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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 Three and Fortieth 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.
8. The Church of Rome more needeth this Doctrine than the Protestants: For it is notoriously certain, that regular Succession hath failed oft and long in the Papacy, and consequently in its Clergy. 1. There is no more notorious interruption than by the utter incapacity of the Unqualified: And such have been those that were Children or declared Sots, Beasts, Simonists, filthy Lechers, Heretics, Infidels, Schismatics, by General Council, and the most Papal Historians. Their Succession now is from Eugenius the 4th. deposed as an Heretic by a General Council.
8. The Church of Rome more needeth this Doctrine than the Protestants: For it is notoriously certain, that regular Succession hath failed oft and long in the Papacy, and consequently in its Clergy. 1. There is no more notorious interruption than by the utter incapacity of the Unqualified: And such have been those that were Children or declared Sots, Beasts, Simonists, filthy Lechers, Hereticks, Infidels, Schismaticks, by General Council, and the most Papal Historians. Their Succession now is from Eugenius the 4th. deposed as an Heretick by a General Council.
2. When there have been two or three Popes above twenty times, no man knoweth which was the right.
3. Either Election is in the power of some in special, or not; if not, the Turks, or Heathens, or Heretics, may choose ⟨p. 153⟩a Pope: If it be, Then who have the Power? Its known that at first the Bishop of Rome was chosen by the People of one Congregation: After by the Clergy and people of the Christians of the City: After that by the Bishops of the Diocese: Sometimes by the Emperors: Or Arian Kings (with the Clergy and people:) Sometimes by General Councils: Sometimes against General Councils, by an Armed Faction: And of late times by things called a College of Cardinals. If all these were lawful, no one sort have the Electing Power: If any was unlawful, the Succession hath been interrupted.