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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
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.
§ 8. About the Council of Calcedon he accuseth me in general, as [disingeniously mincing the Acts, and using all the soul play possible.
Easily said: And what's the proof? Why, 1. Leave out that they were violently beaten to it.
Ans. The Reader may see that this is false: I mention it oft, pag. 101. [The Bishops answered, that they did it against their Wills, being under fear: Condemnation and banishment was threatened, Soldiers were there with Clubs and Swords.] Shall I believe this man against such as Socrates, of things done 1200 Years ago, that will face me down with such untruths about my own yet visible Writings?
Ans. The Reader may see that this is false: I mention it oft, pag. 101. [The Bishops answered, that they did it against their Wills, being under fear: Condemnation and banishment was threatned, Souldiers were there with Clubs and Swords.] Shall I believe this man against such as Socrates, of things done 1200 Years ago, that will face me down with such untruths about my own yet visible Writings?