A27058:535
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 he, [Were they none of them in the house] Ans. Yes, one [or did they protest against the proceedings of the Episcopal and Erastians? Ans. That one went with them. And Non entis non sunt accidentia.]
But saith he [Can Mr. B. believe (or think any one else so weak as to be imposed on in a matter so notorious) that it was a Parliament of Episcopals, and Erastians and not Presbyterians that began the war?]
Ans. Thus young men that know not whom they talk of can control the most public matter of fact by their conjectures. Go ask the worthy Master of the Rolls Sir Harbottle Grimston, whose Speeches were then printed: Ask Sir Joh. Maynard His Majesties ⟨p. 83⟩Sergeant at Law who was one of them; or any other of them yet living. Ask them whether they knew themselves and their companions better than you, who it seems knew them not.
Ans. Thus youngmen that know not whom they talk of can controle the most publick matter of fact by their conjectures. Go ask the worthy Master of the Rolls Sir Harbottle Grimston, whose Speeches were then printed: Ask Sir Joh. Maynard His Majesties ⟨p. 83⟩Sergeant at Law who was one of them; or any other of them yet living. Ask them whether they knew themselves and their companions better than you, who it seems knew them not.