, ) [ 162 ) 'Anfw. r: I honour the ,Gallican Papifl:s above the Italian; but I am fatisfied that both do erre. z. There is a double untrnth in Matter of FaCi: in ~our words: I • . Tha~ I cann~t-b-ttt know that whiCh! cam1ot k__now or believe. z. :!!i}lc yours was the fence of the Church of England : -which I have difproved. But what- is your proof? D. S. [Forthe 2Pth Article faith,['' The Church "bath Power to Decree Rites andCeremonies and .Au– "thority in Controverfies of .Faith, and the next :;.Anicle doth fuppofe this .Authority in General ., Coq.ncils. : An(w. . The Church ,of England fuppofech that Kingdoms fhould be Chrifiian , and the Magi– firates and Paftors Power fo twified as that their Conjq~etion may befr make Religion natio~al, (as it was with the Jews) But it never' owned a fo– reign Jurifdietion,.or the Govet:ning Povyer of the SubjeCts of one Kingdom over the Princes and Peop_le ofanother. ,It followerh not that becaufe the Chur-ch in England may Decree Come Rites here, , that therefore foreign Churches may com– mand us to ufe their Rites. Our own Church Teachers no doubt haye Authority in Controver– fies of Faith; that is, to teach us what is the truth, and to keep Peace among Difputers , but not to bind us to believe any thing againfi God's Word, , and t:heref9re not rneerly becaufe it's their De– aee: Therefore the Article cauce1ou£1y calls the Church only [a Witnf?{s and I<eeptr of holy J.Vrit] which we deny notw And ~hat [bejides Scripture they ought not ~o enforce any thing to be believed for Neceffity to Salvation.] But you would have us believe the Soveraign Univerfal Jurifdiction of Councils, yfaand the lawfulnefs ofall you1· Oa~hs and
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