A27015:217
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 comes to the Abassines, where (after the mention of their circumcision) he as falsely affirmeth, that [In all other things they profess the faith of the Catholic Church acknowledging the Pope the supreme head thereof, and Christs Vicar upon earth] which he proves by a confession exhibited to Gregory the 13. and recorded by Possevine. Rep. This is to make the foundation like the superstructure, and defend falsehood with falsehood: If you were so ignorant your selves as not to know the Roman juggling about that confession, you could not imagine the learned Bishop so ignorant. Not only your own Godigam de rebus Abassinorum, may tell you, but the generality, of your faction may sure inform you by this time, that all your cunning industry cannot get the Abassines under your Papal Yoke. And if you should prevail for the time to come, that's nothing to the time past. The Abassines (to let pass their errors wherein they differ from you and us) do communicate in both kinds, they believe the souls of Infants departing unbaptized to be saved because they spring from faithful parents: They reject Statues •• massy Images: They elevate not the Sacrament, nor reserve it after Communion: Their Priests, labour, but beg not: The Emperor conferreth Bishoprics and Benefices: They use no confirmation nor extreme unction: They admit a first marriage in Bishops and Priests: They eat flesh on Fridays. And ⟨p. 73⟩yet this man saith they differ not from them.
Next he comes to the Abassines, where (after the mention of their circumcision) he as falsly affirmeth, that [In all other things they profess the faith of the Catholike Church acknowledging the Pope the supreme head thereof, and Christs Vicar upon earth] which he proves by a confession exhibited to Gregory the 13. and recorded by Possevine. Rep. This is to make the foundation like the superstructure, and defend falshood with falshood: If you were so ignorant your selves as not to know the Romane jugling about that confession, you could not imagine the learned Bishop so ignorant. Not onely your own Godigam de rebus Abassinorum, may tell you, but the generality, of your faction may sure inform you by this time, that all your cunning industry cannot get the Abassines under your Papal Yoak. And if you should prevail for the time to come, thats nothing to the time past. The Abassines (to let pass their errors wherein they differ from you and us) do communicate in both kinds, they believe the souls of Infants departing unbaptized to be saved because they spring from faithful parents: They reject Statues massy Images: They elevate not the Sacrament, nor reserve it after Communion: Their Priests, labor, but beg not: The Emperor conferreth Bishopricks and Benefices: They use no confirmation nor extreame unction: They admit a first marriage in Bishops and Priests: They eat flesh on Fridays. And