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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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Ans. 5. And whereas some pretending moderation accuse me of too bad provoking language, 1. Is there any Comparison between the language of any of these books, or yours and Dr. ⟨p. 72⟩Sherlock's and mine? Read but Learned Godly moderate Bishop Downam his Defence of his Visit. sermon, his frequent charges [of shameless, impudent Lying, and much more] against a Nonconformist that gave him no such language. Read but the ordinary Writings of such as Bishop Bancroft, Dr. Sutcliff, and most others against the Old Nonconformists; and of the Lutherans against the Calvinists, even men that I am persuaded meant honestly, but by Faction were exasperated, as Hunnius, Brentius, Morlinus, M•rbackius, Snepfius, Wigandus, Heshusius, Andreas, Se•necerus, Heerbrand, Calovi•s, and many such. Read but our Grammarians, such as you may find in the many Volumes of the Collections of Janus Gruter•s, even those of Cranmer, and Phil. Paraeus, and others against himself; where Fools, Knaves, Liars, Sots, and worse, make up much of the style.
Ans. 5. And whereas some pretending moderation accuse me of too bad provoking language, 1. Is there any Comparison between the language of any of these books, or yours and Dr. ⟨p. 72⟩Sherlock's and mine? Read but Learned Godly moderate Bishop Downam his Defence of his Visit. sermon, his frequent charges [of shameless, impudent Lying, and much more] against a Nonconformist that gave him no such language. Read but the ordinary Writings of such as Bishop Bancroft, Dr. Sutcliff, and most others against the Old Nonconformists; and of the Lutherans against the Calvinists, even men that I am persuaded meant honestly, but by Faction were exasperated, as Hunnius, Brentius, Morlinus, M•rbackius, Snepfius, Wigandus, Heshusius, Andreas, Se•necerus, Heerbrand, Calovi•s, and many such. Read but our Grammarians, such as you may find in the many Volumes of the Collections of Janus Gruter•s, even those of Cramer, and Phil. Paraeus, and others against himself; where Fools, Knaves, Lyars, Sots, and worse, make up much of the style.