A27015:1378
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.
17. They prefer the Saints to the rule of the world, and the Government of the Church, as if they were the worlds Presidents, and the Churches Rectors. Yea they set them in the same place, as the Heathens of old did their titular Gods and preservers: and assign unto them several Provinces, Offices, and Jurisdictions (because it would be a vast burden for every one to look to all.) For, every Region, every Parish, every Fraternity of Artificers have their titular Gods and Patrons. So P. Jovius calls them, Histor. li. 24. in the end. And there came forth lately a Commentary of Philip the 39. Bishop of the Church at Eistreet, of the titular Gods of that Church, St Richard▪ St Wumbald, St Walpurg. And we may as truly affirm of the Papists what Gregory de valentia saies of the Heathens; For that very thing says he, we may apprehend them to be idolaters, because they distribute their several Provinces of offices to several creatures, as to Gods, &c.
17. They prefer the Saints to the rule of the world, and the Government of the Church, as if they were the worlds Presidents, and the Churches Rectors. Yea they set them in the same place, as the Heathens of old did their titular Gods and preservers: and assign unto them several Provinces, Offices, and Jurisdictions (because it would be a vast burden for every one to look to all.) For, every Region, every Parish, every Fraternity of Artificers have their titular Gods and Patrons. So P. Jovius calls them, Histor. li. 24. in the end. And there came forth lately a Commentary of Philip the 39. Bishop of the Church at Eistreet, of the •itular Gods of that Church, St Richard▪ St Wumbald, St Walpurg. And we may as truely affirm of the Papists what Gregory de valentia saies of the Heathens; For that very thing sayes he, we may apprehend them to be idolaters, because they distribute their several Provinces of offices to several creatures, as to Gods, &c.
There are certain Saints for the cure of every disease ⟨p. 448⟩