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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
Preface: To the Pious and Peaceable Protestant-Conforming Ministers, who are against our Subject…
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And so much for this History of the Roman Conquest in Habassia, by the Calcedon Council, and the Hereticating the Abyssinians, about the one or two Natures, and the Eight years possession Popery got by it, and the many bloody Battles fought for it, the Prelates powerful Oratory for it, and the Peoples more powerful against it; ⟨image 13⟩the Kings mind changed by sad experience, and the Papists finally Extirpated.
And so much for this History of the Roman Conquest in Habassia, by the Calcedon Council, and the Hereticating the Habassines, about the one or two Natures, and the Eight years possession Popery got by it, and the many bloody Battles fought for it, the Prelates powerful Oratory for it, and the Peoples more powerful against it; ⟨image 13⟩the Kings mind changed by sad experience, and the Papists finally Extirpated.
And it is exceeding observable, that their very Victories were their Ruin, and the last and greatest which killed 8000, was it that overcame them, when they thought they had done their work. And those that conquered for them drove them out, when they considered what they had done: But had it not been better known at a cheaper rate?
And it is exceeding observable, that their very Victories were their Ruine, and the last and greatest which killed 8000, was it that overcame them, when they thought they had done their work. And those that conquered for them drove them out, when they considered what they had done: But had it not been better known at a cheaper rate?
This Tragedy is but the fruit of the Council which Mr. Morris justifieth: The fruit of a Church determination above 1200 years ago. If you had seen the Fields of blood in Habassia, would it not have inclined you to my Opinion against Mr. M. Or if he had seen it, would it not have changed his mind? I doubt it would not, because the Silencings and Calamities in England no more move such men; and because they still call for Execution against those that obey not all their Oaths and Ceremonies and will abate nothing, what ever it may ost the Land by the strengthening of them that are for our Division: And because the 1200 years experience hath not yet been enough to make them see the faultiness of such Bishops & Councils, ay, because they yet take not all Gods Laws in Nature and Scripture for sufficient to Rule the Catholic Church in Religion, without the Laws of these same Councils, which have had such effects: But some Bishops and Cleg Men yet stand to it that All must be taken as Schismatics who obey no these same Councils Decrees, as the Laws of the Universal Church.