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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.
In the 6. Council of Carthage, Aurelius heard it and Augustine was there, and there they again determined ⟨p. 343⟩that the Bishop of Rome should not receive the Priests or excommunicate persons that appeased to him. And they give this as the Reason [Quia hoc nulla patrum, &c.] That is [Because this was never derogated from the Asricke Church by any definition of our Fathers, and the Nicene Decree do commit both the inferior Clergy, and and the Bishops themselves to their Metropolitans. For they most prudently and justly provided that all businesses should be finished in the places where they were begun: and the grace of the holy Ghost will not be wanting to each province: Let this equity be constantly and prudently observed by Christs Priests: especially seeing every man hath leave, if he be offended with the judgement of the known, to appeal to a Council to his Province, or to a General Council. Unless there be any man that can think that God can inspire a Justice of Trial into any one person, and deny it to innumerable that are congregated in Council.]
In the 6. Council of Carthage, Au•elius heard it and Augustine was there, and there they again determined ⟨p. 343⟩that the Bishop of Rome should not receive the Priests or excommunicate persons that appeased to him. And they give this as the Reason [Quia hoc nulla patrum, &c.] That is [Because this was never derogated from the Asricke Church by any definition of our Fathers, and the Nicene Decree do commit both the inferior Clergy, and and the Bishops themselves to their Metropolitans. For they most prudently and justly provided that all businesses should be finished in the places where they were begun: and the grace of the holy Ghost will not be wanting to each province: Let this equity be constantly and prudently observed by Christs Priests: especially seeing every man hath leave, if he be offended with the judgement of the known, to appeal to a Council to his Province, or to a General Council. Unless there be any man that can think that God can inspire a Justice of Tryal into any one person, and deny it to innumerable that are congregated in Council.]