A27058:559
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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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.
XVII. The new Historians have made thousands believe that the doctrine or opinions of the Nonconformists is for sedition and rebellion; And that it is for this that they refuse to renounce the obligation of the Covenant as to all men besides themselves and that they refuse to subscribe that it is not lawful on any pretence whatsoever to take Arms against any Commissioned by the King. Whereas we have at large in a second Plea for peace opened our judgments about Loyalty and obedience, and none of them will tell us what they would have more, nor where our profession is too short or faulty. Nor have they convict any of my acquaintance of preaching any disloyal doctrine.
XVIII. Yea they have by writing, preaching and talking made multitudes believe that the Nonconformists or Presbyterians have been long hatching a rebellion against the King, and have a Plot to take down Monarchy under pretence of opposing Popery. And how far these Historians are to be believed, true Protestants by this time partly understand.