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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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§ 5. V. The next Evidence of certainty which I mentioned, was from [continued Existent visible Effects which prove their Causes.] And here this undistinguishing Historian is at it again. The Superiority of Bishops over Presbyters is proved by the Laws and Customs of all Churches. This hath the same answer, which I will not repeat. Either it falsely reporteth my denial, or it falsely affirmeth that all Churches in all ages have left us visible Effects of the foresaid species. And I would he would help us that are ignorant therein with such History and Evidence from the beginning of the Churches in Scotland, and in the Southern and Eastern Countries that were without the Empire.
§ 5. V. The next Evidence of certainty which I mentioned, was from [continued Existent visible Effects which prove their Causes.] And here this undistinguishing Historian is at it again. The Superiority of Bishops over Presbyters is proved by the Laws and Customs of all Churches. This hath the same answer, which I will not repeat. Either it falsly reporteth my denyal, or it falsly affirmeth that all Churches in all ages have left us visible Effects of the foresaid species. And I would he would help us that are ignorant therein with such History and Evidence from the begining of the Churches in Scotland, and in the Southern and Eastern Countries that were without the Empire.
§ 6. VI. I said, that History is credible which speaketh consentingly against the known interest of the authors: and therefore I named few testimonies of the sins of Popes and Councils but of those that are their most Zealous Friends. To this he saith that my Characters of ancient Bishops are taken from their professed Enemies, [as my account of Athanasius; Theophilus, Cyril, and divers others.]
§ 6. VI. I said, that History is credible which speaketh consentingly against the known interest of the authors: and therefore I named few testimonies of the sins of Popes and Councils but of those that are their most Zealous Friends. To this he saith that my Characters of ancient Bishops are taken from their professed Enemies, [as my account of Athanasius; Theophylus, Cyril, and divers others.]