A27045:448
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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Id. In Psal. 56. Corpus ejus est Ecclesia: non autem ista aut illa, sed toto Orbe diffusa: Nec ea quae nunc est in hominibus qui praesentem vitam agunt, sed ad eam pertinentibus, etiam his qui fuerunt ante nos, & his qui futuri sunt post nos, usque in finem seculi. Tota enim Ecclesia constans ex omnibus fidelibus, quia fideles omnes membra sunt Christi, habet illud Caput positum in coelestibus quod gubernat corpus suum, etsi separatum est à visione, sed annectitur charitate.]
Id. Enchirid. ad Laurent. c. 56. Ecclesia tanquam habitatori domus sua, & Deo templum suum, & conditori civitas sua: quae tota hic accipienda est, non solum ex parte quae peregrinatur in terris, à solis ortu usque ad occasum laudans nomen domini.]
Id. contr. Petilian. cap. 2. Purposely ⟨p. 229⟩opening the true nature of the Catholic Church for the stating of the Case, saith, [Quaestio certè inter nos versatur, ubi sit Ecclesia? utrum apud nos, an apud illos? Quae utique Una est, quam majores nostri Catholicam nominarunt, ut ex ipso nomine ostenderent, quia per totum est.— Haec autem Ecclesia Corpus Christi est: sicut Apostolus dicit, [pro corpore ejus, quae est Ecclesia.] Unde utique manifestum est, eum qui non est in membris Christi, Christianam salutem habere non posse. Membra vero Christi per unitatis charitatem sibi copulantur, & per eandem capiti suo adhaerent quod est Christus Jesus. — Quaestio est, ubi sit hoc corpus, i. e. ubi sit Ecclesia? Quid ergo facturi sumus? in Verbis nostris eam quaesituri? an in Verbis capitis sui? Domini nostri Jesu Christi? Puto quod in illius potius verbis eam quaerere debemus, qui verit as est, & optime novit corpus suum — After he calls the Church over and over, Universum Orbem Christianum—cap. 3. Quia nolo humanis documentis, sed divinis oraculis sanctam Ecclesiam demonstrari. Si sanctae Scriptura in Africa solâ, &c. — Si autem Christi Ecclesia Canonicarum Scripturarum Divinis & certissimis testimoniis in omnibus gentibus designata est, quicquid attulerint (N. B.) & undicunque