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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.
But I shall say somewhat more to this anon in the end▪
Obj. 3. That Religion which cannot be known […] having no certain test to discern it by, can be no sa•• way to salvation: But such is the Reformed Religion, therefore, &c. The Minor is proved: If they have any such test, either it is Scripture, or so•• confessions of their own: But neither of these: therefore not Scripture: For that is appealed to by many Religions, and therefore can be no proper Test to discern one of them from the rest: Besides it knows not so much as the name of the Refor••• Protestant Religion: Not any confession: for they have no one which they agree in, but one disclaimeth what another owneth: And they have none agreed on by a General Council, or by all themselves.
Obj. 3. That Religion which cannot be known 〈…〉 having no certain test to discern it by, can be no sa•• way to salvation: But such is the Reformed Religion, therefore, &c. The Minor is proved: If they have any such test, either it is Scripture, or so•• confessions of their own: But neither of these: therefore not Scripture: For that is appealed to by many Religions, and therefore can be no proper Test to discerne one of them from the rest: Besides it knows not so much as the name of the Refor••• Protestant Religion: Not any confession: for they have no one which they agree in, but one disclaimeth what another owneth: And they have none agreed on by a General Councel, or by all themselves.