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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.
Theodoret li. 1. histor. c. 7 reporteth the words of Constantine the Great spoken to the Fathers in the Nicene Council, after Eustathius Oration to him, thus [He showed them how grievous a thing it was and how bitter,1 when the enemies were profligate, and there was none left that durst oppose them, that they should strive against one another, and should make mirth for their enemies, and become their laughing stock: specially seeing they dispute about Divine things, and have the doctrine of the Holy Ghost laid down in the Scripture monuments: For, saith he, the Books of the Evangelists and Apostles, and also the Oracles of the ancient Prophets do evidently teach us what we are to hold concerning God. Laying aside therefore all seditious contention, let us resolve the matters that are brought into question, by the Testimonies of the writings of Gods inspiration] And Theodoret addeth, that [While he spoke these and the like things to bring them to a consent in the Apostolical doctrine, all the Synod except a few Arians obeyed and stablished concord on these terms.
Theodoret li. 1. histor. c. 7 reporteth the words of Constantine the Great spoken to the Fathers in the Nicene Council, after Eustathius Oration to him, thus [He shewed them how grievous a thing it was and how bitter,1 when the enemies were profligate, and there was none left that durst oppose them, that they should strive against one another, and should make mirth for their enemies, and become their laughing stock: specially seeing they dispute about Divine things, and have the doctrine of the Holy Ghost laid down in the Scripture monuments: For, saith he, the Books of the Evangelists and Apostles, and also the Oracles of the ancient Prophets do evidently teach us what we are to hold concerning God. Laying aside therefore all seditious contention, let us resolve the matters that are brought into question, by the Testimonies of the writings of Gods inspiration] And Theodoret addeth, that [While he spoke these and the like things to bring them to a consent in the Apostolical doctrine, all the Synod except a few Arrians obeyed and stablished concord on these terms.
- 1Constantinus Magnus.