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The True History of Councils

Published: 1682
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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 ...

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A Plea for Congregational Government

1646

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PrefaceTo the Pious and Peaceable Proteſtant-Conforming Miniſters, who are againſt our Subjection to a Foreign…
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PartTHE Ready Way OF Confuting Mr. Baxter. A SPECIMEN OF THE PRESENT MODE OF Controverſie in England.
LetterDr. Alleſtry's Letter: (Which I ſhould not Publiſh, but that even in Oxford, and elſewhere among the…
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PartThe General Part containing the Deſign and Sum of this and the former Book, that it may be underſtood what…
PartThe particular Defence of the Hiſtory of Councils and Schiſms.

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Chapter 1CHAP. I. The Reaſon and Deſign of my Hiſtory of Biſhops and Councils.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Whether we have any reaſon to report the Faults of ſome Biſhops and Councils, from the beginning…
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of Mr. M's notice that I am Unlearned.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of his Accuſation, that I vainly name Hiſtorians which I never ſaw or read.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of his Accuſation of my citing Hanmer and other Tranſlators, and being deceived by Binnius and…
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of his Accuſations of my own Miſtranſlations and Miſtakes.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Mr M's. Expoſition of Church Hiſtory tryed by his Expoſition of my own words: And 1. Of his…
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of his falſe ſuppoſition that I am againſt Dioceſan Biſhops, becauſe I am againſt that ſpecies…
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