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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 we find that good men did bring in Novelties; and what was by them introduced as indifferent, would easily by custom grow to seem Necessary: and what they received as a doubtful opinion, would easily grow to be esteemed a point of Faith. The Presbyters and whole Clergy of Neocaesarea were offended with Basil for his Innovations, viz. for bringing in a new Psalmody, or way of singing to God; and for his new order of Monastics: and they told him that none of this was so in Gregory's days; and what answereth Basil? He denieth not the Novelty of his Psalmody, but retorts again on them, that ⟨p. 239⟩their Litany also was new, and not known in the time of Gregory (Thaumaturgus) yea, saith he, How know you that these things were not in the days of Gregory? For you have kept nothing unchanged to this day of all that he was used to] you see what chopping and changing was then in the Church among all sorts, when such an alteration was made in less then forty years. Yet Basil would not have unity to be laid on any of these things, but addeth, [But we pardon all these things, though God will examine all things: only let the principal things be safe] Basil Epist. 63. Isidore Pelusiota lib. 1. Epist. 90. saith, that [the Apostles of the Lord studying to restrain and suppress unmeet loquacity, and showing themselves Masters of modesty and gravity to us, did by wise Council permit women to sing in the Churches. But as all Gods documents are turned into the contrary, so this is turned to dissoluteness, and the occasion of sin. For they are not affected with deep compunction in singing Divine Hymns; but abusing the sweetness of the singing, to the irritating and provoking of lust, they take it for no better then stage-play songs:] therefore he adviseth that they be suffered to sing no more.
And we find that good men did bring in Novelties; and what was by them introduced as indifferent, would easily by custom grow to seem Necessary: and what they received as a doubtfull opinion, would easily grow to be esteemed a point of Faith. The Presbyters and whole Clergy of Neocaesarea were offended with Basil for his Innovations, viz. for bringing in a new Psalmodie, or way of singing to God; and for his new order of Monasticks: and they told him that none of this was so in Gregories dayes; and what answereth Basil? He denyeth not the Novelty of his Psalmodie, but retorts again on them, that ⟨p. 239⟩