A27058:939
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.
And though this man seem to deny it, I have cited many of his words in which he saith [Duas naturas unitas asserimus: past unionem vero tanquam adempta jam in duas distinctione, unam esse credimus filii naturam, tanquam unius sed inhumati & incarnati & ad succes. Nihil injusti facimus dicentes, ex duabus naturis factum esse concursum in unit atem: Past unionem vero non distinguimus naturas ab invicem. But I have cited enough before.
The sum and truth is, to judge no one but my self, I must be blind by ignorance or partiality if I be not past doubt, 1. That unskilful explication was their difference. 2. That Cyril's words were Eutychian. 3. That Nestorius words were orthodox in the main, but not sufficiently yielding to a tolerable phrase. 4. That they both meant the same thing. 5. That all their war was managed, 1. For want of distinguishing fully the Abstract [Deitatem] and the Concrete [Deum] 2. For want of distinguishing [Qui Deus] from [Qua Deus] and a strict formal expression from a more lax that's tolerable. And 3. For want of distinguishing [division] from [distinction] of natures. 4. For want of explaining the various sorts and senses of [Unity] and [Plurality.] I cannot but know this to be true, though Mr. M. scorn me for it.
The sum and truth is, to judge no one but my self, I must be blind by ignorance or partiality if I be not past doubt, 1. That unskilful explication was their difference. 2. That Cyrils words were Eutychian. 3. That Nestorius words were orthodox in the main, but not sufficiently yielding to a tolerable phrase. 4. That they both meant the same thing. 5. That all their war was managed, 1. For want of distinguishing fully the Abstract [Deitatem] and the Concrete [Deum] 2. For want of distinguishing [Qui Deus] from [Qua Deus] and a strict formal expression from a more laxe that's tolerable. And 3. For want of distinguishing [division] from [distinction] of natures. 4. For want of explaining the various sorts and senses of [Unity] and [Plurality.] I cannot but know this to be true, though Mr. M. scorn me for it.