A26947:409
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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Yet let us hear this Orator further clearing his mind [Adding to a Doctrine may be understood four ways. 1. By way of explication or declaration. 2. By way of supply. 3. By way of ampliation. 4. By way of destruction, or contrary. The first way is necessary in every science and doctrine, and specially in Holy Scripture; not for it self, which is most sufficient, and most clear in it self, but for us: (This we all yield) The second way is necessary to sciences diminutely and insufficiently delivered by their authors, for their supplement: so Aristotle is supplemented by Albertus Magnus, &c. The third way, specially if it be not excessive, is tolerable to the well being, though it be not necessary. The fourth way—assertively is to be rejected as Poison—Thus are the authorities to be understood, that forbid to add to, or diminish from the Scripture, Deut. 12, 32.
Yet let us hear this Orator further clearing his mind [Adding to a Doctrine may be understood four wayes. 1. By way of explication or declaration. 2. By way of supply. 3. By way of ampliation. 4. By way of destruction, or contrary. The first way is necessary in every science and doctrine, and specially in Holy Scripture; not for it self, which is most sufficient, and most cleare in it self, but for us: (This we all yield) The second way is necessary to sciences diminutely and insufficiently delivered by their authors, for their supplement: so Aristotle is supplemented by Albertus Magnus, &c. The third way, specially if it be not excessive, is tolerable to the well being, though it be not necessary. The fourth way—assertively is to be rejected as Poyson—Thus are the authorities to be understood, that forbid to add to, or diminish from the Scripture, Deut. 12, 32.
Well! by this time you may see, that when such doctrine as this for Scripture sufficiency and perfection as the Rule of faith and life, admitting no addition as necessary but explication, nor any other as tolerable, but moderate ampliation (which indeed is the same,) I say, when this doctrine past so lately in a Popish General Council, you may see that the very Doctrine of Traditions equalled with Scripture, or being another word of God, necessary to faith and salvation, containing what is wanting in Scripture, is but lately sprung up in the world. And sure the Traditions themselves be not old then, when the conceit of them came but lately into the world.