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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 Bishop had concluded in his Sermon, that [If we should survey the several professions of Christianity that have any large spread in any part of the world, and put by the points wherein they differ one from another, and gather into one body the rest of the Articles wherein all generally agree, we should find so much truth in them, as being joined with holy obedience may be sufficient to bring a man to everlasting salvation; neither have we cause to doubt but as many as do walk according to this rule, neither overthrowing that which they have builded by superinducing any damnable heresies thereupon, nor otherwise vitiating their holy faith, with a lewd and wicked conversation, Peace shall be upon them and Mercy and upon the Israel of God.]
The Bishop had concluded in his Sermon, that [If we should survey the several professions of Christianity that have any large spread in any part of the world, and put by the points wherein they differ one from another, and gather into one body the rest of the Articles wherein all generally agree, we should finde so much truth in them, as being joyned with holy obedience may be sufficient to bring a man to everlasting salvation; neither have we cause to doubt but as many as do walk according to this rule, neither overthrowing that which they have builded by superinducing any damnable heresies thereupon, nor otherwise vitiating their holy faith, with a leud and wicked conversation, Peace shall be upon them and Mercy and upon the Israel of God.]
And what hath the Confuter to say against this? Why first he begins with the Sacraments, to try whether those commonly agreed on may save. And here he first tells us, that [Some Churches are for seven, some for three, and some for two, ••d no more: therefore here is no agreement] Rep. 1. Le• the nominal differences about the word Sacrament be first laid by (unless you think that word necessary to salvation) and then we shall the better see what real difference remaineth. 2. The two Sacraments then are confessed ⟨p. 74⟩