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A26962 Naked popery, or, The naked falshood of a book called The Catholick naked truth, or, The Puritan convert to apostolical Christianity, written by W.H. opening their fundamental errour of unwritten tradition, and their unjust description of the Puritans, the prelatical Protestant, and the papist, and their differences, and better acquainting the ignorant of the same difference, especially what a Puritan and what a papist is / by Richard Baxter ... Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1677 (1677) Wing B1315; ESTC R13884 120,987 206

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corruption_n of_o it_o but_o the_o name_n of_o the_o protestant_n religion_n i_o approve_v and_o own_v that_o be_v apostolic_a christianity_n cleanse_v from_o popery_n aug._n 9_o 1676._o finis_fw-la the_o content_n chap._n i._n whither_o christ_n have_v not_o leave_v we_o sure_a and_o easy_a notice_n what_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o deliver_v to_o we_o in_o three_o degree_n 1._o the_o essential_o general_o in_o the_o sacramental_a covenant_n 2._o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o essential_o in_o three_o summary_n the_o creed_n lord_n prayer_n and_o decalogue_n 3._o the_o essential_o integral_n and_o needful_a accidental_n in_o the_o whole_a canonical_a scripture_n p._n 1_o etc._n etc._n our_o confession_n article_n book_n and_o sermon_n be_v but_o the_o expression_n of_o our_o subjective_a religion_n or_o fides_fw-la mensurata_fw-la and_o be_v not_o our_o objective_n and_o fides_fw-la mensurans_fw-la in_o terminis_fw-la p._n 9_o the_o papist_n confess_v every_o word_n of_o our_o objective_a religion_n to_o be_v divine_a and_o infallible_a but_o we_o confess_v not_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o they_o they_o blame_v we_o only_o 1._o as_o not_o have_v enough_o 2._o and_o as_o not_o receive_v it_o the_o right_a way_n p._n 9_o i._o whether_o the_o papist_n religion_n be_v better_a than_o we_o as_o big_a some_o query_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o roman_a addition_n viz._n the_o apocrypha_fw-la and_o the_o decree_n of_o all_o the_o council_n etc._n etc._n p._n 10_o etc._n etc._n what_o implicit_a faith_n we_o be_v agree_v in_o and_o what_o not_o p._n 12._o the_o papist_n confess_v that_o their_o church_n have_v not_o keep_v god_n own_o write_a word_n without_o many_o hundred_o error_n and_o so_o not_o all_o that_o be_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la p._n 13._o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o distinguish_v the_o essential_o of_o christianity_n from_o other_o point_n of_o implicit_a belief_n in_o the_o pope_n and_o council_n p._n 13._o etc._n etc._n ii_o whether_o it_o be_v or_o be_v necessary_a to_o receive_v christianity_n as_o from_o the_o infallibility_n or_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o papist_n or_o council_n p._n 19_o etc._n etc._n we_o have_v much_o more_o and_o sure_a tradition_n for_o our_o religion_n than_o that_o which_o the_o papist_n will_v have_v we_o trust_v to_o 20._o the_o difference_n of_o our_o tradition_n from_o they_o whether_o rome_n or_o a_o church_n there_o may_v not_o cease_v p._n 22._o whether_o the_o seat_n the_o election_n or_o what_o do_v prove_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v st._n peter_n successor_n p._n 23._o whether_o book_n or_o oral_a tradition_n by_o memory_n of_o all_o generation_n be_v the_o sure_a preservative_n of_o the_o faith_n p._n 24._o chap._n ii_o the_o puritan_n be_v ambiguous_o name_v and_o false_o describe_v p._n 25._o of_o impute_v righteousness_n p._n 30._o puritan_n not_o against_o external_a worship_n nor_o all_o ceremony_n p._n 36._o of_o 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