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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.
21. Moreover, how can all Christians many hundred miles distant know whether indeed the Cardinals chose and consecrated him that is in the seat, or whether he forced in himself, or bribed them to pretend what was not done, and so whether he have all the essentials of his call.
21. Moreover, how can all Christians many hundred miles distant know whether indeed the Cardinals chose and consecrated him that is in the seat, or whether he forc't in himself, or bribed them to pretend what was not done, and so whether he have all the essentials of his call.
22. And if a Council must be the determiner either with the Popes, or alone, How shall the Christian world know that Christ hath promised infallibility to a Council, when there is no such promise in the word: much less can Infidels know this in order to their believing the word of God.
23. And how shall we all know what is a General Council, and when we have one? whether it must be all the Christian Bishops in the world that must meet? or the delegates at least of all? or whether some Countries, or part of all may serve? and then what Countries or parts it must be? Bellarm. de Conc. l. 1. c. 17. Saith, that once the Patriarchs must be present, but now its not necessary because they are all Heretics or Schismatics. And how shall we know that ever there was such a thing as a General Council? For my part I see no probability that ever there were many, if any one such Council, was the Council of Trent General when the greatest part of the Christian world was absent? When all the Bishops of Ethiopia, Egypt, Palestine, Greece, with all the Turks dominions were absent, besides the Protestants, and most of the Popish Bishops themselves.