A27045:258
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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And for Jeremiah his predecessor, whom you mention, though they that disputed with him by Letters (Stephanus Gerlochius, & Martinus Crusius) did not agree in all things with him, yet he still professed his ⟨p. 117⟩desire of unity and concord with us, and in the beginning of his second answer rejoiceth, that we agreed with them in so many things. And Johan. Zygomalas in his Letters to Crusius 1576. May 15. saith, [Perspicuum tibi & omnibus futurum est, quod in continuis, & causam fidei praecipue continentibus articulis, consentiamus: quae autem videntur consensum inter vos & nos impedire, talia sunt, si velit quis, ut facile ea corrigere possit. — Gaudium in caelo & super terram erit, si coibit in unitatem utraque Ecclesia, & idem sentiemus, & simul vivemus in omni concordia & pace secundum Deum & in sincerae charitatis vinculo.]
And for Ieremias his predecessor, whom you mention, though they that disputed with him by Letters (Stephanus Gerlochius, & Martinus Crusius) did not agree in all things with him, yet he still professed his ⟨p. 117⟩desire of unity and concord with us, and in the beginning of his second answer rejoyceth, that we agreed with them in so many things. And Iohan. Zygomalas in his Letters to Crusius 1576. May 15. saith, [Perspicuum tibi & omnibus futurum est, quod in continuis, & causam fidei praecipue continentibus articulis, consentiamus: quae autem videntur consensum inter vos & nos impedire, talia sunt, si velit quis, ut facile ea corrigere possit. — Gaudium in caelo & super terram erit, si coibit in unitatem utraque Ecclesia, & idem sentiemus, & simul vivemus in omni concordia & pace secundum Deum & in sincerae charitatis vinculo.]
But as it is not the Patriarch that is the whole Greek Church, so it is not their errors in some lesser or tolerable points that prove us of two Churches or Religions.