Consecrate a Head for the Catholick Church.
3. But suppose there were, yet we must be resolved whether it be some or all the Italian Bishops that must do it? If but some, which be they? and how is their power proved? If all or any, then 1. What shall we do when some of them consecrate one Pope, and some another, and some a third, which hath fallen out: which of these is the Pope? If Consecration give the Power, then all are Popes. 2. And still the Papal succession is overthrown while many Popes had no Consecration by Italian Bishops.
Thus you may see what a case the poor Jesuits or Friars will be in, if you put them but to insert the necessary Electors and Consecrators in their Definition of a Pope.
Thus you may see what a case the poor Jesuits or Fryars will be in, if you put them but to insert the necessary Electors and Consecrators in their Definition of a Pope.