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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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§ 14. He saith truly that [the Council of Ephesus was chiefly directed by the authority of Cyril] Ans. And so was that at Trent by the authority of the Pope And when he hath confuted the credible History with tells us of the women's and Courtiers hatred of Nestorius, and proved that the Emperor and Pulcheria the Empress were but one, I will grant that the authority of the Court directed not Cyril; and that then and now Bishops neither were nor are directed by the Civil powers.
§ 14. He saith truly that [the Council of Ephesus was chiefly directed by the authority of Cyril] Ans. And so was that at Trent by the authority of the Pope And when he hath confuted the credible History wich tells us of the womens and Courtiers hatred of Nestorius, and proved that the Emperour and Pulcheria the Empress were but one, I will grant that the authority of the Court directed not Cyril; and that then and now Bishops neither were nor are directed by the Civil powers.
§ 15. When I spake against Nestorius his cruelty to Sectaries he asketh [What Hereticaters were hotter than the Presbyterians in 1646. The inquisition is not more severe than their ordinance against Heresies, which they desired should be made felony and punished by death &c.]
Ans. Reader Judge of the mans Credit as to ancient History still by his truth about the Present age. 1. The Inquisition he saith, is not more severe. Do I need to answer this to any man of 50 years of age? It's Capable of no answer but what he will call by some name deserved by his own.