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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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And of the Novelty of their worship, saith Platina in Gregor. 1. [What should I say more of this holy man! whose whole institution of the Church office, specially the old one, was invented and approved by him? which Order I would we did follow: then Learned men would not at this day abhor the reading of the Office —] So that here is all invented new by Gregory (which was hardly received in Spain) and yet that changed since.
Arg. 9. If the Generality of Christians in the first ages, and many (if not most) in the later ages, have been free from the Essentials of the Papists faith, •hen their faith hath had no successive Visible Church professing it in all ages; but the Christians that are against it have been Visible: But the Antecedent is true: as I prove in some instances.
1. It is an Article of their faith determined in a General Council at Lateran and Florence, that the Pope is above a Council: But that this hath not been successively received, the Council of Basil and Constance witness, making it a new Heresy.
1. It is an Article of their faith determined in a General Council at Laterane and Florence, that the Pope is above a Council: But that this hath not been successively received, the Council of Basil and Constance witness, making it a new Heresie.