Baxter - BX1763 B28

(21) as Hereticks, acid. worfe : And upon the Infallibility of General Councils, which byPopes andother Councils are, pronounced fallible, unlefs confirmed by a Pope (who may be a Heretick.) 4. It refis upon a Foundation (viz.. the Popes Divine Right of Primacy and Infallibility) which is exprefly denyed by two of the firíf four great General Councils, approved to this day ; viz, that of Calcedon reciting the fenfe ofthat of conftantinople againa the faid Divine right, affirming, that the Popes Primacy ws given him ly the Fathers, becaufe Rome mu the Im- perial seat. 5. It refis upon an Authority (of Popes and General Councils,) which being at firft but the cler- gie of one Empire, hath thence claimed the fame Power over all the Chriflian world, which they had got in the Dominions of one Prince. 6. It refis on a Claim down., tight contradiLtory twit felt, :.as aforefaid, viz. That we, muff believe that the Pope hath this Power and Infallibi- lity given him and his Councils, byClir-iff andhis Golpel,... before we can believe that there is a Cllrif and'aGofpel; authorized and true. Now our Tradition is this : For,all the Efent als of our Religion, the : Sacramental Covenant, and the three expofì.tory S nbolr;. we have the currant Tradition both of the Papifts and all the reff of the Chriffian World Yea, that eery 'Book that we call Canonical is the true; Word ofGod;- not. only .the. Papifis but alrnoíf all they. ChriffianWorld confefs :. And, ü"fatty that there° Books: came down from the Apoffles, at leaW, that the Gofpel;' was preached"by> them, wehave -tl e Tef}iinony alfo of E -. nemies and.Perfecutors. Aridare=not all themore thaw, the.¡Teífimony.:ofotu ,Sept lone é nci in t! is we havea .muchit .confirm.usasyot have , of,the vardon,. y ty,.' re ofshe C sic tie prefer thet;GGo-pefz and much,

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