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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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CHAP. IX. Of his supposition that I am an Independent, and yet that I plead for the cause of the Presbyterians.
§ 1. This is also a supposition that is part of the Stamina of his Book; and how far he is to be believed herein judge by the evidence following.
§ 1. THis is also a supposition that is part of the Stamina of his Book; and how far he is to be believed herein judge by the evidence following.
1. He knew what I said before for three sorts of Bishops, 1. Episcopi Gregis, Overseers of single lowest Churches, as of Divine Institution: 2. For Episcopi Episcoporum, or Presidents-Bishops ejusdem Ordinis, non ejusdem Gradus, in the same Churches, as of early Humane Institution, which I resist not. 3. Episcopi Episcoporum, Overseers of many Churches, which I suspect to be Successors of the Apostles, and of such as Timothy, Titus, &c. in the continued ordinary part of their work, (exercising no other Power than they did:) Insomuch that Dr. Sherlock would be thought so much less Episcopal than I, as that he saith, It is Antichristian to assert Episcopos Episcoporum.