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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.
The CONTENTS.
I. A Specimen of the Way by which this Generation confuteth their Adversaries in several Instances. II. In the General Part: § 1. Hard for young men to know what Teachers or History to believe. § 7. Tempting Reasons for Papacy. § 8. Evident against it. § 9. The Steps by which Bishops ascended to Papacy. § 15. The different Opinions of Popery in the English. § 18. The Case of Fact discerned, what Judgment I settled in about Church-Power. § 20. For what Mr. M. hath wrote with so much displeasure against me. § 22. Instances of above an Hundred Councils, besides particular Bishops, all before An. 1050. of whom I appeal to the Consciences of all sober Men, whether they have not been the Tearers of the Church. General Instances of the greater Schisms since then by popish Bps. Some Questions put to Mr. M. and some Reasons to abate his displeasure. § 22. Of a late Book of the History of my Life, to prove me the worst of men. § 24. Whether I be guilty of falsifying History. III. The particular Answer to Mr. M's Vindication. Ch. 1. The Reason and Design of my History of the Schisms of Bishops and Councils. Ch. 2. Whether we ought to tell of the Bishops and Councils Church-corrupting Ways. Ch. 3. Of Mr. M's Industry to show me to be unlearned. Ch. 4. Whether I vainly name Historians which I never read. Ch. 5. Of my use of Translations, and following Binnius. Ch. 6. His charge of my own mistranslations and mistakes. Ch. 7. His false Supposition that I am only for a Church of one Congregation. Ch. 8. His false Supposition that I am against Diocesans, when it's only the ill species. Ch. 9. And that I am a Independent, and yet plead for Presbyterians. Ch. 10. His false Accusation that I make the Bishops the cause of all Heresies and Schisms. ⟨image 14⟩Ch. 11. And that I mention all the Bishops Faults and none of their Goodness. Ch. 12. His Accusation of Spite, Malice, and Railing examined, Dr. Burnet satisfied. Ch. 13. His Supposition that I speak against all Bishops Councils. Ch. 14. Some mens Credit about ancient History, tried by their History of this Age. Twenty Instances of the History of our times. My own experience of it. Whether I hate compliance with Superiors, or to preach by Licence. Ch. 15. Mr. M. Magisterial authorising or rejecting what Historians he pleases. His Accusation of Socrates and Sozomene, and valuing Valesius, Simond, &c. Ch. 16.