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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.
Answ. 1. By what warrant will they distinguish, and claim power in one, which they have not in the other? 2. Is it all, or some of Christs Doctrines that the Pope is Judge of? If all, then it seems he must judge whether he that Believeth shall be saved, or not? Whether we should love God or hate him? Whether we should seek first Gods Kingdom, or worldly vanities? And whether a man should commit Murder, Adultery, Theft, &c. or not? May he decide these on either part? or on one only, as others may do? May he judge that there is no Judgement, Resurrection, or life Everlasting? I know they dare not say it: If it be but some of Christs Doctrines that the Pope is made Judge of, then let them tell us which it is, and give us their proofs, and they shall hear more from us. Let it be the smallest point they will imagine; Hath God given power to the Pope to contradict him and give him the Lye? If God saith, It is so: May the Pope say, It is not so? What if the Pope say that the Gospel of Matthew or Luke or John is no part of Gods word? Must we believe him? What if he tell as that the world was made in five days and not in six? Must we believe him? 2. If they yet fly to his infallibility, I shall speak more to that anon (though the former answer may well suffice them) But to another.
Answ. 1. By what warrant will they distinguish, and claim power in one, which they have not in the other? 2. Is it all, or some of Christs Doctrines that the Pope is Judge of? If all, then it seems he must judge whether he that Believeth shall be saved, or not? Whether we should love God or hate him? Whether we should seek first Gods Kingdom, or worldly vanities? And whether a man should commit Murder, Adultery, Theft, &c. or not? May he decide these on either part? or on one only, as others may do? May he judge that there is no Judgement, Resurrection, or life Everlasting? I know they dare not say it: If it be but some of Christs Doctrines that the Pope is made Judge of, then let them tell us which it is, and give us their proofs, and they shall hear more from us. Let it be the smallest point they will imagine; Hath God given power to the Pope to contradict him and give him the Lye? If God saith, It is so: May the Pope say, It is not so? What if the Pope say that the Gospel of Mathew or Luke or John is no part of Gods word? Must we believe him? What if he tell as that the world was made in five days and not in six? Must we believe him? 2. If they yet flye to his infallibility, I shall speak more to that anon (though the former answer may well suffice them) But to another.