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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 Eighth 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.
Now in all these Cases, the Church, as professing Christianity, was still Visible: But which of all the parts was the purest and soundest, was known to none but the sound parts themselves. And when and where the Errors became so great as really to nullify, or invalidate the Profession of Christianity this was known only to those near, that had opportunity to know the mind of the accused: For Noxa Caput sequitur: One man, tho' a Prince or Prelate, cannot make all his Subjects Heretics by his Error.
Now in all these Cases, the Church, as professing Christinanity, was still Visible: But which of all the parts was the purest and soundest, was known to none but the sound parts themselves. And when and where the Errours became so great as really to nullifie, or invalidate the Profession of Christianity this was known only to those near, that had opportunity to know the mind of the accused: For Noxa Caput sequitur: One man, tho' a Prince or Prelate, cannot make all his Subjects Hereticks by his Errour.
So that nothing hath been more Visible, than that there have still been professed Christians, and so an Universal visible Church on Earth. But which parts of this Church have de facto been Sound, and which Corrupt, and what Errors have nullified their Profession, and what only blemished it, this hath never been visible ⟨p. 54⟩to the Erroneous; (For no man knoweth that he Erreth;) but it hath been visible to the Sound. And so, that the Church of Rome yet Professeth Christianity, we know: But whether their Errors prove them Babylon, or nullify their Christianity, must be known only by trying the guilty Individuals.
So that nothing hath been more Visible, than that there have still been professed Christians, and so an Universal visible Church on Earth. But which parts of this Church have de facto been Sound, and which Corrupt, and what Errours have nullified their Profession, and what only blemisht it, this hath never been visible ⟨p. 54⟩