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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
To the reader: To the Literate Romanists that will read this Book.
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.
Yea I am so far from desiring your blood, that I hope I have given you no abusive language. Sure I am, I come far short of the language that you give one another, where you may judge me to be most sharp. I had once very Reverend thoughts of your Father Parsons ⟨image 24⟩when I read his book of Resolution, and thought that if you had any good one it was he. And yet your own Priest Watson calls him [An Atheal stratagemitor, pag. 160. A bastardly Vicar of hell, p. 157. Judge paramount on earth under the Devil in Hell, p. 156. The arch cozener, p. 149. That he was a bastard, unhonestly begot, basely born, a Wolsey in ambition, a Midas in immundicity, a traitor in action, p. 108. That all Catholics must depend upon the Archpriest, the Archpriest upon father Garnet, father Garnet upon father Parsons, and father Parsons upon the devil, the author of all rebellious conspiracies, treasons, murders, disobedience, heresies, and all other such diabolical and bloody designments as this wicked Jesuit hath hitherto devised] p. 151. One that as sure as you live on earth, doth care no more for the lives of all the Catholics themselves, then for so many dogs lives, in a time of infectious plague.] p. 153. Yea (saith he) questionless he could wish in his heart, to see all the seculars and other Catholics in England hanged rather then to be frustrate of his conceited Japonian Monarchy. Yea I verily think he would be the hangman of them all himself, rather then his platform should fail, if it stood upon so desperate a point: as a fitter office for such a base irregular bastard, then to come near Gods holy Altar, &c.] Quodlib. pag. 153.154. I will not foul my paper with any more concerning him.
Yea I am so far from desiring your blood, that I hope I have given you no abusive language. Sure I am, I come far short of the language that you give one another, where you may judge me to be most sharp. I had once very Reverend thoughts of your Father Parsons ⟨image 24⟩when I read his book of Resolution, and thought that if you had any good one it was he. And yet your own Priest Watson calls him [An Atheal stratagemitor, pag. 160. A bastardly Vicar of hell, p. 157. Judge paramount on earth under the Divel in Hell, p. 156. The arch cousener, p. 149. That he was a bastard, unhonestly begot, basely born, a Wolsey in ambition, a Midas in immundicity, a traytor in action, p. 108. That all Catholikes must depend upon the Archpriest, the Archpriest upon father Garnet, father Garnet upon father Parsons, and father Parsons upon the devil, the author of all rebellious conspiracies, treasons, murders, disobedience, heresies, and all other such diabolical and bloody designments as this wicked Jesuite hath hitherto devised] p. 151. One that as sure as you live on earth, doth care no more for the lives of all the Catholikes themselves, then for so many dogs lives, in a time of infectious plague.] p. 153. Yea (saith he) questionless he could wish in his heart, to see all the seculars and other Catholikes in England hanged rather then to be frustrate of his conceited Japonian Monarchy. Yea I verily think he would be the hangman of them all himself, rather then his platform should fail, if it stood upon so desperate a point: as a fitter office for such a base irregular bastard, then to come neer Gods holy Altar, &c.] Quodlib. pag. 153.154. I will not foul my paper with any more concerning him.