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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
First, Unity, as Unity without true Doctrine, cannot be any distinctive Note of a true Church. A whole Church, as that of Israel, 1may be universally corrupted, so that neither the Worship or Truths of God were in any visible way received, and yet in this universal corruption, they were all as one man. Thus the Jews and Turks they have wonderful unity amongst themselves; yet who will conclude the Truth is amongst them? Although the Heathens had multiplicity of Gods and religious ways, yet the Jews are at great consent in the main things amongst themselves. It is necessary therefore that to Unity there must be joined true and sound Doctrine.
First, Ʋnity, as Ʋnity without true Doctrine, cannot be any distinctive Note of a true Church. A whole Church, as that of Israel, 1may be universally corrupted, so that neither the Worship or Truths of God were in any visible way received, and yet in this universall corruption, they were all as one man. Thus the Jewes and Turks they have wonderfull unity amongst themselves; yet who will conclude the Truth is amongst them? Although the Heathens had multiplicity of Gods and religious wayes, yet the Jewes are at great consent in the main things amongst themselves. It is necessary therefore that to Unity there must be joyned true and sound Doctrine.
- 1The Papist answered. Unity without true Doctrine no note of a true Church. The Papist no such cause to boast of Unity.
In the second place, We say, There is no such cause for Papists to boast of Unity amongst themselves: For our Divines do abundantly show, That these Philistines do not only fight against the Israelites, but even one with another. Their Swords are often set one against another, witness the Jesuits and Dominicans, and that in great controversial points; so also between Thomists and Scotists. Now to this Bellarmine hath these answers.