A27045:269
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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In good time you come to give me here at last some proof of an ancient Papacy, as you think. But first, you quite forget (or worse) that it is not a man or two in the whole world in an age, but the universal ⟨p. 127⟩Church, whose judgement (and form) we are now enquiring after. You are to prove [That all the Church in every age was for the Papal universal Government] and so that none can be saved that is not.
2. But instead of this which you should prove, you prove not that those very single persons named by you, had any opinion of the Papal Sovereignty.
2. But instead of this which you should prove, you prove not that those very single persons named by you, had any opinion of the Papal Soveraignty.
1. Your first Testimony is from Liberatus, c. 16. [John Bishop of Antioch makes an appeal to Pope Simplicius.] Reply. 1. I see you are deceived by going upon trust: But its pity so to deceive others. There was no such man as John Bishop of Antioch in Simplicus reign. John of Antioch was he that made the stirs and divisions for Nestorius, against Cyril, and called the Schismatical Council at Ephesus, and dyed, Anno 436. having reigned thirteen years, as Baronius saith, and eighteen as Nicephorus: He dyed in Sixtus the fifths time. But its said indeed that John Bishop of Alexandria made some address to Simplicius: of which Baronius citeth Liberatus words (not c. 16. but c. 18.) ad An. D. 483. that John being expelled by the Emperor Zeno's command, went first to Calendion Bishop of Antioch, and so to Rome to Simplicius, (if Baronius ⟨p. 128⟩