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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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But saith Mr. M. How then shall we believe our senses. Ans. See Reader, whether his most confident Errors about past things be any wonder. He is not so sure of what he saith of the old Prelates, or the Nestorians, Eutychians, &c. as he is that he must believe his Senses: And his very senses tell him that a Parliament, even Lords, Commons, and an Army, many of whom are yet living, were of another opinion in Religion than ever they were then acquainted with, and which was known to very few in England till afterward. And this contrary to their Profession and practice and the senses of their acquaintance. Lords are Persons of so public notice that they may easily yet be informed of the living and the dead: In the Army the Chief Commanders were the E. of Essex, the E. of Bedford (yet living) Sir John Merrick, the E. of Peterborough, Dolbiere, the E. of Stamford, the Lord Hastings (E. of Huntington) the Lord Rochford (E. of Dover) the Lord Fielding (E. of Denbigh) the Lord Mandevile (E. of Manchester) the Lord Roberts (now Earl of Radnor and President of his Majesties Council) the Lord St. Johns, (killed at Keim•n Fight.) Only the Lord Say, and Lord Brook were known Independents; and whether the Lord Wharton (yet living) was then for Bishops or against them I know not; but all the rest were of the Church of England. And so were the other Colonels, Sir Henry Cholmley, the late Lord Hollis, Col. Will. Bampfield, Col. ⟨p. 82⟩Tho. Grantham, Col. Tho. Ballard, C. Sir William Fair fax, Col. Charles Essex, Col. Lord Willoughby of Parham, Col. Sir Will. Waller, Col. Edwin Sandys, Cap. Lord Grey of Grooby; and I think then Sir Will. Constable and Col. Hampden. What mind Sir Will. Balfoore was of I know not: But I know his Country man Col. Brown was too far from a Puritan.
But saith Mr. M. How then shall we believe our senses. Ans. See Reader, whether his most confident Errours about past things be any wonder. He is not so sure of what he saith of the old Prelates, or the Nestorians, Eutychians, &c. as he is that he must believe his Senses: And his very senses tell him that a Parliament, even Lords, Commons, and an Army, many of whom are yet living, were of another opinion in Religion than ever they were then acquainted with, and which was known to very few in England till afterward. And this contrary to their Profession and practice and the senses of their acquaintance. Lords are Persons of so publick notice that they may easily yet be informed of the living and the dead: In the Army the Chief Commanders were the E. of Essex, the E. of Bedford (yet living) Sir John Merrick, the E. of Peterborough, Dolbiere, the E. of Stamford, the Lord Hastings (E. of Huntington) the Lord Rochford (E. of Dover) the Lord Fielding (E. of Denbigh) the Lord Mandevile (E. of Manchester) the Lord Roberts (now Earl of Radnor and President of his Majesties Council) the Lord St. Johns, (killed at Keimn Fight.) Only the Lord Say, and Lord Brook were known Independents; and whether the Lord Wharton (yet living) was then for Bishops or against them I know not; but all the rest were of the Church of England. And so were the other Collonels, Sir Henry Cholmley, the late Lord Hollis, Col. Will. Bampfield, Col.