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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.
What should we mention such lesser matters as the burning so many in Queen Mary's days, the Powder Plot to have blown up King and Parliament; with many such fruits of the Roman fury? In a word I conclude, that it is not like to be the cause of Christ that hath been so long upheld by such Devilish inhumane bloody means; nor is it like to be true Doctrine which possesseth men with such a bloodthirsty spirit; nor is it a safe way to salvation to swim thither through the blood of Saints: nor is it any better then a cruel scorning of Christ when they have persecuted him, to murder Christians by thousands for seeking Reformation, or not yielding to the Romish errors, and then to challenge us to name or show our Reformed Church before Luther, or to accuse us of Schism for separating from them: These Wolves will accuse, where they cannot devour.
What should we mention such lesser matters as the burning so many in Queen Maries dayes, the Powder Plot to have blown up King and Parliament; with many such fruites of the Romane fury? In a word I conclude, that it is not like to be the cause of Christ that hath been so long upheld by such Devilish inhumane bloody means; nor is it like to be true Doctrine which possesseth men with such a bloodthirsty spirit; nor is it a safe way to salvation to swim thither through the blood of Saints: nor is it any better then a cruel scorning of Christ when they have persecuted him, to murther Christians by thousands for seeking Reformation, or not yielding to the Romish errors, and then to challenge us to name or shew our Reformed Church before Luther, or to accuse us of Schism for separating from them: These Wolves will accuse, where they cannot devour.
Arg 12. If Popery do add to all these abominations impenitency and uncurableness, then it is certainly no safe way to Salvation: But Popery doth add to all these abominations, impenitency and uncurableness: Therefore it is no safe way to Salvation.
Arg 12. If Popery do adde to all these abominations impenitency and uncurableness, then it is certainly no safe way to Salvation: But Popery doth adde to all these abominations, impenitency and uncurableness: Therefore it is no safe way to Salvain.