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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.
And in other inferior points, the Churches having not been all or always of one mind, some ages were more pure, and others more corrupt: The Protestant Religion is nearer to that of the purer times then the Papists is: It is the same in the Essentials; it is the nearest it in the Integrals; it is more remote from latter corruptions introduced in times more remote from the Apostolical purity.
And in other inferior points, the Churches having not been all or alwayes of one minde, some ages were more pure, and others more corrupt: The Protestant Religion is neerer to that of the purer times then the Papists is: It is the same in the Essentials; it is the neerest it in the Integrals; it is more remote from latter corruptions introduced in times more remote from the Apostolical purity.
To the particular instances of our differences from the former Churches, I answer particularly. 1. For Free will to God, if you mean a natural freedom, which is [the wills self-determining Power] so the Protestants maintain it as well as the Fathers. If you mean a moral freedom from ill-inclining habits, which is properly a right-disposition, so the Fathers maintained it not.
To the particular instances of our differences from the former Churches, I answer particularly. 1. For Free will to God, if you mean a natural freedome, which is [the wills self-determining Power] so the Protestants maintain it as well as the Fathers. If you mean a moral freedom from ill-inclining habits, which is properly a right-disposition, so the Fathers maintained it not.
Obj. Let Scultetus in Medulla Patru• and others of your own Writers be judge who still number this inter naevos Patrum.