A27045:512
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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And therefore he concludes to the Patriarchs of Alexandria and Antioch, c. 80. [Oportet ergo ut constanter ac sine praejudicio servetis sicut accepistis Ecclesias, & nihil sibi in nobis haec tentatio diabolicae usurpationis ascribat. State sorts, state securi; Scripta cum Universalis nominis falsitate, nec dare unquam, nec recipere praesumatis] He chargeth them never to give or take writing with the falsehood of this name [Universal] as being from the Devils tentation.
And therefore he concludes to the Patriarchs of Alexandria and Antioch, c. 80. [Oportet ergo ut constanter ac sine praejudicio servetis sicut accepistis Ecclesias, & nihil sibi in nobis haec tentatio diabolicae usurpationis ascribat. State sortes, state securi; Scripta cum Vniversalis nominis falsitate, nec dare unquam, nec recipere praesumatis] He chargeth them never to give or take writing with the falshood of this name [Vniversal] as being from the Devils tentation.
And in Ep. 38. c. 82. to John Const. himself he calls it [Nefandum elationis vocabulum] and the cause [Nefandum & prophanum tumorem] and after he calls it [the usurping of a proud and foolish word.]
And in Ep. 38. c. 82. to Iohn Const. himself he calls it [Nefandum elationis vocabulum] and the cause [Nefandum & prophanum tumorem] and after he calls it [the usurping of a proud and foolish word.]
To all this Bellarmine miserably answereth de Pontif. Rom. l. 2. c. 31. that the title [Universal] as it signifieth a sole Bishop to whom all other are but Vicars, is indeed profane, sacrilegious and Antichristian, and is it that Gregory speaks against, but not as it excludeth not particular Bishops,] To which I answer, 1. To be the Vicarius of a Superior, is not an exclusion. The Pope saith he is the Vicar of Christ the chief