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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.
§ 18. The Members of the Church are considered, either as Congregated in Councils, or Severally.
1. The office of convocating General Councils, properly belongs to the Pope.
1. THe office of convocating General Councils, properly belongs to the Pope.
2, That in no case a true and perfect Council can be called, without the Popes authority, no not if it be necessary for the Church, and yet the Pope will not, or cannot call one, nor if the Pope be a heretic. And therefore that a Council held without the Popes Authority is an unlawful meeting or Conventicle, not a Council.
2, That in no case a true and perfect Council can be called, without the Popes authority, no not if it be necessary for the Church, and yet the Pope will not, or cannot call one, nor if the Pope be a heretick. And therefore that a Council held without the Popes Authority is an unlawful meeting or Conventicle, not a Council.