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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.
Paul telleth Timothy that the holy Scriptures are able to make him wise to salvation, 2 Tim. 3.15. therefore they may make us also wise to salvation. And he addeth, that [All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for Doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works,] vers. 16, 17. It were endless to recite all that proveth the salvation of them that believe and obey the holy Scriptures. But this all true Protestants do. I shall therefore leave this task, and next hear what the Papists can say to the contrary, and what they are able to produce to prove that we are not in a safe way to salvation.
Paul telleth Timothy that the holy Scriptures are able to make him wise to salvation, 2 Tim. 3.15. therefore they may make us also wise to salvation. And he addeth, that [All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for Doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works,] vers. 16, 17. It were endless to recite all that proveth the salvation of them that believe and obey the holy Scriptures. But this all true Protestants do. I shall therefore leave this taske, and next hear what the Papists can say to the contrary, and what they are able to produce to prove that we are not in a safe way to salvation.
Obj. 1. There is but one safe way to Heaven: The Protestant Religion is not that one way: Therefore not a safe way. The Minor is proved thus: That Religion which the Church hath owned from the Apostles days till now▪ is that one way: The Protestant Religion is not that which the Church hath so owned: therefore it is not that one Religion. The Minor is proved by parts: 1. As to Doctrine, 2. as to Discipline, 3. as to worship. 1. The Church ever since the Apostles days, hath maintained the Doctrines of, 1. Free-will to good or evil, 2. of Predestination upon foreseen faith, 3. of mans merits, 4. of Justification by Inherent Grace, 5. against the certain Perseverance of all the Justified, and consequently against their certainty of salvation.