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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 in the 28 Chapter Eusebius mentioneth an ancient writer, that opposed the heresy of Artemon, and whereas they alleged that all the Bishops of Rome till Zephyrinus were of their mind, and preached it, even Victor himself (that is, against the Godhead of Christ) he answereth them thus [This peradventure might seem to have some likelihood of truth, if it were not oppugned, first of all by the holy Scriptures, next by the books of sundry men long before the time of Victor] As Justin, Miltiades, Tatianus, Clemens, and Irenaeus. So that this old writer supposed it no impossible thing for a Bishop of Rome to have taught heresy.
And in the 28 Chapter Eusebius mentioneth an ancient writer, that opposed the heresie of Artemon, and whereas they alledged that all the Bishops of Rome till Zephyrinus were of their mind, and preached it, even Victor himself (that is, against the Godhead of Christ) he answereth them thus [This peradventure might seem to have some likelihood of truth, if it were not oppugned, first of all by the holy Scriptures, next by the books of sundry men long before the time of Victor] As Justin, Miltiades, Tatianus, Clemens, and Irenaeus. So that this old writer supposed it no impossible thing for a Bishop of Rome to have taught heresie.
And in the very conclusion of the Chapter and Book Eusebius recites many more of the words of that old writer among the which there are these against the heretics of those times for presuming to correct and so deprave the Scriptures, which methinks, should touch the Romanists to the quick: [Belike they are altogether ignorant what presumption is practised in this wicked deed of theirs. For either they persuade themselves that the holy Scriptures were not indicted by the instinct of the Holy Ghost, and so are they Infidels, or else they think themselves wiser then the Holy Ghost; and what other thing do they in that than show themselves possessed of the Devil?]
And in the very conclusion of the Chapter and Book Eusebius recites many more of the words of that old writer among the which there are these against the hereticks of those times for presuming to correct and so deprave the Scriptures, which methinks, should touch the Romanists to the quicke: [Belike they are altogether ignorant what presumption is practised in this wicked deed of theirs. For either they perswade themselves that the holy Scriptures were not indicted by the instinct of the Holy Ghost, and so are they Infidels, or else they think themselves wiser then the Holy Ghost; and what other thing do they in that than shew themselves possessed of the Devil?]