Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated. Including the chief part of the government of Christian princes and popes, and a true account of the most troubling controversies and heresies till the Reformation. Written for the use especially of them: I. Who are ignorant or misinformed of the state of the antient churches. II. Who cannot read many and great volumes. III. Who think that the universal church must have one visible soveraign, personal or collective, pope of general councils. IV. Who would know whether patriarchs, diocesans, and their councils, have been, or must be the cure of heresies and schismes. V. Who would know the truth about the great heresies which have divided the christian world, especially the Donatists, Novitians, Arrians, Macedonians, Nestorians, Eutychians, monothelites, &c. By Richard Baxter, a hater of false history

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  • Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated. Including the chief part of the government of Christian princes and popes, and a true account of the most troubling controversies and heresies till the Reformation. Written for the use especially of them: I. Who are ignorant or misinformed of the state of the antient churches. II. Who cannot read many and great volumes. III. Who think that the universal church must have one visible soveraign, personal or collective, pope of general councils. IV. Who would know whether patriarchs, diocesans, and their councils, have been, or must be the cure of heresies and schismes. V. Who would know the truth about the great heresies which have divided the christian world, especially the Donatists, Novitians, Arrians, Macedonians, Nestorians, Eutychians, monothelites, &c. By Richard Baxter, a hater of false history
  • Church history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated; Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abridged
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Imprint
London : printed by B. Griffin for Thomas Simmons at the Princes Arms in Ludgate-street, MDCLXXX [1680]
Added name
Simmons, Thomas, active 1676-1685, bookseller.; Griffin, Bennet, printer.
Publication year
1680
ESTC No.
R10655
Grub Street ID
59002
Description
[44], 136, 177-296, 313-400, 409-488 p. ; 4°.
Note
Title page differs, but text is in the same setting as Wing B1224A

Signatures: A]4] a-d]4] e]2] B-S]4] 2A-2P]4] 2S-3E]4] 3G-3Q]4

Leaves 3K1, 3L2 and 3N1 are signed 4K1, 4L2 and 4N1 respectively

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