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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.
Moreover, in the third Council of Carthage Can. 26. it is decreed [Ut primae sedis Episcopus non app•••tur princeps sacerdotum, aut summus sacerdos, aut liquid hu•• modi, sed tantum primae sedis Episcopus] that i• [That the Bishop of the first seat shall not be called the chief of the Priests, or the chief Priest, or any such thing, but only the Bishop of the first ••at.]
Moreover, in the third Council of Carthage Can. 26. it is decreed [Ʋt primae sedis Episcopus non app•••tur princeps sacerdotum, aut summus sacerdos, aut •liquid hu•• modi, sed tantum primae sedis Episcopus] that i• [That the Bishop of the first seat shall not be called the chief of the Priests, or the chief Priest, or any such thing, but only the Bishop of the first ••at.]
One would think that this were as express against Romes usurpation, as can be spoken. But they that must be the interprets of Scripture because it speaks ••t plain enough, must be judge of Councils too, which it seems can speak no plainer then Scripture, […] taught them to speak anew.
One would think that this were as express against Romes usurpation, as can be spoken. But they that must be the interprets of Scripture because it speaks ••t plain enough, must be judge of Councils too, which it seems can speak no plainer then Scripture, 〈…〉 taught them to speak anew.