A27058:1023
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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§ 2. Because I recite the words of the Bishops crying Peccavimus, he exclaimeth against me, as making Repentance and Recantation a derision, and this by the Spirit of Schism which is nice in point of honour, no Conviction shall be able to reclaim it, though in the most indefensible thing in the World.]
§ 2. Because I recite the words of the Bishops crying Peccavimus, he exclaimeth against me, as making Repentance and Reoantation a derision, and this by the Spirit of Schism which is nice in point of honour, no Conviction shall be able to reclaim it, though in the most indefensible thing in the World.]
Ans. Add but with the Inquisitors, [Therefore burn them as hopeless.] and you are come to the end of your Lesson. The penetrating Wits of some men are admirable. This man whose face I never saw, knoweth my heart so much better than my self and my acquaintance, that he can tell that it is to avoid dishonour that I avoid Repentance, when I offer him my Oath, that if I have any knowledge of my own desire, I would thank him as my dearest Friend, who will by Evidence show me any necessary truth that I deny, or Falsehood that I hold, and will joyfully publish my recantation.
Ans. Add but with the Inquisitors, [Therefore burn them as hopeless.] and you are come to the end of your Lesson. The penetrating Wits of some men are admirable. This man whose face I never saw, knoweth my heart so much better than my self and my acquaintance, that he can tell that it is to avoid dishonour that I avoid Repentance, when I offer him my Oath, that if I have any knowledge of my own desire, I would thank him as my dearest Friend, who will by Evidence shew me any necessary truth that I deny, or Falshood that I hold, and will joyfully publish my recantation.
2. And he can see Schism in my forbearing known and heinous sin in the satisfaction of my Conscience, while I write, and preach, and practise Communion with their Church, and can see none in silencing Thousands, and ipso facto excommunicating many more Thousands of godly Christians, and denying Baptism and the Lords Supper to such as think it is sinful to do—he knows what.