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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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The same Pope Sixtus 4▪ saith ibid. pag. 163. [Sola superest Romana sedes: sedes utique immaculati agni: sedes Viventis in secula seculorum: Haec quippe praedictas Patriarchales genuit Ecclesias; quae quasi filiae in ejus gremio residebant, & in circuitu tanquam famulae in ipsius adsistebant obsequio.] that is, [Only the Roman seat remaineth: even the seat of the Immaculate Lamb: the seat of him that liveth for ever (my flesh trembleth to write these things): This did beget the foresaid Patriarchal Churches (notorious falsehood!) which rested as daughters in her bosom, and as servants stood about in her obedience.] Here you see from the Pope himself, that the other Patriarchs are his servants, and so to obey him; and that Rome begot them all (that were before it, except Constantinople) and neither made Christians nor Patriarchs by it, and that Rome is now become the seat of the Immaculate Lamb, and of him that liveth for ever.] Truly the reading of your own Historians, and the Popes Bulls, &c. hath more persuaded me, that the Pope is Antichrist, then the ⟨p. 181⟩Apocalypse hath done (because I distrusted my understanding of it.)
The same Pope Sixtus 4▪ saith ibid. pag. 163. [Sola superest Romana sedes: sedes utique immaculati agni: sedes Viventis in secula seculorum: Haec quippe praedictas Patriarchales genuit Ecclesias; quae quasi filiae in ejus gremio residebant, & in circuitu tanquam famulae in ipsius adsistebant obsequio.] that is, [Only the Roman seat remaineth: even the seat of the Immaculate Lambe: the seat of him that liveth for ever (my flesh trembleth to write these things): This did beget the foresaid Patriarchal Churches (notorious falshood!) which rested as daughters in her bosome, and as servants stood about in her obedience.] Here you see from the Pope himself, that the other Patriarchs are his servants, and so to obey him; and that Rome begot them all (that were before it, except Constantinople) and neither made Christians nor Patriarchs by it, and that Rome is now become the seat of the Immaculate Lambe, and of him that liveth for ever.] Truly the reading of your own Historians, and the Popes Bulls, &c. hath more perswaded me, that the Pope is Antichrist, then the ⟨p. 181⟩Apocalyps hath done (because I distrusted my understanding of it.)