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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. 16. The Apostles themselves were not infallible till the holy Ghost fell on them, nor by any other help without the extraordinary inspiration of the Holy Ghost (for before, they understood not that Christ must dye, rise and ascend, till it was done: but Peter Mat. 16.20. dissuadeth him from suffering) therefore the Pope if he might plead succession from Peter, cannot expect more then Peter himself had; and therefore cannot expect his infallibility without his spirit and inspiration: And therefore those Popes that have not the Holy Ghost, and that inspiration as Peter had, cannot pretend to be infallible, as his successors: For they must succeed him in the cause, if they will succeed him in the effects.
Argu. 16. The Apostles themselves were not infallible till the holy Ghost fell on them, nor by any other help without the extraordinary inspiration of the Holy Ghost (for before, they understood not that Christ must dye, rise and ascend, till it was done: but Peter Mat. 16.20. disswadeth him from suffering) therefore the Pope if he might plead succession from Peter, cannot expect more then Peter himself had; and therefore cannot expect his infallibility without his spirit and inspiration: And therefore those Popes that have not the Holy Ghost, and that inspiration as Peter had, cannot pretend to be infallible, as his successors: For they must succeed him in the cause, if they will succeed him in the effects.
Argu. 17. If the Catholic Church be infallible, then the Pope and the Church of Rome are not infallible: But the Papists say the Catholic Church is infallible; therefore according to their own doctrine it must follow that the Pope and Church of Rome are not infallible.
Argu. 17. If the Catholike Church be infallible, then the Pope and the Church of Rome are not infallible: But the Papists say the Catholike Church is infallible; therefore according to their own doctrine it must follow that the Pope and Church of Rome are not infallible.