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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.
If this be not as plain as need be spoken against the Papal usurpation, I know not what can be accounted plain.
Yea Cyprian and the Council say the like to the Pope himself [These things dear brother we speak to thy conscience for the common honour and for simple love — But we know that some men will not lay down that which they have once drunk in,1 nor easily change their purpose, but saving the bond of Peace and concord among Colleagues will retain some things of their own, which are once grown into use among them. Wherein we do neither use violence, nor give Laws to any; seeing that every Ruler (or Bishop) hath the free arbitration of his own will in the administration of the Church, as one that must give account of his doings to the Lord.]
Yea Cyprian and the Council say the like to the Pope himself [These things dear brother we speak to thy conscience for the common honor and for simple love — But we know that some men will not lay down that which they have once drunk in,1 nor easily change their purpose, but saving the bond of Peace and concord among Collegues will retain some things of their own, which are once grown into use among them. Wherein we do neither use violence, nor give Laws to any; seeing that every Ruler (or Bishop) hath the free arbitration of his own will in the administration of the Church, as one that must give account of his doings to the Lord.]
- 1Cyprian. Epist. 72. Edit. Goularti.
If this be not plain still against Papal, and all Archiepiscopal government of Bishops, I know not how a man should speak plain.