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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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3. But in these points following we oppose them. 1. We take the holy Scriptures as the Complete universal Rule or Law of faith and Holy living, and we know of no Tradition that containeth another word of God; Nay we know there is none such because the Scripture is true, which asserteth its own sufficiency. Scripture, and unwritten Tradition are but two ways of acquainting the world with the same Christian doctrine; and not with divers parts of that Doctrine, so as that Tradition should add to Scripture: yea contrarily it is but the substance of greatest verities that are conveyed by unwritten Tradition: but that and much more is contained in the Scripture, where the Christian doctrine is complete.
3. But in these points following we oppose them. 1. We take the holy Scriptures as the Compleat universal Rule or Law of faith and Holy living, and we know of no Tradition that containeth another word of God; Nay we know there is none such because the Scripture is true, which asserteth its own sufficiency. Scripture, and unwritten Tradition are but two wayes of acquainting the world with the same Christian doctrine; and not with divers parts of that Doctrine, so as that Tradition should add to Scripture: yea contrarily it is but the substance of greatest verities that are conveyed by unwritten Tradition: but that and much more is contained in the Scripture, where the Christian doctrine is compleat.
2. The manner of delivery in a form of words, which no man may alter, and in so much fullness and perspicuity, is much to be preferred before the mere verbal delivery of the same doctrine. For 1. The Memory of man is not so strong as to retain as much as the Bible doth contain, and preserve it safe from alterations or Corruptions; Or if one man were of so strong a memory, no man can imagine that all or most should be so: Or if one Generation had such wonderful memories, we cannot imagine that all their posterity should have the like. If there were no statute Books, Records, or Law-books in England, our Laws would be but sorrily kept, and obeyed and executed.
2. The manner of delivery in a form of words, which no man may alter, and in so much fullness and perspicuity, is much to be preferred before the meer verbal delivery of the same doctrine. For 1. The Memory of man is not so strong as to retain as much as the Bible doth contain, and preserve it safe from alterations or Corruptions; Or if one man were of so strong a memory, no man can imagine that all or most should be so: Or if one Generation had such wonderfull memories, we cannot imagine that all their posterity should have the like. If there were no statute Books, Records, or Law-books in England, our Laws would be but sorrily kept, and obeyed and executed.