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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 he will prove that Mr. Ushers Church can have no Union or Communion with the Greek Church at all: and that by this Syllogism [That Church which is a member of another Church, that other Church must also be a member of it: But the Greek Church is no member of Mr. Ushers Church: therefore Mr. Ushers is no member of the Greek Church.] The Minor he proveth from Jeremiah Patriarch of Constantinople and Respons. Basil. Ducis Moscov. Rep. 1. The part is not a part of another part, a member is not a member of another co-ordinate member; but of the whole. 2. I say the proofs of your Minor are vain. It is not two mens sayings that •an make the Greek Church and the Protestants so dis-joined as not to be members of the Universal Church. If Italy tell France, and France again tell Italy that they are no part of Europe, it is not therefore true. If Canterbury tell York that they are not a part of England, it is not therefore true. Every child is not a Bastard that is so called ⟨p. 72⟩by an angry brother. If Patriarch Jeremiah fit yo•• turn (which I know not, for I have not seen him) why may not we as well plead the consent of Patriarch Cyril, whose Protestant confession you may see in Alstedius's Encyclopaedia, and elsewhere?
Next he will prove that Mr. Ʋshers Church can have no Union or Communion with the Greek Church at all: and that by this Syllogisme [That Church which is a member of another Church, that other Church must also be a member of it: But the Greek Church is no member of Mr. Ushers Church: therefore Mr. Ushers is no member of the Greek Church.] The Minor he proveth from Jeremias Patriarch of Constantinople and Respons. Basil. Ducis Moscov. Rep. 1. The part is not a part of another part, a member is not a member of another co-ordinate member; but of the whole. 2. I say the proofs of your Minor are vain. It is not two mens sayings that •an make the Greek Church and the Protestants so dis-joyned as not to be members of the Universal Church. If Italy tell France, and France again tell Italy that they are no part of Europe, it is not therefore true. If Canterbury tell York that they are not a part of England, it is not therefore true. Every childe is not a Bastard that is so called ⟨p. 72⟩