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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.
Arg. 6. If the Papists be the greatest Schismatics upon earth, most desperately rending the Church and separating themselves from the main body of the visible Church, then Popery is not a safe way to salvation. But the Papists are the greatest Schismatics on earth, most desperately rending the Church, and separating themselves from the main body thereof: Therefore Popery is no safe way to salvation.
Arg. 6. If the Papists be the greatest Schismaticks upon earth, most desperately rending the Church and separating themselves from the maine body of the visible Church, then Popery is not a safe way to salvation. But the Papists are the greatest Schismaticks on earth, most desperately rending the Church, and separating themselves from the main body thereof: Therefore Popery is no safe way to salvation.
The consequences of the Major will be confessed by themselves. It is only the Minor, therefore that is to be proved: which is too easily done, being a matter of fact.
First, The Papists do actually rend themselves from the greatest part of Christs Church on earth, condemning all others to everlasting fire: 2. They do lay the grounds of a continual schism, in making a new centre of the unity of the Church: of these two in order.
First, The Papists do actually rend themselves from the greatest part of Christs Church on earth, condemning all others to everlasting fire: 2. They do lay the grounds of a continual schisme, in making a new center of the unity of the Church: of these two in order.