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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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CHAP. XIX. Of the Council of Nice and some following.
§ 1. This Historian having put himself into a military posture seemeth to conceit that every word proceeds from an Enemy. And first he feigneth me to make Constantine judge that [the Bishops and Councils were of little use] when I had no such word or thought, but the contrary.
§ 1. THis Historian having put himself into a military posture seemeth to conceit that every word proceeds from an Enemy. And first he feigneth me to make Constantine judge that [the Bishops and Councils were of little use] when I had no such word or thought, but the contrary.
§ 2. Next he himself confesseth that which I blame those Bishops for; Even those Libels which they Contentiously offered against one another; to have raised Quarrels instead of Peace, and which Constantine cast altogether into the fire without reading them. And when he confesseth what I say, is he not a Railer at the Bishops as much as I in that?
As to his excuse that [It is no wonder considering their great dissentions in Religion, &c.] I easily grant it: But in this excuse he saith yet more against them.