A27045:293
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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12. Your twelfth proof from the Council of Chalcedon, is from a witness alone sufficient to overthrow your cause, as I have proved to you. This Synod expressly determineth, that your Primacy is a novel humane invention; that it was given you by the Fathers, because Rome was the Imperial Seat. If you believe this Synod, the Controversy is at end: If you do not, why ⟨p. 154⟩do you cite it? and why pretend you to believe General Councils?
12. Your twelfth proof from the Council of Chalcedon, is from a witness alone sufficient to overthrow your cause, as I have proved to you. This Synod expresly determineth, that your Primacy is a novel humane invention; that it was given you by the Fathers, because Rome was the Imperial Seat. If you believe this Synod, the Controversie is at end: If you do not, why ⟨p. 154⟩do you cite it? and why pretend you to believe Generall Councils?
But what have you from this Council against this Council? Why, 1. You say Martian wrote to Leo, that by the Popes Authority a general Council might be gathered, in what City of the Eastern Church he should please to choose.] Reply. 1. Whereas for this you cite Act. Concil. Chalcedon. 1. You tell me not in what Author, whether Crabbe, Binnius, Surius, Nicolinus, or where I must seek it. I have perused the Act. 1. in Binnius, which is 63 pages in Folio (such tasks your citations set me) and find no such thing; and therefore take it to be your mistake. But in the preambul. Epist. I find that Valentinian and Martian desire Leo's prayers, and contrary to your words, that they say [Hoc ipsum nobis propriis liter is tua sanctitas manifestet, quatenus in omnem Orientem & in ipsam Thraciam & Illyricum sacrae nostrae literae dirigantur, ut ad quendam definitum locum qui nobis placuerit, omnes sanctissimi Episcopi debeant convenire.] It is not [qui vobis placuerit] but [qui nobis.] But what if you had spoke truth, doth it follow that Leo was Christs Vicar-general Governor of the world, because that the Sovereign of one Commonwealth