A27058:1098
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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4. That I have done this [against all Truth of History] which I transcribed out of the Councils and Historians most partial for ⟨p. 195⟩the highest Prelacy, is either a great untruth, and unproved by him, or I know not what I read or write.
4. That I have done this [against all Truth of History] which I transcribed out of the Councils and Historians most partial for ⟨p. 195⟩the highest Prelacie, is either a great untruth, and unproved by him, or I know not what I read or write.
5. That I do this against my own Knowledge I am certain is an untruth.
6. That my Accusations are malicious I am certain is untruth, as being able to say that I speak in pity to the Church, and to save Souls from deceit, and malice no man; but pray with the Liturgy, that God will forgive our Enemies, Persecutors, and Slanderers, and turn their Hearts.
6. That my Accusations are malicious I am certain is untruth, as being able to say that I speak in pitty to the Church, and to save Souls from deceit, and malice no man; but pray with the Liturgy, that God will forgive our Enemies, Persecutors, and Slanderers, and turn their Hearts.