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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.
§ 6. His second Instance was these words of mine [Pardon me for saying, I think that Mr. Tombs hath said more like truth for Anabaptistry, the late Hungarian for Polygamy, many for Drunkenness, Stealing, and Lying, in cases of Necessity, than ever I yet read for the Lawfulness of all that I have here described.]
Answ. 1. Is there any Railing or unchristian Language in these words? which be they?
Answ. 2. Do I here speak of any but my self and the Nonconformists? Do I not protest against accusing others, and only say, what it would be to me, should I conform? And must I not, when importuned by Bishops, Priests and Rulers, say what I fear, le•t others should think it intimateth their guiltiness? Can I help that?
Answ. 3. Did that man ever understandingly consider the matter, who can doubt of the truth of what I say?