A26947:926
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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But I'll once more name one General Council that hath condemned your very foundation; and that is the fourth General Council at Calcedon before mentioned, Act. 15. Can. 28. & Act. 16. where you may find, 1. That the ancient Privileges of the Roman Throne were given them by the Fathers (in Council) 2. That the Reason was, because Rome was the Imperial City. 3. They give Equal Privileges to the seat of Constantinople, because it was now become New Rome. 4. That the Roman Legates would not be present at this act. 5. But the next day when they did appear, and pretended that this act was forced, the Bishops all cried [No man was compelled: Its a just decree; we all say thus; we all approve it: Let that stand that is decreed; its all right.]
But I'le once more name one General Council that hath condemned your very foundation; and that is the fourth General Council at Calcedon before mentioned, Act. 15. Can. 28. & Act. 16. where you may find, 1. That the ancient Priviledges of the Roman Throne were given them by the Fathers (in Council) 2. That the Reason was, because Rome was the Imperial City. 3. They give Equal Priviledges to the seat of Constantinople, because it was now become New Rome. 4. That the Roman Legates would not be present at this act. 5. But the next day when they did appear, and pretended that this act was forced, the Bishops all cryed [No man was compelled: Its a just decree; we all say thus; we all approve it: Let that stand that is decreed; its all right.]
6. Here specially note that this General Council thought they needed not the Popes Approbation for the validity of their Decrees, when they pass them, and take them for valid, even contrary to the will of the Pope. Speak you that bear the least reverence to a General Council. Did this Council think that their Decrees were invalid, if the Pope approve them not? You see, if you be not wilfully blind, they did not. And who is now to be believed? Bellarmine and his party, and the present prevalent party of the Papists, that say, Councils not approved by the Pope are invalid or without authority; or the Council of Calcedon that thought otherwise?