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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.
Answ. 1. We must distinguish of our Religion as it is in the Professed Rule, and as it is Impressed in the minds of men: In the former respect, we say that our Religion wanteth no Article of faith: for Gods perfect Word is our Religion: But in the minds of men Religion is more or less imperfect according to the strength or weakness of mens faith. 2. We must distinguish between true Articles of Faith, and false ones made by the Church of Rome, We are without the latter (but want them not) but we expect that they who call them Articles of faith, do prove them so.
Answ. 1. We must distinguish of our Religion as it is in the Professed Rule, and as it is Impressed in the mindes of men: In the former respect, we say that our Religion wanteth no Article of faith: for Gods perfect Word is our Religion: But in the minds of men Religion is more or less imperfect according to the strength or weakness of mens faith. 2. We must distinguish between true Articles of Faith, and false ones made by the Church of Rome, We are without the latter (but want them not) but we expect that they who call them Articles of faith, do prove them so.
Obj. 8. Your Religion is unsafe by your own Testimony: You condemn one another: the Lutheran condemneth the Calvinist as Blasphemous, impious, and damnable: the Calvinists condemn the Lutherans: the Anabaptists both: and every sect is condemned by others: Therefore.
Obj. 8. Your Religion is unsafe by your own Testimony: You condemne one another: the Lutheran condemneth the Calvinist as Blasphemous, impious, and damnable: the Calvinists condemne the Lutherans: the Anabaptists both: and every sect is condemned by others: Therefore.
Ans. 1. The Churches confessions pass no such condemnation; nor any moderate sober men. 2. If two children fall out, & call one another Bastard, they are never the more Bastards for that, nor will the