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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.
1Clemens Romanus in his Epistle to the Corinthians useth not once to them any argument from his authority and infallibility, which sure he would have done for the healing of so great a schism, if it had been true. Nay when he doth earnestly press them to submit to and obey their own Presbyters, he never requireth any obedience to himself or to the Roman Church. Nay so far is he from taking any notice of any universal Monarchy or infallibility in himself that he doth not so much as take notice of any Bishop distinct from a Presbyter in their own Church, nor once call them to be determined by any single or supereminent Bishop at all; but only to obey their Bishops or Presbyters.
1Clemens Romanus in his Epistle to the Corinthians useth not once to them any argument from his authority and infallibility, which sure he would have done for the healing of so great a schisme, if it had been true. Nay when he doth earnestly press them to submit to and obey their own Presbyters, he never requireth any obedience to himself or to the Romane Church. Nay so far is he from taking any notice of any universal Monarchy or infallibility in himself that he doth not so much as take notice of any Bishop distinct from a Presbyter in their own Church, nor once call them to be determined by any single or supereminent Bishop at all; but onely to obey their Bishops or Presbyters.
- 1Clemens Rom. ad Corinth.
1Ignatius writing to the Romans calleth them only the Church [[Greek or Hebrew]] [Quae & praesidet in loco regionis Romanorum] or as Bishop Ushers ancient Version hath it [Quae & praesidet in loco chori Romanorum] which is not a presidency over the whole Church. And towards the end, he saith [[Greek or Hebrew]] i.e. [Memores estote in precibus vestris Ecclesiae quae est in Syria, quae prome, jam Christo Pastore utitur.] as Hier. Vairlenius Sylvius interpreteth it in his Edit. pag. 69. I know that the old vulgar Latin Edition, which is in Joachimus Perionius his Edition, pag 494. and in Bishop Ushers pag. 89. translateth it Mementote in orationibus