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Which is the true church? the whole Christian world, as headed only by Christ…
Which is the true church? the whole Christian world, as headed only by Christ ... or, the Pope of Rome and his subjects as such? : in three parts ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London : Printed, and are to be sold by Richard Janeway ..., 1679
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
R. B. 1. Would any man have understood that by [Visible Assemblies] the man had not meant only [Churches] but also Families, Schools, Cities, &c? 2. Doth he not here expressly deny all those persons to be of the Church, who are not members of some other visible assemblies. And if a man be a Pilgrim, a Hermite, or if one or many be cast upon an uninhabited coast, and if any are members of no visible assembly, as Merchants, Ambassadors to Infidels, &c. when will he prove that this unchristeneth or unchurcheth them?
R. B. 1. Would any man have understood that by [Visible Assemblies] the man had not meant only [Churches] but also Families, Schools, Cities, &c? 2. Doth he not here expresly deny all those persons to be of the Church, who are not members of some other visible assemblies. And if a man be a Pilgrim, a Hermite, or if one or many be cast upon an uninhabited coast, and if any are members of no visible assembly, as Merchants, Embassadors to Infidels, &c. when will he prove that this unchristeneth or unchurcheth them?
R. B. 2. You now mention subjection to the supreme Pastor, as sufficient, which in your description or definition you did not.
W. J. Am I obliged to mention all things in my definition, which I express after in answering your Exceptions.