A27045:449
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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 ⟨p. 230⟩recitaverint, qui dicunt, [Ecce hic Christus, ecce illic] audiamus potius, si •ves ejus sumus, vocem pastoris nostri dicentis [Nolite credere.] — Cap. 4. Totus Christus Caput & Corpus est: Caput unigenitus Dei filius, & Corpus ejus Ecclesia, sponsus & sponsa; duo in carne una: Quicunque de ipso capite ab Scripturis sanctis dissentiunt, etiamsi in omnibus locis inveniantur in quibus Ecclesia designata est, non sunt in Ecclesia: & •ursus quicunque de ipso capite Scripturis Sanctis consentiunt, & Unitati Ecclesiae non communicant, (or as after) ab ejus corpore quod est Ecclesia ita dissentiunt, ut eorum communio non sit cum toto quacunque diffunditur, sed in aliqua part separata inveniatur, manif stum est eos non esse in Catholica Ecclesia.] (A sad conclusion to the Papists.)