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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.
Argu. 12. If every Pope be infallible (Positively in all matters of faith, or in expounding all Scripture) then all Popes are of equal understanding and fidelity in matters of faith, and Scriptures. For the most learned, wise and pious can go no higher, but to be able infallibly to interpret all Scripture, and declare all Gods will concerning our faith and duty. But sure all Popes are not equal. None of those children or dunces that Alphonsus a Castro saith understood not the Grammar, are equal to Pius 2. or Adrian the 6.
Argu. 13. If every Pope be infallible, then study, learning, consultations, yea and Councils are needless: for the most unlearned Pope is as infallible as the most learned; and after all the study in the world, consultation and advice of General Councils, he can he but infallible; and so, say they he was before. If they say still, that, before he was but negatively infallible; I say again, so is a block, an infant or an idiot. But that studies, learning, consultations and Councils are not needless, I suppose all Papists will grant: therefore they must grant that all Popes are not infallible.
Argu. 13. If every Pope be infallible, then study, learning, consultations, yea and Councils are needless: for the most unlearned Pope is as infallible as the most learned; and after all the study in the world, consultation and advice of General Councils, he can he but infallible; and so, say they he was before. If they say still, that, before he was but negatively infallible; I say again, so is a block, an infant or an ideot. But that studies, learning, consultations and Councils are not needless, I suppose all Papists will grant: therefore they must grant that all Popes are not infallible.
Argu. 14. Notorious ungodly men that live in murder, fornication, incest, Sodomy, blasphemy, &c. have no promise from God, nor any other assurance of infallibility: but such were many Popes, Therefore, &c.