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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.
Next the ignorant Priest would by a Syllogism prove the Bishop a Papist, and in the making of his Syllogism he is out before he could reach the conclusion, and begins again, and yet would not blot out his former error, so wary is he that he lose not a ⟨p. 71⟩line of his own writing. The mended Syllogism is his [Those who embrace the Communion of the Grecian Church notwithstanding the error of supremacy, cannot in reason refuse the Communion of the Roman •or the same: But Mr. Ushers Church embraceth the Communion of the Greek Church notwithstanding that Error: Therefore, &c.] Repl. 1. To the Major it is falsely supposed that we refuse your Communion for •hat Error alone: It is for that with abundance more. 2. To the Minor, I answer by denying it: and say you shamelessly slander the Greek Church: They maintain not any Power of Governing the whole Church as the head of it, and Christs Vicar general, nor any infallibility, &c. as you do.
Next the ignorant Priest would by a Syllogisme prove the Bishop a Papist, and in the making of his Syllogisme he is out before he could reach the conclusion, and begins again, and yet would not blot out his former error, so wary is he that he lose not a ⟨p. 71⟩line of his own writing. The mended Syllogisme is his [Those who embrace the Communion of the Greci•n Church notwitstanding the error of supremacy, •annot in reason refuse the Communion of the Romane •or the same: But Mr. Ushers Church embraceth the Communion of the Greek Church notwithstanding that Error: Therefore, &c.] Repl. 1. To the Major it is •alsly supposed that we refuse your Communion for •hat Error alone: It is for that with abundance more. 2. To the Minor, I answer by denying it: and say you shamelesly slander the Greek Church: They main•ain not any Power of Governing the whole Church as the head of it, and Christs Vicar general, nor any infallibility, &c. as you do.