A27045:727
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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6. This whole case of Ordination I have already spoken to (so carefully and fully according to my measure) in my second Dispute of Church Government, that I shall suppose that man hath said nothing to me, requiring my reply, on this point, that doth not answer that. And to write the same thing here over again, cannot fairly be expected.
7. Voetius de desperata causa Papatus, hath copiously done the same against Jansenius, which they should answer satisfactorily before they call for more.
7. Voetius de desperata causa Papatus, hath copiously done the same against Iansenius, which they should answer satisfactorily before they call for more.
8. The Nullity which they suppose to make the Intercision, is either the Ordination we had from the Papist Bishops before our Reformation, or the Ordination that we received since. If the former be a nullity, then all the Papists Ordinations are null; and so they nullify their Church and Ministry. That the latter is no nullity, we are ready to make good against any of them all.
8. The Nullity which they suppose to make the Intercision, is either the Ordination we had from the Papist Bishops before our Reformation, or the Ordination that we received since. If the former be a nullity, then all the Papists Ordinations are null; and so they nullifie their Church and Ministry. That the latter is no nullity, we are ready to make good against any of them all.