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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. Quest. I desire also to know whether it be your Pope himself that Works these Miracles, or some other persons? And if others, whether it be only some of your Church, or all? If it be the Pope himself, why then have we more murders then Miracles charged on your Popes by your own historians? and why will not his holiness do some Miracles in charity to poor Heretics? Why do you boast no more of you Popes Miracles? One I confess we read of in the Golden Legend, that Pope Leo the first by the means of a woman kissing his hand was so vehemently tempted with lust, that he was fain to cut his hand off: but the Virgin Mary having compassion on him, joined his hand to his body again. But this is no foundation of our faith.
2. Quest. I desire also to know whether it be your Pope himself that Works these Miracles, or some other persons? And if others, whether it be onely some of your Church, or all? If it be the Pope himself, why then have we more murthers then Miracles charged on your Popes by your own historians? and why will not his holiness do some Miracles in charity to poor Hereticks? Why do you boast no more of you Popes Miracles? One I confess we read of in the Golden Legend, that Pope Leo the first by the means of a woman kissing his hand was so vehemently tempted with lust, that he was fain to cut his hand off: but the Virgin Mary having compassion on him, joyned his hand to his body again. But this is no foundation of our faith.
But its plain that it is Saint Becket, and Saint Brigit and Saint Katharine that you send us to for Miracles, and not to the Pope: And then I would further know whether one mans Miracles will prove another man infallible unless they were wrought in confirmation of the assertion of that other mans infallibility? It should rather prove Saint Brigit and Saint Katharine infallible that are said to have the Revelations and Miracles, then the Pope, that had none. Would it prove the Patriarch of Constantinople infallible, if any one that is under his Government should work a Miracle?? Or are you sure that there is no Miracle wrought among the Grecians, Abassines or Armenians?