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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.
In the Council of Afric the Popes Legates had the last place, Conc. Afric. 1Can. 100. In the Council of Calcedon there was 157. subscribed before Philip the Popes Legate. In the fifth Council of Constantinople, Menna their Bishop was President: Evangri. l. 4. c. 38.
In the Council of Africk the Popes Legates had the last place, Conc. Afric. 1Can. 100. In the Council of Calcedon there was 157. subscribed before Philip the Popes Legate. In the fifth Council of Constantinople, Menna their Bishop was President: Evangri. l. 4. c. 38.
- 1Baron. anno 258. •.15, 16. spondan. Epit. Baron. 5. & 9.
And if the Pope had not then so much as the Presidency, how much less an universal jurisdiction with infallibility?
When Stephen the Bishop of Rome determined judicially against rebaptizing Heretics, and excommunicated Firmilianus for not assenting, and wrote to Cyprian about it, what did they do? Did they either submit to the judgement of the Pope as infallible, or obey him as their universal Ruler? No, but Cyprian, Firmilian, with the rest of the Bishops, did unanimously join against the Popes decree.
When Stephen the Bishop of Rome determined judicially against rebaptizing Hereticks, and excommunicated Firmilianus for not assenting, and wrote to Cyprian about it, what did they do? Did they either submit to the judgement of the Pope as infallible, or obey him as their universal Ruler? No, but Cyprian, Firmilian, with the rest of the Bishops, did unanimously joyn against the Popes decree.