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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.
7. That the sentence of a General Council in a matter of faith is the last judgement of the Church, from which it cannot appeal: yet that we may appeal from a General Council to the Pope.
8. That the Pope can neither be judged nor punished by a Council or by any mortals.
9. That the Pope cannot submit himself to the coactive judgement of Councils.
10. That the Pope is absolutely over the universal Church, and above a General Council, so that he can acknowledge no judgement above him.