A27058:1031
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
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.
3. And do not so dishonour Prelacy, and your Church and Discipline, as to tell the World that these in Bishops are little things; what then is left for you to stick at? No man should make light of such Beams in the Eyes of those that should be the most pure, while they are pulling the mote of scrupling a Ceremony, yea an Oath. &c. from their Brothers Eye, and that by such Iron Instruments as they use.
§ 25. Next comes his Logical terms, [throwing dirt, outrageous, bitter, malicious, &c.] And what's the matter? [I give not one loose at Emperors and Courts: scorning to change the game; charging the Bishops with the faults of the Magistrate, and laying ⟨p. 181⟩all the blame on them.] In what words? I say, [so far could fierce, and factious Prelates prevail with a pious and peaceable Prince, by the pretences of opposing Heresy and Schism.
§ 25. Next comes his Logical terms, [throwing dirt, outragious, bitter, malicious, &c.] And what's the matter? [I give not one loose at Emperours and Courts: scorning to change the game; charging the Bishops with the faults of the Magistrate, and laying ⟨p. 181⟩all the blame on them.] In what words? I say, [so far could fierce, and factious Prelates prevail with a pious and peaceable Prince, by the pretences of opposing Heresie and Schism.
Ans. 1. Was he not a most pious and peaceable Prince? Then Socrates that knew him, and protesteth against flattery, and many others, are not to be believed? yea, if he excelled not the Bishops?