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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.
1. One that was upon the place, and saw what was done, or lived near, where he had full information, is (caeteris paribus) more credible than one that followeth uncertain reports, or hear-say.
2. A wise man is much more credible than a proud self-conceited Confident Fool.
3. One that hath made a matter his long and hard study, is (caeteris paribus) more to be believed in that matter, than many ignorant men.
4. One that is impartial, a lover of peace, and not engaged by faction or interest to one side against the other, is caeteris paribus much more credible than a factious interested man.
4. One that is impartial, a lover of peace, and not ingaged by faction or interest to one side against the other, is caeteris paribus much more credible than a factious interested man.