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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.
2. To the consequence of the Major I answer, by denying it; and that on the aforesaid account. If a Papist be saved, it is not by Popery, but from Popery. It is therefore no better reasoning than to say [If a Leper may live, then the Leprosy is wholesome, or a safe to preserve life] I have already spoke more to this. If such do live, it is with more trouble, and less comfort, and its fewer that live long with it, then of other sounder men: Men should not cast themselves into a course of great doubt and difficulty as to their salvation, and when they have done encourage themselves in it, because other men of moderate and charitable minds are afraid to conclude that they shall certainly be damned? Is it not a great probability ⟨p. 180⟩or danger of damnation very terrible, though you were not certain to be damned.
2. To the consequence of the Major I answer, by denying it; and that on the aforesaid account. If a Papist be saved, it is not by Popery, but from Popery. It is therefore no better reasoning than to say [If a Leper may live, then the Leprosie is wholsome, or a safe to preserve life] I have already spoke more to this. If such do live, it is with more trouble, and less •omfort, and its fewer that live long with it, then of other sounder men: Men should not cast themselves into a course of great doubt and difficulty as to their salvation, and when they have done encourage themselves in it, because other men of moderate and charitable mindes are afraid to conclude that they shall certainly be damned? Is it not a great probability ⟨p. 180⟩or danger of damnation very terrible, though you were not certain to be damned.
Obj. 4. There is but one true Church, and consequently but one safe way to Heaven: That one Church is the Roman Church: And therefore they and only they, are in the safe way to Heaven.