A manuel of controversies clearly demonstrating the truth of Catholique religion by texts of Holy Scripture, councils of all ages, Fathers of the first 500 yeers, common sense and reason, and fully answering the principal objections of Protestants and all other sectaries / by H.T.

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A manuel of controversies clearly demonstrating the truth of Catholique religion by texts of Holy Scripture, councils of all ages, Fathers of the first 500 yeers, common sense and reason, and fully answering the principal objections of Protestants and all other sectaries / by H.T.
Author
Turberville, Henry, d. 1678.
Publication
At Doway :: by Laurence Kellam,
1654.
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Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
Catholic Church -- Catechisms.
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Objections solved.

Ob. THe Roman Catholique Church is a particu∣lar Church, therefore it is not Catholique or Universal.

Answ. I distinguish your antecedent, the Ro∣man Church, as taken only for the congregation of Rome, or Italy, is a particular church, I grant, as taken for the whole collection of churches, holding communion with the Sea of Rome, I de∣ny it: For so it is an universal church, containing all particular churches, as all the parts are con∣tained in the whole, and in this acception also it is call'd the Roman Church, because the particular Roman Church is the Mother Church, and hath a power of Headship and Jurisdiction over all the rest.

Ob. How can a church of one denomination be universal?

Answ. I have told you already, by the extent and latitude of her power, which is over all. So a particular man is call'd a General, by reason of his power over all the Army.

Ob. You communicate not with us, and many

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others; therefore your communion is not Catho∣lique or Universal.

Answ. I grant the antecedent, but deny the consequence, for universal communion requires not communion with all particular Sects or per∣sons, but only with all true Believers, no, A man that is an Heretique, after the first and second admo∣nition avoid, Titus 3. 10, 11.

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