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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
Appendix › Section 17: §. 17. Of the Roman Church The Head, viz. The Pope. The Members.
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.
9. Neither do they give the Monarchy of Ecclesiastical power, but of temporal also to the Pope.
10 Neither do they make the Pope Christs General Vicar on earth, but Gods also.
11. They give a certain omnipotency to him.
12. They give him power of deposing Kings and Emperors, and absolving their subjects from the oath of fidelity.
13. Moreover, without shame they defend, that the Pope teaching from his chair cannot err.