A27045:439
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 Minor needs no proof but our own Profession. My profession is the best evidence of my own Religion to another: And I profess this to be my Religion; which is contained in the holy Scripture, as the Test, or Law, or Rule. And let no man contradict me, that knoweth not my Religion better then I do: The Articles of the Church of England profess this also to be the Religion of the Composers. And the Protestants commonly uno ore do profess it. It is the great difference between us and the Papists. The whole Universal Law of God that we know of, and own, is contained in Nature and Scripture conjunct. But the Papists take somewhat else to be another part. We allow by-Laws about mutable undetermined things (as aforesaid) to Governors: But we know no Universal Law of faith and holiness, but Nature and Scripture: This is our Religion: And this Religion contained in Nature and Scriptures hath been still received.
The Minor needs no proof but our own Profession. My profession is the best evidence of my own Religion to another: And I profess this to be my Religion; which is contained in the holy Scripture, as the Test, or Law, or Rule. And let no man contradict me, that knoweth not my Religion better then I do: The Articles of the Church of England profess this also to be the Religion of the Composers. And the Protestants commonly uno ore do profess it. It is the great difference between us and the Papists. The whole Universal Law of God that we know of, and own, is contained in Nature and Scripture conjunct. But the Papists take somewhat else to be another part. We allow by-Laws about mutable undetermined things (as aforesaid) to Governours: But we know no Universal Law of faith and holiness, but Nature and Scripture: This is our Religion: And this Religion contained in Nature and Scriptures hath been still received.
Obj. We confess Scripture is sufficient to them that have no further light: All that is ⟨p. 224⟩necessary to the salvation of all, is in that perspicuously, as Costerus, Bellarmine, and others say: but more is necessary to salvation to some.