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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Author:	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
Title:	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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To the Pious and Peaceable Protestant-Conform∣ing Ministers, who are against our Subjection to a Foreign Jurisdiction. The notice of the Reason of this Book, with a Breviate of Ludol∣phus's Habassian History.

The CONTENTS.

THE Ready Way OF Confuting Mr. Baxter. A SPECIMEN OF THE PRESENT MODE OF Controversie in England.

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The General Part containing the Design and Sum of this and the former Book, that it may be understood what it is that Mr. Morrice defendeth, and opposeth; and what it is that I maintain or blame, and by what Evi∣dence.

The particular Defence of the History of Councils and Schisms.

CHAP. I. The Reason and Design of my History of Bishops and Councils.

CHAP. II. Whether we have any reason to report the Faults of some Bishops and Councils, from the beginning of their Depravation till the last?

CHAP. III. Of Mr. M's notice that I am Unlearned.

CHAP. IV. Of his Accusation, that I vainly name Historians which I never saw or read.

CHAP. V. Of his Accusation of my citing Hanmer and other Translators, and being deceived by Binnius and such others.

CHAP. VI. Of his Accusations of my own Mistranslations and Mistakes.

CHAP. VII. Mr M's. Exposition of Church History tryed by his Exposition of my own words: And 1. Of his false supposition that I am only for a Church of one Congregation meeting in one place.

CHAP. VIII. Of his false supposition that I am against Diocesan Bishops, because I am against that species of them which puts down all the Bishops of single Churches, and those Churches themselves.

CHAP. IX. Of his supposition that I am an Independent, and yet that I plead for the cause of the Presbyterians.

CHAP. X. Of his Accusation, That I make the Bishops the Authors of all Heresies and Schisms, as distinct from Presbyters, Monks and People.

CHAP. XI. Of his confident Accusation, that I mention all the faults of the Bishops, and none of their Goodness, or Good Deeds.

CHAP. XII. Of his Accusation that I do all in spite and malice against Bishops, and as using ill language of them.

CHAP. XIII. Of his Supposition that I speak against all Bishops Councils.

CHAP. XIV. Some mens Credit about ancient Church History, may be conjectu∣red at by their Reports of the History of the time and place that we live in.

CHAP. XV. Mr. M's. way of getting belief, by a Magisterial condemning the most credible Historians, and authorizing whom he please.

CHAP. XVI. Mr. M's. Observations on my Notes of credible and incredible History, Examined.

CHAP. XVII. His Censure of my Design, and Church-Principles, considered.

CHAP. XVIII. Of his Second Chapter.

CHAP. XIX. Of the Council of Nice and some following.

CHAP. XX. Of the first General Council at Constantinople. His Cap. 4.

CHAP. XXI. Of the first Council of Ephesus, &c. His Cap. 5.

CHAP. XXII. Of the Council of Ephesus 2d.

CHAP. XXIII. Of the 4th General Council at Calcedon.

CHAP. XXIV. His 7th Chapter considered.

An Account to Edward Lord Bishop of Cork and Rosse in Ireland, of the success of his Censure of Richard Baxter in England: Detecting his manifold Un∣truths in matter of Fact.