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 o 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 or 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, Novatians, Arrians, Macedonians, Nestorians, Eutychians, Monothelites, &c.
Richard Baxter (1615-1691).
Category
Books
Date
1680
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3006871
Summary
Bibliographic description
[44],136,177-296,313-400,409-488p. . 4to.. With manuscript annotations in a seventeenth-century hand.. Binding: Sprinkled calf binding, marbled edges (rebacked).
Makers and roles
Richard Baxter (1615-1691).