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Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…
Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part of the government of Christian princes and popes, and a true account of the most troubling controversies and heresies till the Reformation ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by B. Griffin for Thomas Simmons, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Church-History OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BISHOPS AND THEIR COUNCILS ABBREVIATED.
Including the chief part of the Government of Christian Princes and POPES, and a true account of the most troubling Controversies and Heresies till the REFORMATION.
Written for the use especially of them: I. Who are ignorant or misinformed of the state of the Ancient Churches. II. Who cannot read many and great Volumes. III. Who think that the Universal Church must have one Visible Sovereign, Personal or Collective, Pope or General Councils. IV Who would know whether Patriarchs, Diocesans, and their Councils, have been, or must be the cure of Heresies and Schisms. V. Who would know the truth about the great Heresies which have divided the Christian World, especially the Donatists, Novatians, Arians, Macedonians, Nestorians, Eutychians, Monothelites, &c.
Written for the use especially of them: I. Who are ignorant or misinformed of the state of the Antient Churches. II. Who cannot read many and great Volumes. III. Who think that the Universal Church must have one Visible Soveraign, Personal or Collective, Pope or General Councils. IV Who would know whether Patriarchs, Diocesans, and their Councils, have been, or must be the cure of Heresies and Schismes. V. Who would know the truth about the great Heresies which have divided the Christian World, especially the Donatists, Novatians, Arrians, Macedonians, Nestorians, Eutychians, Monothelites, &c.