A27058:902
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.
I remember not to have read that Cyril had any Commission for the Sword from the Emperor: Others then had not: But I deny it not.
I remember not to have read that Cyril had any Commission for the Sword from the Emperour: Others then had not: But I deny it not.
§ 6. He saith, that elsewhere I say [I shall not dishonour such, nor disobey them.] Answ. I say and do so: If a Bishop will take another Calling from the King's Grant, when he hath undertaken already 40 times more work as a Diocesan than he can do, Isle honour and obey him as a Magistrate: But I would be loth to stand before God under the guilt of his undertaking and omissions.
§ 6. He saith, that elsewhere I say [I shall not dishonour such, nor disobey them.] Answ. I say and do so: If a Bishop will take another Calling from the King's Grant, when he hath undertaken already 40 times more work as a Diocesan than he can do, Ile honour and obey him as a Magistrate: But I would be loth to stand before God under the guilt of his undertaking and omissions.
§ 7. As to all the rest of the History about Cyril's Executions, and the wounding of Orestes the Governor, I leave it between the Credit of Mr. M. and Socrates.: And he very much suspects the Story of Cyril's making a Martyr of him that was executed for it: I leave all to the Reader's Judgment. I think I may transcribe Socrates without slandering Cyril.
§ 7. As to all the rest of the History about Cyril's Executions, and the wounding of Orestes the Governour, I leave it between the Credit of Mr. M. and Socrates.: And he very much suspects the Story of Cyril's making a Martyr of him that was executed for it: I leave all to the Reader's Judgment. I think I may transcribe Socrates without slandering Cyril.