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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.
And I think there is no doubt but that in those ancient times the Church was acquainted with th• true way of Government as well as Rome is now and therefore I would know further. 8. Whether th• truest Government may not stand with great desolations, divisions of the Church and multitudes of errors? Greg. Nazianzene saith (Orat. 20 pag. mih• 345.1) That when Basil se• upon the great work of healing the Church [The holy Nation, the Kingly Priesthood was so far amiss that it was distracted into six hundred opinions and errors; And spoiled and wasted by the Devil.] If the Popes Monarchical Government was then a foot, then it seem• that Government will no more prevent sects and errors then the worst: If it were not, then 1. They are now usurpers, 1. And they cannot prove ou• ⟨p. 325⟩way of Government to be wrong by the multitude of errors that are in the Church.
And I think there is no doubt but that in thos• ancient times the Church was acquainted with th• true way of Government as well as Rome is now and therefore I would know further. 8. Whether th• truest Government may not stand with great desolations, divisions of the Church and multitudes of errors? Greg. Nazianzene saith (Orat. 20 pag. mih• 345.1) That when Basil se• upon the great work of healing the Church [The holy Nation, the Kingly Priesthood was so far amiss that it was distracted into six hundred opinions and errors; And spoiled and wasted by the Devil.] If the Popes Monarchical Government was then a foot, then it seem• that Government will no more prevent sects and errors then the worst: If it were not, then 1. They are now usurpers, 1. And they cannot prove ou