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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
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 say they, Pope Leo confirmed not this. Answ. 1. Still then the Church Representative it seems may err, and the Pope only is infallible. 2. Leo and his Delegates were offended at Anatolius his rising, and the equalling him with Rome: but they never excepted one word (that ever I found) against the saying, that it was because of the Empire that Rome by the Fathers had the Primacy given it.
But say they, Pope Leo confirmed not this. Answ. 1. Still then the Church Representative it seems may err, and the Pope only is infallible. 2. Leo and his Delegates were offended at Anatolius his rising, and the equaling him with Rome: but they never excepted one word (that ever I found) against the saying, that it was because of the Empire that Rome by the Fathers had the Primacy given it.
And the Reason given by themselves Concil. Constant. Can. 5. is, [because Constantinople is new Rome] But Binnius saith that Rome receiveth not the Canons of this Council neither, but only their condemnation of Macedonius. And he saith [that every Council hath just so much strength and authority as the Apostolic seat bestoweth on it. For (saith he) unless this be admitted, no reason can be given why some Councils of greater numbers of Bishops were reprobated; and others of a smaller number confirmed] Bin. Vol. 2. p. 515.
And the Reason given by themselves Concil. Constant. Can. 5. is, [because Constantinople is new Rome] But Binnius saith that Rome receiveth not the Canons of this Council neither, but only their condemnation of Macedonius. And he saith [that every Council hath just so much strength and authority as the Apostolick seat bestoweth on it. For (saith he) unless this be admitted, no reason can be given why some Councils of greater numbers of Bishops were reprobated; and others of a smaller number confirmed] Bin. Vol. 2. p. 515.