A27015:811
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.
I have oft times observed how they have alleged Durandus, as pleading that the last resolution of our faith is into this primo creditum, that the Church is guided by the holy Ghost, and that therefore we believe the Scripture to be Gods word e. g. the Gospel of Matthew rather then that of Nicodemus, because the Church approveth it, who is guided by the spirit. But I find that even there Durandus destroyeth ⟨p. 347⟩the Roman cause. For he immediately addeth, that [Hoc quod dictum est de approbatione Scripturae per Ecclesiam intelligitur solum de Ecclesia quae fuit tempore Apostolorum, qui fuerunt repleti spiritu sancto, & nihilominus viderunt Miracula Christi & audierunt ejus doctrinam, & ob hoc fuerunt convenientes testes omnium quae Christus fecit aut do•uit ut per eorum testimonium scriptura continens facta & dicta Christi approbaretur] That is,1 [This which is said of the approbation of the Scripture by the Church is only meant of the Church which was in the times of the Apostles, who were filled with the Holy Ghost, and also saw the Miracles of Christ, and heard his doctrine, and therefore were fit witnesses of all that Christ did or taught that by their testimony the Scripture containing the deeds and words of Christ,2 might be approved]
I have oft times observed how they have alledged Durandus, as pleading that the last resolution of our faith is into this primo creditum, that the Church is guided by the holy Ghost, and that therefore we believe the Scripture to be Gods word e. g. the Gospel of Matthew rather then that of Nicodemus, because the Church approveth it, who is guided by the spirit. But I find that even there Durandus destroyeth ⟨p. 347⟩the Romane cause. For he immediately addeth, that [Hoc quod dictum est de approbatione Scripturae per Ecclesiam intelligitur solum de Ecclesia quae fuit tempore Apostolorum, qui fuerunt repleti spiritu sancto, & nihilominus viderunt Miracula Christi & audierunt ejus doctrinam, & ob hoc fuerunt convenientes testes omnium quae Christus fecit aut do•uit ut per eorum testimonium scriptura continens facta & dicta Christi approbaretur] That is,