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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.
This dumb Oracle that hath eyes and sees not, and a mouth but speaks not, is not a fit foundation for the Churches Faith. 5. Where God calleth men to Office and Power, he accomplisheth or fitteth them in some measure for the performance of it: but God hath not fitted all Popes, no nor any, to Jugde Decisively of all controverted difficulties in Scripture, and Religion: Therefore he hath not made them Judges of them. The Minor shall be further proved anon: Many Popes have been ignorant, and unlearned; many Heretics, unfit to decide all such controversies; and they have showed their unfitness by their non performance or ill performance.
This dumbe Oracle that hath eyes and sees not, and a mouth but speaks not, is not a fit foundation for the Churches Faith. 5. Where God calleth men to Office and Power, he accomplisheth or fitteth them in some measure for the performance of it: but God hath not fitted all Popes, no nor any, to Jugde Decisively of all controverted difficultyes in Scripture, and Religion: Therefore he hath not made them Judges of them. The Minor shall be further proved anon: Many Popes have been ignorant, and unlearned; many Heretickes, unfit to decide all such controversies; and they have shewed their unfitnesse by their non performance or ill performance.
The great Objection of the Papists is this.
Obj. 1. What! Shall every one be the Judge of Scripture? and take it in what sense he please? shall every unlearned man or woman expound it according to their own fancies? then we shall have variety of expositions. Whether is it fitter for the Church or every simple fellow to be Judge?
Obj. 1. What! Shall every one be the Judge of Scripture? and take it in what sence he please? shall every unlearned man or woman expound it according to their own fancies? then we shall have variety of expositions. Whether is it fitter for the Church or every simple fellow to be Judge?