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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.
20. They give him authority to dispense with humane and Divine Laws.
21. They give him power of absolving men not only from sin, but from punishments, censures, laws, vows, and oaths.
21. They give him power of absolving men not onely from sin, but from punishments, censures, laws, vows, and oaths.
22. Also of delivering men from Purgatory.
22. Also of delivering men from P•rgatory.
23. Of Canonizing Saints, and giving them honours, that they may be prayed to in the Public Prayers of the Church, that Churches and Altars may be built for their honour, that Masses and Canonical hours be offered publicly for their honour, and feast-days be celebrated, That their Pictures be drawn with a certain splendour, that their Relics be put into precious boxes, and publicly honoured.