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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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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.
2. From the event. The Christian Religion and Catholic Church hath continued from the days of Christ till now. But ours is the Christian Religion, and Catholic Church: therefore ours hath continued from the days of Christ till now. The Major they will grant: the Minor is proved by parts; thus. 1. That Religion which hath all the Essentials of Christianity, and doth not deny or destroy any Essential part of it, is the Christian Religion: but such is ours: therefore, &c. 2. That Religion, which the Apostles were of, is the Christian Religion: But ours is the same that the Apostles were of: therefore, &c. 3. That Religion, which is nearer the Scripture then the Romish Religion, is certainly the Christian Religion: But so is ours: therefore, &c. 4. They that believe not only all that in particular that is contained in the Ancient Creeds of the Church, but also in general all that is besides in the holy Scripture, are of the Christian Religion: But thus do the Reformed Churches believe, &c.
2. From the event. The Christian Religion and Catholick Church hath continued from the dayes of Christ till now. But ours is the Christian Religion, and Catholick Church: therefore ours hath continued from the dayes of Christ till now. The Major they will grant: the Minor is proved by parts; thus. 1. That Religion which hath all the Essentials of Christianity, and doth not deny or destroy any Essential part of it, is the Christian Religion: but such is ours: therefore, &c. 2. That Religion, which the Apostles were of, is the Christian Religion: But ours is the same that the Apostles were of: therefore, &c. 3. That Religion, which is neerer the Scripture then the Romish Religion, is certainly the Christian Religion: But so is ours: therefore, &c. 4. They that believe not only all that in particular that is contained in the Ancient Creeds of the Church, but also in generall all that is besides in the holy Scripture, are of the Christian Religion: But thus do the Reformed Churches believe, &c.