A27045:456
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.
And cap. 28. he doth not send us to the Roman Church as Head or Judge, but calling the Holy Ghost only, Vicarius Christi, Christs Vicar, makes it incredible that he should so far neglect his office, as to let (not Rome, but) all the Churches to lose the Apostles doctrine; proving the certain succession of it, by the Unity, and not by Romes authority [Ecquid verisimile est, ut tot ac tantae in unam fidem irraverint? Nullus inter multo seventus est unus exitus: Variasse ⟨p. 236⟩debuerat error doctrinae Ecclesiarum. Caeterum quod apud multos unum invenitur, non est erratum, sed traditum. Audeat ergo aliquis dicere, illos errasse qui tradiderunt?
So c. 32. when he calls them to the Apostolical Church, it is no more to Rome, then another. Aedant ergo origins Ecclesiarum suaerum — ut primus ille Episcopus aliquis ex Apostolis vel Apostolicis viris, qui tamen cum Apost lis perseveraverint, habuerit auctorem, & antecessorem. Hoc enim modo Ecclesiae Apostolicae census suos deferunt: sicut Smyrneorum Ecclesia habens Polycarpum ab Johanne Collocatum refert; sicut Romanorum Clementem a Petro ordinatum edit: proinde utique & caeterae exhibent] Here you see he puts Smyrna before Rome, and John before Peter, and refers them to Rome, but only as one of the Churches planted by the Apostles; and this is but to know their doctrine, delivered in that first age, which we appeal to.
So c. 32. when he calls them to the Apostolical Church, it is no more to Rome, then another. Aedant ergo origines Ecclesiarum suaerum — ut primus ille Episcopus aliquis ex Apostolis vel Apostolicis viris, qui tamen cum Apost lis perseveraverint, habuerit auctorem, & antecessorem. Hoc enim modo Ecclesiae Apostolicae census suos deferunt: sicut Smyrneorum Ecclesia habens Polycarpum ab Iohanne Collocatum refert; sicut Romanorum Clementem a Petro ordinatum edit: proinde utique & caeterae exhibent] Here you see he puts Smyrna before Rome, and Iohn before Peter, and refers them to Rome, but only as one of the Churches planted by the Apostles; and this is but to know their doctrine, delivered in that first age, which we appeal to.