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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
Appendix › Bishop G.D. Chap. 7. A Catalogue of the Errors of the Church of Rome.
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10.1 They accuse the Scripture (which is the light to our feet, and giveth understanding to children) of too much obscurity.
- 110. We confess (as Peter saith of Pauls Epistles) that there are somethings in them hard to be understood, which the ignorant pervert as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction: But we maintain that they have so much light as sufficeth to their ends▪ that is, to be the Rule of our faith and life.10. We confess (as Peter saith of Pauls Epistles) that there are somethings in them hard to be understood, which the ignorant pervert as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction: But we maintaine that they have so much light as sufficeth to their ends▪ that is, to be the Rule of our faith and life.
11.1 They condemn it also of imperfection and insufficiency.
- 111. This is one of their greatest errors.
12. They say that even in matters of faith, and the worship of God, we cannot argue Negatively from Scripture (as thus: It is not in the Scripture: therefore it is not necessary or lawful)