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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.
Ans 1. The Test of our Religion is the holy Scripture; This we profess jointly to be the Rule of our faith and life: To this we still Appeal, If we misunderstand it in any point, we implicitly renounce all such errors, because we explicitly in general renounce all that is contrary to the Scripture. This may be the true Test of our Religion though others falsely pre•end that theirs is more agreeable to it. Many things may be tried by the same Touchstone, and weighed by the same balance; whereof some may be currant▪ and others unsound, or light. May not the Law of the Land be the true Rule of our obedience to our Governors, though in the Rebellious or disobedient should pretend to be Ruled by the same Laws.
Ans 1. The Test of our Religion is the holy Scripture; This we profess joyntly to be the Rule of our faith and life: To this we still Appeal, If we misunderstand it in any point, we implicitely renounce all such e•rors, because we explicitely in general renounce all that is contrary to the Scripture. This may be the true Test of our Religion though others falsly pre•end that theirs is more agreeable to it. Many things may be tryed by the same Touchstone, and weighed by the same ballance; whereof some may be currant▪ and others unfound, or light. May not the Law of the Land be the true Rule of our obedience to our Governors, though in the Rebellious or disobedient should pretend to be Ruled by the same Laws.
2. They are not all distinct Religions which the Papists call so: Many appeal to the same Scriptures, who agree in the main concerning the sense, and disagree only in some inferior things. These are not several Religions.
2. They are not all distinct Religions which the Papists call so: Many appeal to the same Scriptures, who agree in the maine concerning the sence, and disagree onely in some inferior things. These are not several Religions.