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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.
One would think this were plain enough, if the Papists were not the Judges of the meaning of all writings, as well as the holy Scriptures, which condemn their cause?
One would think this were plain enough, if the Papists were not the Judges of the meaning of all writings, as well as the holy Scriptures, which condemne their cause?
Junilius ad Primasium • part. divin. legis li. 2.1 qu. 29 Saith. [ Unde probamus libros, &c. How do we prove that the Books of our Religion are written by Divine inspiration? Many ways, of which the first is the truth Scriptur• it self, then the order of things; the agreement o• precepts, the manner of speech without affectation (or compasses) and the purity of words; Ther• is added also, the quality of the writers and preachers; that mere men could not have delivered such Divine things, and vile men such high things and uneloquent men such subtle things, unless they were filled with the Holy Ghost. And the force o• the preaching of it, which it had when it was preached, though by a few contemned men. Hereto is added the witness of the contrary party, as the Sibyls or Philosophers: the expulsion of adversaries; the utility of the consequents, the event which by acceptations and figures and predictions were foretold: and lastly the Miracles which were continually wrought till the Scripture it self was received by the Nations: of which this sufficeth for the next Miracle that it is known to be received by all.]
Junilius ad Primasium • part. divin. legis li. 2.1 qu. 29 Saith. [ Ʋnde probamus libros, &c. How do we prove that the Books of our Religion are written by Divine inspiration? Many wayes, of which the first is the truth Scriptur it self, then the order of things; the agreement o precepts, the manner of speech without affectation (or compasses) and the purity of words; Ther is added also, the quality of the writers and preachers; that meer men could not have delivered such Divine things, and vile men such high things and uneloquent men such subtile things, unless they were filled with the Holy Ghost. And the force o the preaching of it, which it had when it was preached, though by a few contemned men. Hereto is added the witness of the contrary party, as the Sybils or Philosophers: the expulsion of adversaries; the utility of the consequents, the event which by acceptations and figures and predictions were foretold: and lastly the Miracles which were continually wrought till the Scripture it self was received by the Nations: of which this sufficeth for the next Miracle that it is known to be received by all.]