A27045:605
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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Prop. 2. As the word [Heretic] is taken for one that denieth any thing essential to Christianity; so an Heretic, if latent, is out of the Church Deo judice, as to the invisible part, or soul of the Church, (as Bellarmine calls it) as a latent Infidel is; but he may be (if latent) in the outward communion, or (as Bellarmine calls him) a dead member, that properly is none; as the straw and chaff are in the cornfield.
Prop. 2. As the word [Heretick] is taken for one that denyeth any thing essential to Christianity; so an Heretick, if latent, is out of the Church Deo judice, as to the invisible part, or soul of the Church, (as Bellarmine calls it) as a latent Infidel is; but he may be (if latent) in the outward communion, or (as Bellarmine calls him) a dead member, that properly is none; as the straw and chaffe are in the cornfield.
Prop. 3. Such an Heretic convict and ⟨p. 298⟩judged by the Pastors of that particular Church, of which he is a subject-member, is accordingly to be avoided, and in foro illius Ecclesiae, is so far cast out of that Church, as the sentence importeth.
Prop. 3. Such an Heretick convict and ⟨p. 298⟩judged by the Pastors of that particular Church, of which he is a subject-member, is accordingly to be avoided, and in foro illius Ecclesiae, is so far cast out of that Church, as the sentence importeth.
Prop. 4. Such an Heretic, if he be a Pastor of one Church, and be convict and condemned by the consociate co-equal Pastors of the neighbour Churches, is accordingly cast out from communion of all the Churches, of which they are Pastors.