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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.
for the less a man believes the Scripture, the more he is like to believe these
But by what certain or probable Testimony shall we know that ever such things were done? What! must we needs believe every doting Fryer that gives ⟨p. 229⟩us but his bare word, and that many a year (if not age) after these Miracles are supposed to be wrought: Must we believe them that so shamefully contradict one another? Math. Paris dsaith that Saint Francis was branded with his five wounds fifteen days before he dyed: But Bonaventure, Vincentius and Surius say he had them two years before he dyed.
But by what certain or probable Testimony shall we know that ever such things were done? What! must we needs believe every doting Fryer that gives ⟨p. 229⟩us but his bare word, and that many a year (if not age) after these Miracles are supposed to be wrought: Must we believe them that so shamefully contradict one another? Math. Paris dsaith that Saint Francis was branded with his five wounds fifteen dayes before he dyed: But Bonaventure, Vincentius and Surius say he had them two years before he dyed.
- dHist. Ang Henr 3 p. 329
Nay must we believe as the very foundation of our Faith, that which the Papists themselves believe not? How commonly do they among themselves deride these stories, as pious frauds, and some of them soundly chide the Authors, I will at this time cite but the words of one, and that is no Babe, even Melch. Canus, whom Bellarmine referreth us to so oft.