The Ninth accused Point.
That the Church was not always to remain Catholick or Ʋniversal: And that the Church of Rome is not such a Church.
The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
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- The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
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- Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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- 1692.
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- Kellison, Matthew. -- Touchstone of the reformed Gospel.
- Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
- Protestantism -- Early works to 1800.
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Ans. The first part is a meer flat Lye: We hold that the Church is always to re∣main Universal, till it be presented perfect in Glory: If it remain not Universal, what becomes of it? Is it a part of some∣thing else, or annihilated? If Christ have no Church, he is no Head of the Church, and so no Christ. What Protestant Church ever said any such thing, as you falsly charge them with?
That the Church of Rome is not such a Church, that is, Is not the Ʋniversal Church, indeed we not only say, but think the contrary, sitter for a man Drunk than Sober? What? is Rome all the World? Is Abassia, America, Mesopotamia, Musco∣vy, Asia, Thrace, England, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, no part of the World, yea, of the Christian World? And is not the Christian World, the Church Ʋniver∣sal? Reader, here is a Controversy wor∣thy the Wits, Learning and Honesty of all the Famous Fathers, and Doctors, and Juglers of the Roman Catholick Church. The Question is, Which of the Rooms in the House is the whole House? One saith that the Kitchin, or the Cole-House, or the House of Office, is the whole House. We Protestants say, that no one Room is the whole, but Hall, Parlors, Dining-Room,
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and all the Chambers, and Clo∣sets, and Kitchin, are the whole; and if the Cole-House, and House of Office will needs be parts, we will not contend with them, but we will never grant that they are either the whole, or the best part: Tho' by Fire and Stink, they think to force us to it.
But the ancient Writers distinguish be∣tween the Catholick Church, and a Ca∣tholick Church: By the first is meant the whole Church: By the second is meant such a particular Church, as is not Schis∣matical, but a true and sound part of the whole.
But what could these Self-Condemners say more against themselves, than thus openly to confess, that their Sect claimeth to be the whole Church, and so Trayte∣rously unchurcheth two or three parts of the Church of Christ, and Damneth most Christians, for not being Traytors to Christ, as they?
To confute his base abuse of Scripture, is needless and irksome.