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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.
The like disagreements there are among them about the Infallibility of a General Council: some will make it the proper seat of Infallibility, and say that the Pope cannot err if he be guided by the Council; else he may: Others usay that a General Council may err, if it be not confirmed by the Pope, yea though the Popes Legates did consent: or if they do not follow the Popes instructions; But that they cannot err if they follow ⟨p. 194⟩them, or be confirmed by him. So Bellarmine, Canus and the late champions. And if the Pope and Council differ (as they have shrewdly done, when Councils have deposed Popes for heresy and wickedness) some xsay, that we may more safely follow the Council then the Pope. But others ysay the clean contrary, and place the Infallibility in the Pope only, and make it his work to reclaim the Council.
The like disagreements there are among them about the Infallibility of a General Council: some will make it the proper seat of Infallibility, and say that the Pope cannot err if he be guided by the Council; else he may: Others usay that a Generall Council may err, if it be not confirmed by the Pope, yea though the Popes Legates did consent: or if they do not follow the Popes instructions; But that they cannot erre if they follow ⟨p. 194⟩them, or be confirmed by him. So Bellarmine, Canus and the late champions. And if the Pope and Council differ (as they have shrewdly done, when Councils have deposed Popes for heresie and wickedness) some xsay, that we may more safely follow the Council then the Pope. But others ysay the clean contrary, and place the Infallibility in the Pope onely, and make it his work to reclaim the Council.