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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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Ans. 1. If that were true, yet whats that to all the rest? 2. Give us your proof that the Abassines were under the Patriarch of Alexandria, before that Patriarch broke off his communion with Rome. The Canons of Pisanus, of yesterdays invention, we regard not: Surely the true Canons of Nice (Can. 6.) measure out no more to the Patriarch of Alexandria, but Egypt, Libya, and Pentapolis. There's no mention of Ethiopia: And its not like that the greatest part of his Province would ⟨p. 251⟩have been left out. 3. If it had been so, yet we utterly deny that ever the Pope had the Government of the Alexandrian Patriarch: Only for a little while he had a precedency in honorary Title, and in Councils; as the City of London is preferred before York, but doth not Govern it at all.
Ans. 1. If that were true, yet whats that to all the rest? 2. Give us your proof that the Abassines were under the Patriarch of Alexandria, before that Patriarch broke off his communion with Rome. The Canons of Pisanus, of yesterdayes invention, we regard not: Surely the true Canons of Nice (Can. 6.) measure out no more to the Patriarch of Alexandria, but Aegypt, Lybia, and Pentapolis. There's no mention of Ethiopia: And its not like that the greatest part of his Province would ⟨p. 251⟩have been left out. 3. If it had been so, yet we utterly deny that ever the Pope had the Government of the Alexandrian Patriarch: Only for a little while he had a precedency in honorary Title, and in Councils; as the City of London is preferred before York, but doth not Govern it at all.
Here therefore (without the Roman Empire) you may see those Churches that have successively been visible, and yet no Papists. This your Raynerius confesseth contr. Waldens. Catalogue. in Bibliothec. Patr. Tom. 4. pag. 773. saying [Armeniorum Ecclesiae, & Aethiopum, & Indorum, & caeterae qua• Apostoli converterunt, non subsunt Romanae Ecclesiae.] See Godignus de Rebus Abassinorum, of their Antiquity.