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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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§ 2. Among the multitude of Protestant Church Historians and Chronologers, how few are there that do not do the same, though in various degrees? He that will read the Magdeburgense•, or Lucas Osiander, Illyrici Test. Verit. Melanchthon himself, and Carrion Func•ius, yea peaceable holy Bucholtzer, Micrelius, Meander, Phil. Pareus, Hen. Gut•erleth, &c. yea or Julius or Jos. Scaliger, Salmasius, H•ttoman, Hottinger, Morney, shall see the faults of Bishops opened before this day.
§ 2. Among the multitude of Protestant Church Historians and Chronologers, how few are there that do not do the same, though in various degrees? He that will read the Magdeburgense•, or Lucas Osiander, Illyrici Test. Verit. Melancthon himself, and Carion Func•ius, yea peaceable holy Bucholtzer, Micrelius, Meander, Phil. Pareus, Hen. Gut•erleth, &c. yea or Julius or Jos. Scaliger, Salmasius, H•ttoman, Hottinger, Morney, shall see the faults of Bishops opened before this day.
§ 3. The pious and moderate Papists themselves report and lament them: Such as Clemangis, Pelagius Alvarus, Mirandula, Fer••, Jos. Acosta, Lud. Vives, Gerson, Erasmus, and many other such.
§ 4. The ancient Godly Bishops are they who for the most ⟨p. 53⟩