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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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Answ. I wrote in pity of them and the Church, without any insulting purpose. If any now to avoid lying in Prison, and starving their Families, by Famine, should surrender their Consciences to sinful Subscriptions after a Siege of Nineteen years, I shall pity them, and not insult over them. Nay, if I speak of those that lay the Siege, and call out for more Execution, I do it not insultingly, but with a grieved heart for the Church and them.
But when I largely recited Hillary's words of them, he saith, [The Account is very sad] (and what said I more?) But, saith he, yet such as shows rather the Calamity, than the Fault of the Bishops.]
But when I largely recited Hillary's words of them, he saith, [The Account is very sad] (and what said I more?) But, saith he, yet such as shews rather the Calamity, than the Fault of the Bishops.]
Answ. Nay then, no doubt, it's no fault to Conform. Hillary then, and all that kept their ground, were in a great fault for so heavily accusing them. And so the World turned Arians in show (as Hierom and Hillary speak) is much acquit, and the Nonconformists are the faulty Railers for accusing them. It had been enough to say, It was no Crime; but to say, no Fault, is too gentle for the same man that so talked of Perjured Arians before.
Answ. Nay then, no doubt, it's no fault to Conform. Hillary then, and all that kept their ground, were in a great fault for so heavily accusing them. And so the World turned Arians in shew (as Hierom and Hillary speak) is much acquit, and the Nonconformists are the faulty Railers for accusing them. It had been enough to say, It was no Crime; but to say, no Fault, is too gentle for the same man that so talkt of Perjured Arians before.