A26947:673
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.
8. But their chief fraud is about names and words. When they meet with any high complemental title given to the Bishop of Rome, they presently conclude that it signifieth his Sovereignty. Let us instance in some particulars, and show the vanity of their conclusions from them.
8. But their chief fraud is about names and words. When they meet with any high complemental title given to the Bishop of Rome, they presently conclude that it signifieth his Soveraignty. Let us instance in some particulars, and shew the vanity of their conclusions from them.
1. Sometimes the Roman Bishops are called [Summi Pontifices,] the chief Popes: and hence some gather their Supremacy. But I suppose you will believe Baronius (their chief flatterer) in such a case as this. And he tells you in Martyrolog. Roman. April. 9. that [Fuit olim vetus ille usus in Ecclesia, ut Episcopi omnes, non tantum Pontifices, sed & summi Pontifices dicerentur— ⟨p. 174⟩i. e. It was the ancient custom of the Church to call all Bishops not only Pontifices Popes, but chief Popes] And then citing such a passage of Hierom Epist. 99. he addeth [Those that understand not this ancient custom of speech, refer these words to the Popedom of the Church of Rome.)
2. As for the names Papa, Pope, Dominus, Pater Sauctissimus, beatissimus, dei amantissimus, &c. its needless to tell you that these were commonly given to other Bishops.