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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.
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⟩by all, and the use of the rest which you call Sacraments: This much (in its own place) then may save, where no more is confessed. 3. You vainly put in the exclusion of more, for that's none of the things that all agree on: All agree that there are two Sacraments: and those may save. But all agree not that there is but two. This man therefore seems to dote; when he should gather up the common agreements according to the Bishops proposal, he gathers up the disagreements, or vainly pretendeth that we agree in nothing. What, do not you confess that Baptism and the Lords Supper are Sacraments? and do not we do so too?
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⟩by all, and the use of the rest which you call Sacraments: This much (in its own place) then may save, where no more is confessed. 3. You vainly put in the exclusion of more, for thats none of the things that all agree on: All agree that there are two Sacraments: and those may save. But all agree not that there is but two. This man therefore seems to dote; when he should gather up the common agreements according to the Bishops proposal, he gathers up the disagreements, or vainly pretendeth that we agree in nothing. What, do not you confess that Baptisme and the Lords Supper are Sacraments? and do not we do so too?