A27045:438
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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Aug. lib. 3. c. 6. contra lit. Petiliani, pag. 127. [Proinde, sive de Christo sive de ejus Ecclesia, sive de quacunque alia re quae pertinet ad fidem vitamque nostram, non dicam Nos, nequaquam comparandi •i qui dixit [Licet si nos] sed omnino quod secutus adjecit, si Angelus de coelo vobis annunciaverit praeterquam quod in Scripturis & Evangelicis accepistis, Anathema sit.] I must needs English this short passage, to the utter confusion of Popery. [And therefore whether it be of Christ, or whether it be of the Church, or whether it be of any other matter that pertaineth to our Faith or Life, I will not say [if we] as being not worthy to be compared with him that said [Though we] but (I will say) plainly what he added following: [If an Angel from heaven shall declare to you any thing besides that which you have ⟨p. 223⟩received in the Legal and Evangelical Scriptures, let him be Anathema, or accursed.] Was not the Church then purely Protestant in their Religion?
Aug. lib. 3. c. 6. contra lit. Petiliani, pag. 127. [Proinde, sive de Christo sive de ejus Ecclesia, sive de quacunque alia re quae pertinet ad fidem vitamque nostram, non dicam Nos, nequaquam comparandi •i qui dixit [Licet si nos] sed omnino quod secutus adjecit, si Angelus de coelo vobis annunciaverit praeterquam quod in Scripturis & Evangelicis accepistis, Anathema sit.] I must needs English this short passage, to the utter confusion of Popery. [And therefore whether it be of Christ, or whether it be of the Church, or whether it be of any other matter that pertaineth to our Faith or Life, I will not say [if we] as being not worthy to be compared with him that said [Though we] but (I will say) plainly what he added following: [If an Angel from heaven shall declare to you any thing besides that which you have ⟨p. 223⟩received in the Legall and Evangelicall Scriptures, let him be Anathema, or accursed.] Was not the Church then purely Protestant in their Religion?