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The successive visibility of the church of which the Protestants are the soundest members…
The successive visibility of the church of which the Protestants are the soundest members I. defended against the opposition of Mr. William Johnson, II. proved by many arguments / by Richard Baxter ; whereunto is added 1. an account of my judgement to Mr. J. how far heretics are or are not in the church, 2. Mr. Js. explication of the most used terms, with my queries thereupon, and his answer and my reply, 3. an appendix about successive ordination, 4. letters between me and T.S., a papist, with a narrative of the success.The successive visibility of the church of which the Protestants are the soundest members I. defended against the opposition of Mr. William Johnson, II. proved by many arguments / by Richard Baxter ; whereunto is added 1. an account of my judgement to Mr. J. how far hereticks are or are not in the church, 2. Mr. Js. explication of the most used terms, with my queries thereupon, and his answer and my reply, 3. an appendix about successive ordination, 4. letters between me and T.S., a papist, with a narrative of the success.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1660
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2. Arians are no Christians, as denying ⟨p. 114⟩that which is essential to Christ, and so to Christianity. Pelagianism is a thing that you are not agreed among your selves of the true nature of. Many of the Dominicans and Jansenists think the Jesuits Pelagianize, or Semipelagianize at least. I hope you will not shut them out. Donatists were schismatics, because they divided in the Catholic Church, and not absolutely from it▪ and because they divided from the particular Churches about them that held the most universal external Communion. I think they were still members of the universal Church: but I'll not contend with any that will plead for his uncharitable denial. Its nothing to our case.
2. Arrians are no Christians, as denying ⟨p. 114⟩that which is essential to Christ, and so to Christianity. Pelagianism is a thing that you are not agreed among your selves of the true nature of. Many of the Dominicans and Jansenists think the Jesuits Pelagianize, or Semipelagianize at least. I hope you will not shut them out. Donatists were •chismaticks, because they divided in the Catholike Church, and not absolutely from it▪ and because they divided from the particular Churches about them that held the most universal external Communion. I think they were still members of the universal Church: but I'le not contend with any that will plead for his uncharitable denyal. Its nothing to our case.
That the Ethiopians are Eutychian Heretics, I will see better proved before I will believe it. Roses words I so little regard, that I will not so much as open his book to see whether he say so or not. I know that Heresy is a personal crime, and cannot be charged on Nations, unless you have evidence that the Nations consent to it: which here you have none: Some are called Heretics for denying points essential to Christianity: these are no Christians, and so not in the Church: but many also are called Heretics by you, and by the Fathers,