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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
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.
LXIII. In Martian's and Leo's days most Bishops subscribed to the Council. When Basiliscus usurped, and was against the Council, saith Niceph. three Patriarchs, and five hundred Bishops renounced it, most before having damned its adversaries. Basiliscus recanteth his Commands, and commandeth all to be for the Council, and the Bishops obey him, save those of Asia. Zeno recovereth the Empire, and is for the Council, and the Asian Bishops turn for it, and say they subscribed to Basiliscus at first for fear. Zeno seeing it impossible otherwise to make Peace, leaveth all indifferent whether they will subscribe the Council or not. Then the War grew hotter between the Bishops and their Armies against each other, specially the Patriarchs; all being in Confusion, at Alexand. Antioch and C. P. and no Emperor wise enough to quiet them.
LXIII. In Martian's and Leo's daies most Bishops subscribed to the Council. When Basiliscus usurped, and was against the Council, saith Niceph. three Patriarchs, and five hundred Bishops renounced it, most before having damned its adversaries. Basiliscus recanteth his Commands, and commandeth all to be for the Council, and the Bishops obey him, save those of Asia. Zeno recovereth the Empire, and is for the Council, and the Asian Bishops turn for it, and say they subscribed to Basiliscus at first for fear. Zeno seeing it impossible otherwise to make Peace, leaveth all indifferent whether they will subscribe the Council or not. Then the War grew hotter between the Bishops and their Armies against each other, specially the Patriarchs; all being in Confusion, at Alexand. Antioch and C. P. and no Emperour wise enough to quiet them.
LXIV. Anastasius a peaceable man, made Emperor, leaveth all to think of the Council as they will: Then the Bishops fall into three Parties; some for every word in the Council; some anathematizing it, and some for the indifferency: The East one way, the West another, and Libya another; yea each Country divided among themselves: Saith Niceph. So great confusion and blindness of mind befell the whole World. The Emperor falls upon the impeaceable of both sides: At his own place C. P. the Sedition of the People overcame him, for their Council Bishop, which turned the Emperor more against the Council, and that Bishop and the rest.