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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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XV. The same Historians would make us believe that these ⟨p. 89⟩mens doctrine is now the doctrine of the Church of England or agreeable to it. Whereas the Oath of Allegiance is still in force, and so are the Homilies, and the Articles of Religion and the Laws and Canons for the Kings Supremacy against all foreign Jurisdiction. And there is no change made which alloweth of their doctrine: And the Church doctrine must be known by its public writings, and not by the opinions of new risen men.
XV. The same Historians would make us believe that these ⟨p. 89⟩mens doctrine is now the doctrine of the Church of England or agreeable to it. Whereas the Oath of Allegiance is still in force, and so are the Homilies, and the Articles of Religion and the Laws and Canons for the Kings Supremacy against all forreign Jurisdiction. And there is no change made which alloweth of their doctrine: And the Church doctrine must be known by its publick writings, and not by the opinions of new risen men.
XVI. The new Historians make the Nonconforming Ministers to be men grossly ignorant, preaching false doctrine, of wicked principles and lives, and not fit to be suffered out of Gaols. And yet these 19. or 20. years how few of them have been convict of any false doctrine? And I have not heard of four in England that have ever been convict since they were cast out, of being once drunk, or fornicating, cheating, swearing, or any immorality, unless preaching and not swearing, Subscribing, &c. be such, nor for false doctrine.
XVI. The new Historians make the Nonconforming Ministers to be men grosly ignorant, preachingfalse doctrine, of wicked principles and lives, and not fit to be suffered out of Gaols. And yet these 19. or 20. years how few of them have been convict of any false doctrine? And I have not heard of four in England that have ever been convict since they were cast out, of being once drunk, or fornicating, cheating, swearing, or any immorality, unless preaching and not swearing, Subscribing, &c. be such, nor for false doctrine.