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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.
The substance of his Answer consisteth of t•• gross untruths in a public matter of fact, wher• many millions of men are able at the first hearing • prove him a bold false witness, making falsehood • prop of his ill cause. The first untruth which • layeth down, is that the Grecians do claim that •• preamacy to their own Patriarch of Constantinople which they deny the Pope: and therefore if it be h• it is as bad in them as the Papists, and so they are • Protestants. To which I say, it is not true: whatever any private or particular man may say, its we• known that its not true of their Church in comm•• nor found in any of their Church confessions, • utterly and ordinarily disclaimed by them. Though John of Constantinople did claim the title of Universal Bishop because of the Emperors residence there yet did he not get it, much less to be the Universal Governor, and yet much less is it now claimed wh• the Christian Empire is removed. To be Episc•p• prima sedis is as much as is desired by the Patriarch himself; which yet he is content to leave, and ta•• the second place, though neither of them concer• eth an Universal Episcopacy.
The substance of his Answer consisteth of t•• gross untruths in a publike matter of fact, wher• many millions of men are able at the first hearing • prove him a bold false witness, making falshood • prop of his ill cause. The first untruth which • layeth down, is that the Grecians do claim that preamacy to their own Patriarke of Constantinople which they deny the Pope: and therefore if it be h it is as bad in them as the Papists, and so they are Protestants. To which I say, it is not true: whatever any private or particular man may say, its we known that its not true of their Church in comm nor found in any of their Church confessions, utterly and ordinarily disclaimed by them. Thoug John of Constantinople did claim the title of Universal Bishop because of the Emperors residence there yet did he not get it, much less to be the Universal Governor, and yet much less is it now claimed wh the Christian Empire is removed. To be Episcp prima sedis is as much as is desired by the Patriarc himself; which yet he is content to leave, and ta the second place, though neither of them concer eth an Universal Episcopacy.