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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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And if Scripture will but show which of us is nearest the doctrine and practice of the Apostles, then the controversy is ended, or in a fair way to it: For we provoke them to try the cause by Scripture, and they deny it: we profess it is the Rule and test of our Religion; but they appeal to another Rule and test. And thus you may see which is the old Religion: which will be somewhat fuller cleared in that which followeth.
And if Scripture will but shew which of us is neerest the doctrine and practice of the Apostles, then the controversie is ended, or in a fair way to it: For we provoke them to try the cause by Scripture, and they deny it: we profess it is the Rule and test of our Religion; but they appeal to another Rule and test. And thus you may see which is the old Religion: which will be somewhat fullyer cleared in that which followeth.
II. And that our Church and Religion hath been continued from the days of Christ till now, we prove thus. 1. From the promise of Christ, which cannot be broken. Christ hath promised in his word, that that Church and Religion which is most conform to the Scripture, shall continue to the end: But our Church and Religion is most conform to the Scripture: therefore Christ hath promised that it shall continue to the end.
II. And that our Church and Religion hath been continued from the dayes of Christ till now, we prove thus. 1. From the promise of Christ, which cannot be broken. Christ hath promised in his word, that that Church and Religion which is most conform to the Scripture, shall continue to the end: But our Church and Religion is most conform to the Scripture: therefore Christ hath promised that it shall continue to the end.