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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.
And among other ancient Writers I would desire you (besides all the forecited) to compare the Popish frame with the Directions of Vicentius Lirinensis, 1which he giveth us for the discovery of Truth and avoiding heresy, in his book Contr. Haeres. Which I the rather mention, because I admire that the Papists should be so immodest as to boast so much of him as if he were on their side. The sum of his advice to avoid heresy, is this. 10 Fidem munire Divinae legis authoritate. 20 Ecclesiae Catholicae tradition: To fortify our faith. 1. By the Authority of Gods Law. 2. By the Tradition of the Catholic Church. This way he saith he was himself directed to by all the holy Learned men that he enquired of: Saepa magno studio & summa attentioae perquirens a quamplurimis sanctitate & doctrina praestantibus viris quonam modo possem certa quadam & quasi generali ac regulari via Catholicae fidei veritatem ab haereticae pravitatis falsitate discernere, hujusmodi semper responsum ab omnibus fere retuli] cap. 1. ⟨p. 369⟩(Edit. Colon. a. 1613, & pag. 617. Edit. Perionii. Lugd. 1572.) So that we are given to understand by this passage.
And among other ancient Writers I would desire you (besides all the forecited) to compare the Popish frame with the Directions of Vicentius Lirinensis, 1which he giveth us for the discovery of Truth and avoiding heresie, in his book Contr. Haeres. Which I the rather mention, because I admire that the Papists should be so immodest as to boast so much of him as if he were on their side. The sum of his advice to avoid heresie, is this. 10 Fidem munire Divinae legis authoritate. 20 Ecclesiae Catholicae traditione: To fortifie our faith. 1. By the Authority of Gods Law. 2. By the Tradition of the Catholike Church. This way he saith he was himself directed to by all the holy Learned men that he enquired of: Saepa magno studio & summa attentioae perquirens a quamplurimis sanctitate & doctrina praestantibus viris quonam modo possem certa quadam & quasi generali ac regulari via Catholicae fidei veritatem ab haereticae pravitatis falsitate discernere, hujusmodi semper responsum ab omnibus fere retuli] cap. 1. ⟨p. 369⟩