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The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard BaxterThe Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter
The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1692
Protestant Religion Truly Stated, and Justified, &c. › The Seventh accused Point.
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.
If all the Church on Earth consist only of persons that have many Errors, then the whole Church hath many Errors: But the Antecedent is so true, that I take him that denieth it, to be so far from knowing what the Church is, or what a Christian is, that he knoweth not what a Man is, ⟨p. 42⟩and a Church of such are so unfit to be trusted as infallible, with all Mens Salvation, that they have not the Wit of common illiterate Men, or Children: And if in all things else they were as mad as in these two Opinions. 1. That the Church never did nor can Err.
If all the Church on Earth consist only of persons that have many Errors, then the whole Church hath many Errors: But the Antecedent is so true, that I take him that denyeth it, to be so far from knowing what the Church is, or what a Christian is, that he knoweth not what a Man is, ⟨p. 42⟩and a Church of such are so unfit to be trusted as infallible, with all Mens Salvation, that they have not the Wit of common illiterate Men, or Children: And if in all things else they were as mad as in these two Opinions. 1. That the Church never did nor can Err.
2. And that all Mens Senses must be denied for Transubstantiation; doubtless they should be kept in Bedlam from humane Converse.
2. And that all Mens Senses must be denyed for Transubstantiation; doubtless they should be kept in Bedlam from humane Converse.
But for my part, I do not think that any Man of them not stark mad, doth believe himself that there are any men in the World that have no Error, (that have any use of Understanding.) He is far from knowing what Man is, that knoweth not that he swarmeth with Errors: I oftener doubt whether the greater number of most mens thoughts, are true or false.