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The true history of councils enlarged and defended against the deceits of a pretended…
The true history of councils enlarged and defended against the deceits of a pretended vindicator of the primitive church, but indeed of the tympanite & tyranny of some prelates many hundred years after Christ, with a detection of the false history of Edward Lord Bishop of Cork and Ross in Ireland ... and a preface abbreviating much of Ludolphus's History of Habassta : written to show their dangerous error, who think that a general council, or college of bishops, is a supreme governor of all the Christian world ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; to which is added by another hand, a defence of a book, entitled, No evidence for diocesan churches ...The true history of councils enlarged and defended against the deceits of a pretended vindicator of the primitive church, but indeed of the tympanite & tyranny of some prelates many hundred years after Christ, with a detection of the false history of Edward Lord Bishop of Corke and Rosse in Ireland ... and a preface abbreviating much of Ludolphus's History of Habassta : written to shew their dangerous errour, who think that a general council, or colledge of bishops, is a supream governour of all the Christian world ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; to which is added by another hand, a defence of a book, entituled, No evidence for diocesan churches ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1682
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§ 18. That they mean one thing by their various expressions ⟨p. 174⟩I have fully proved, and he no whit confuteth: That the Eutychians acknowledged no distinct Properties, and Nestorius owned an Unity but in Dignity and Title only, are his flat slanders, to be no way proved but by their Adversaries accusations. The very words I named even now, [Divino, mirabili, sublimi nexu.] and many clearer, show it of Nestorius. And I wish him to take heed himself how he defineth the Hypostatical Union, lest the next General Council (if ever there be one) make him an Heretic.
§ 18. That they mean one thing by their various expressions ⟨p. 174⟩I have fully proved, and he no whit confuteth: That the Eutychians acknowledged no distinct Properties, and Nestorius owned an Unity but in Dignity and Title only, are his flat slanders, to be no way proved but by their Adversaries accusations. The very words I named even now, [Divino, mirabili, sublimi nexu.] and many clearer, shew it of Nestorius. And I wish him to take heed himself how he defineth the Hypostatical Union, lest the next General Council (if ever there be one) make him an Heretick.
Can he believe that the great number of Eutychian Bishops were so mad, as not to know that Christs Mortality, possibility, material Quantity, Shape, &c. were the properties of Christs Humanity and not his Deity? But some Men can believe any thing well or ill, reasonable or unreasonable, as Interest and affection lead them.
§ 19. He saith, that [If it were a faction that denied this, it was a strong one, and never was opposed by any Person before Mr. Baxter.