A27015:1095
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving…The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving…
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholic church, the consent of the ancient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1657
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.
5.1 That its necessary to justification that sins all and every one (as far as may be) be confessed to the Priest as to a judge.
- 15, 6, 7, &c. In flying from their invented way of Confession, we have lamentably wronged the souls of men, by disusing so much as Christ hath made our duty and necessary, and the ancient Churches used, and we must use before it will be well with us.
6. That this confession is meritorious of remission of the fault, the lessening of the punishment, the opening of Paradise, and of confidence of salvation.
6. That this confession is meritorious of remission of the fault, the lessening of the punishment, the opening of Paradise, and of confidence of salvavation.
7. Without Sacramental (which they call Auricular) Confession or the vow of it, sins cannot be forgiven.