A27045:504
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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Obj. But he saith that the Council of Chalcedon offered it him. Ans. 1. If he renounce it as undue and profane, and say that de facto none of his predecessors took it, this is as much as we desire. 2. That at the Council of Chalcedon, near 150. years before this, two Deacons (that they say have no Votes) called Theodorus and Ischirion, did superscribe their Libels, to Leo Universal Archbishop, I find; but no more: And this is it that Gregory here brags of: And whats two Deacons to the Council?
Obj. But he saith that the Council of Chalcedon offered it him. Ans. 1. If he renounce it as undue and prophane, and say that de facto none of his predecessors took it, this is as much as we desire. 2. That at the Council of Chalcedon, near 150. years before this, two Deacons (that they say have no Votes) call'd Theodorus and Ischirion, did superscribe their Libels, to Leo Vniversal Archbishop, I find; but no more: And this is it that Gregory here brags of: And whats two Deacons to the Council?
Obj. But it is only the Name and not the Thing that he disclaims, and that is in modesty. Ans. 1. How then could he censure the name as undue, injurious, profane, and blasphemous, if he owned the Thing? seeing aptanda sunt verba rebus: words are to be fitted to Things. 2. But I shall confute this fully from his following words.
Obj. But it is only the Name and not the Thing that he disclaims, and that is in modesty. Ans. 1. How then could he censure the name as undue, injurious, prophane, and blasphemous, if he owned the Thing? seeing aptanda sunt verba rebus: words are to be fitted to Things. 2. But I shall confute this fully from his following words.
[Ita ut Universa sibi tentet ascribere, & omnia quae soli uni capiti cohaerent, videlicet Christo, per elationem pompatici sermonis, ejusdem Christi sibi studeat membra subjugare.]