A27015:578
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.
7. Quest. Is it not absolutely necessary to the ⟨p. 236⟩validity of the Testimony of a Miracle, that it be not controlled by some greater Miracle or evidence? Otherwise the Magicians in Egypt, and •imon Magus might have gone away with better reputation. But your pretended Miracles are controlled by far greater and surer, and therefore of no force: For yours are to confirm a doctrine contrary to the Scripture, which was confirmed by many surer Miracles. This we are still ready to prove, though here we take it for certain: but you use to decline that trial.
7. Quest. Is it not absolutely necessary to the ⟨p. 236⟩validity of the Testimony of a Miracle, that it be not controled by some greater Miracle or evidence? Otherwise the Magicians in Egypt, and •imon Magus might have gone away with better reputation. But your pretended Miracles are con•rolled by far greater and surer, and therefore of no force: For yours are to confirm a doctrine contrary to the Scripture, which was confirmed by many surer Miracles. This we are still ready to prove, though here we take it for certain: but you use to decline that t•yal.
8. Quest Is not every Priest infallible, and every Church that hath the Eucharist, according to your doctrine? For sure Transubstantiation is a Miracle: I do not think you will deny it. And a Priest, even in deadly sin, may be an instrument of this Miracle, if your Church be infallible. Is, there then no Eucharist among the Abassines, Greeks, or any that subject not to you? Or are they all infallible? And if Miracles be as common as Transubstantiation, the privilege proved by them must be as common. So much to Master Knots first proof of his Infallibility without Scripture.