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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.
3. Either the Judgement of the Ancient Doctors is sound or not: If not, then the Church of Rome is unsound, that is sworn to expound the Scripture only according to their ⟨image 5⟩consent: If it be sound, then the Church of Rome is unsound, that arrogate a Uiniversal Government and Infallibility, and build upon a foundation, that was never allowed by the Ancient Doctors (as in the third Disput. I have fully proved) and which most Christians in the world do still reject.
3. Either the Judgement of the Antient Doctors is sound or not: If not, then the Church of Rome is unsound, that is sworn to expound the Scripture onely according to their ⟨image 5⟩concent: If it be sound, then the Church of Rome is unsound, that arrogate a Uiniversal Government and Infallibility, and build upon a foundation, that was never allowed by the Antient Doctors (as in the third Disput. I have fully proved) and which most Christians in the world do still reject.
4. Either Reason it self is to be renounced or not: If it be, then none can be Papists but mad men. If not, then Popery must be renounced, which foundeth our very faith upon impossibilities, and teacheth men of necessity to believe in the Pope as the Vicar of Christ, before they believe in Christ, with many the like which are afterwards laid open.
5. Either our five Senses, and the Judgement made upon them, is certain and Infallible or not. If not, then the Church of Rome, both Pope and Council are Fallible, and not at all to be t••••ed. For when all their Tradition is by hearing or reading, they are uncertain whether ever they heard or read any such thing; and we must all be uncertain whether they speak or write it: And then we must not only subscribe to Fransc. Sanchez, Quod nihil scitur, but also say that Nihil certo creditur. But if sense be certain and Infallible, then the Church of