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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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About 30000 they say were then killed in C. P. at an Insurrection.
LXXI. A mischievous Schism for the Bishopric at Rome, between Boniface 2. and Dioscorus and Agapetus after Boniface.
LXXI. A mischievous Schism for the Bishoprick at Rome, between Boniface 2. and Dioscorus and Agapetus after Boniface.
LXXII. In Justinian's time a Controversy arose, whether we may say [One of the Trinity was crucified?] Hormisda Bishop of Rome said No. The Nestorians took hold of this and said, [Then we may not say Mary was Mother to one of the Trinity.] Justinian sent for a Council about it to Pope John: He and his Bishops concluded contrary to Hormisda, that we may say [One of the Trinity was crucified.] And say Baronius and Binius [Ita mutatis hostibus arma mutari necesse suit.] Faith changeth as occasions change. Reader, if thou seest not here how Bishops have broken the Church in pieces, I must not tell thee, lest Mr. M. be angry.
LXXII. In Justinian's time a Controversie arose, whether we may say [One of the Trinity was crucified?] Hormisda Bishop of Rome said No. The Nestorians took hold of this and said, [Then we may not say Mary was Mother to one of the Trinity.] Justinian sent for a Council about it to Pope John: He and his Bishops concluded contrary to Hormisda, that we may say [One of the Trinity was crucified.] And say Baronius and Binius [Ita mutatis hostibus arma mutari necesse suit.] Faith changeth as occasions change. Reader, if thou seest not here how Bishops have broken the Church in pieces, I must not tell thee, lest Mr. M. be angry.