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A27015 The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1657 (1657) Wing B1381; ESTC R16189 289,769 704

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yet_o live_v in_o mortal_a body_n where_o they_o place_v they_o as_o behind_o the_o stage_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o act_v their_o part_n in_o the_o fable_n o●_n antichrist_n to_o the_o article_n of_o creation_n be_v annex_v the_o article_n of_o providence_n 1._o in_o this_o the_o papist_n err_v we_o in_o make_v man_n action_n not_o to_o depend_v on_o god_n providence_n but_o on_o man_n freewill_n which_o they_o make_v the_o absolute_a lord_n of_o its_o own_o action_n 2._o they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o determine_v of_o god_n according_a to_o who_o determinate_a council_n thing_n come_v to_o pass_v act._n 2.30_o &_o 4.28_o but_o that_o god_n rather_o who_o work_v all_o according_a to_o the_o council_n of_o his_o will_n do_v follow_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n 3._o and_o that_o he_o foreknow_v they_o from_o eternity_n only_o in_o man_n will_n 4._o lust_n also_o in_o that_o they_o interpret_v the_o action_n of_o god_n as_o judge_v punish_v 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that_o have_v be_v the_o effectual_a preacher_n to_o work_v the_o conversion_n that_o you_o have_v most_o to_o glory_n in_o if_o the_o jesuit_n have_v put_v his_o proof_n into_o well_o form_v argument_n what_o stuff_n shall_v we_o have_v have_v so_o much_o for_o the_o answer_n to_o chill_a worth_n and_o the_o new_a fundamental_o of_o the_o romish_a faith_n by_o which_o they_o can_v prove_v their_o pope_n infallible_a without_o be_v behold_v to_o scripture_n for_o its_o help_n and_o i_o marvel_v not_o at_o their_o contempt_n of_o scripture-testimony_n to_o they_o unless_o there_o be_v more_o or_o more_o appearance_n for_o they_o then_o there_o be_v have_v consider_v the_o papist_n proof_n of_o their_o infallibility_n i_o shall_v next_o though_o it_o be_v more_o than_o the_o cause_n oblige_v i_o to_o say_v somewhat_o to_o prove_v the_o negative_a and_o so_o proceed_v to_o my_o second_o argument_n against_o they_o argu._n 2._o if_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o sound_a man_n or_o their_o 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elsewhere_o quia_fw-la nolo_fw-la humanis_fw-la documentis_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o i_o will_v not_o have_v the_o holy_a church_n to_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o humane_a document_n but_o by_o god_n oracle_n for_o if_o the_o holy_a scripture_n have_v place_v the_o church_n in_o africa_n alone_o and_o in_o a_o few_o place_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n than_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o other_o paper_n the_o church_n be_v only_o with_o the_o donatist_n si_fw-mi autem_fw-la &c_n &c_n but_o if_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v place_v by_o the_o divine_a and_o most_o certain_a testimony_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n in_o all_o natition_n than_o what_o ever_o they_o bring_v and_o whence_o ever_o they_o recite_v it_o who_o say_v lo_o here_o be_v christ_n or_o lo_o there_o let_v we_o rather_o if_o we_o be_v his_o sheep_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o our_o shepherd_n say_v believe_v they_o not_o for_o those_o parcel_n be_v not_o find_v in_o many_o nation_n where_o that_o church_n be_v but_o it_o which_o be_v every_o where_o be_v find_v even_o where_o they_o be_v therefore_o let_v we_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o holy_a canonical_a scripture_n and_o thus_o he_o go_v on_o and_o prove_v at_o large_a by_o the_o scripture_n the_o true_a church_n fit_v all_o as_o meet_v to_o the_o present_a schism_n of_o the_o papist_n almost_o as_o if_o he_o have_v see_v and_o name_v it_o cap._n 18._o begin_v thus_o because_o therefore_o the_o holy_a church_n be_v manifest_o know_v in_o the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n remotis_fw-la ergo_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n lay_v aside_o therefore_o all_o such_o matter_n let_v they_o demonstrate_v their_o church_n if_o they_o can_v not_o in_o the_o speech_n and_o rumour_n of_o the_o african_n not_o in_o the_o council_n of_o their_o bishop_n not_o in_o the_o write_n of_o any_o disputer_n not_o in_o sign_n and_o fallacious_a miracle_n because_o we_o be_v prepare_v and_o caution_v against_o such_o thing_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 18._o but_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o psalm_n in_o the_o word_n of_o our_o pastor_n himself_o in_o the_o preach_n and_o labour_n of_o the_o evangelist_n that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o canonical_a authoritye_n of_o the_o sacred_a book_n next_o he_o show_v that_o it_o must_v not_o be_v out_o of_o parable_n allegory_n or_o such_o scripture_n that_o make_v no_o more_o for_o one_o side_n then_o the_o other_o what_o then_o do_v he_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v all_o such_o and_o send_v they_o to_o rome_n to_o know_v the_o sense_n no_o but_o it_o be_v the_o plain_a scripture_n of_o which_o he_o produce_v abundance_n that_o must_v tell_v we_o which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n and_o he_o thus_o begin_v the_o 19_o chap._n omissis_fw-la ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v pass_n therefore_o the_o snare_n of_o delay_n let_v he_o show_v their_o church_n 154._o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o show_v it_o as_o not_o to_o say_v it_o be_v true_a because_o i_o say_v it_o or_o because_o my_o colleague_n say_v it_o or_o these_o colleague_n of_o i_o or_o those_o bishop_n or_o clerk_n or_o our_o laity_n or_o therefore_o its_o true_a faith_n because_o these_o or_o those_o wonder_n be_v do_v by_o donatus_n or_o pontius_n or_o any_o other_o or_o because_o man_n pray_v and_o be_v hear_v at_o the_o memory_n or_o shrine_n of_o we_o that_o be_v dead_a or_o because_o such_o or_o such_o thing_n happen_v there_o or_o because_o that_o brother_n of_o we_o or_o that_o sister_n of_o we_o see_v such_o a_o sight_n wake_v or_o have_v such_o a_o dream_a vision_n sleep_v away_o with_o these_o either_o fiction_n of_o lie_a man_n or_o wonder_n of_o deceive_a spirit_n for_o either_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v be_v not_o true_a or_o if_o any_o wonder_n be_v do_v by_o heretic_n we_o must_v the_o more_o beware_v see_v the_o lord_n when_o he_o tell_v we_o there_o will_v come_v deceiver_n who_o by_o do_v certain_a sign_n will_v deceive_v if_o it_o be_v 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