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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§ 2. II. Because I say, the History of the Gospel is certainly credible; it is ground enough to say, That All is not Gospel that I write; as if I had said it is.
§ 3. III. Because I say, Prophets were sure of their Revelation, he saith. It may be Mr. B. heard a Been scripsisti: As if I had pretended to be a Prophet.
§ 3. III. Because I say, Prophets were sure of their Revelation, he saith. It may be Mr. B. heard a Bene scripsisti: As if I had pretended to be a Prophet.
§ 4. IV. I said that History is certain even by Natural Evidence, when it is the common Agreement of all men of most contrary Interests, &c. in a matter of fact and sense to all that knew it. To which he saith [The Superiority of Bishops over Presbyters is acknowledged by Catholics, and Schismatics and Heretics, men of very contrary minds, dispositions and interests; and yet this Church-History would have us believe the contrary.
§ 4. IV. I said that History is certain even by Natural Evidence, when it is the common Agreement of all men of most contrary Interests, &c. in a matter of fact and sense to all that knew it. To which he saith [The Superiority of Bishops over Presbyters is acknowledged by Catholicks, and Schismaticks and Hereticks, men of very contrary minds, dispositions and interests; and yet this Church-History would have us believe the contrary.