A27015:845
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.
Cyril of Alexandria in his seventh book against Julian (pag. mihi 159.) saith [The Divine Scripture is sufficient to make them that are exercised in it, wise and most honest, and to have sufficient understanding.] The like he hath twice or thrice over in that same Section, which I will not stand to repeat lest I be tedious.
Ambrose having mentioned the diversity of Heresies agreeing in una perfidia, giveth us this direction for cure: Itaque tanquam boni gubernatores quo tutius praetermeare possimus fidei vela tendamus Scriptuarumque relegamus ordinem. Amb. de fide li. 1. cap. 4. pag. 56. And many more express passages he hath: as [Quae in Scripturis sanctis non reperimus, ea quemadmodum usurpare possemus?] This citation I take on trust from others that have before produced it, having before mentioned more.
Athanasius in his Orat. against the Gentiles in the beginning saith [The holy and Divinely inspired Scriptures are sufficient for all instruction of verity] And afterward he addeth that the writings of the Fathers and our Teachers do help us to interpret and understand Scripture.