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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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But it's true, that they were then so set upon Parish Reformation and Concord, that they were more troubled at any one ⟨p. 187⟩that did turn Quaker, or against Infant Baptism, than some indifferent Persons are at Multitudes. And I was one that disputed most against them, and wrote against some distant Antinomians, mostly Soldiers; But our Disputes satisfied and confirmed all our Neighbours more than Prisons would have done. We punished none of them, and none of our People there turned to them. But I confess we were commonly too little sensible, how much hurtful Violence hindereth Concord, more than loving forbearance of tolerable differences. As too many were how much for Peace they should have abated of the Zeal for their private Opinions, which they thought to be better than they were. We were much like the days that followed the Apostles, which had some troublesome Sectaries, but the main Body of Christians did cleave together in Love, till success had puffed up a rebellious Army to make themselves Rulers, to the Confusion of themselves and others.
But it's true, that they were then so set upon Parish Reformation and Concord, that they were more troubled at any one ⟨p. 187⟩that did turn Quaker, or against Infant Baptism, than some indifferent Persons are at Multitudes. And I was one that disputed most against them, and wrote against some distant Antinomians, mostly Souldiers; But our Disputes satisfied and confirmed all our Neighbours more than Prisons would have done. We punished none of them, and none of our People there turned to them. But I confess we were commonly too little sensible, how much hurtful Violence hindereth Concord, more than loving forbearance of tolerable differences. As too many were how much for Peace they should have abated of the Zeal for their private Opinions, which they thought to be better than they were. We were much like the days that followed the Apostles, which had some troublesome Sectaries, but the main Body of Christians did cleave together in Love, till success had puft up a rebellious Army to make themselves Rulers, to the Confusion of themselves and others.