Guidance of the Holy Spirit vouchsafed to General Councils.
The synods held at Antioch were very numerous, and far larger than any others, approaching almost in size and importance to General Councils.
This is the first instance of what are known by the name of General Councils of the Church.
With tongue and pen inspired by dauntless courage he was indefatigable to the last in maintaining the rights of the empire and the supremacy of general councils.
The power of the keys, he taught, had been granted to the apostles collectively; these were represented by general councils, and the monopoly in the hands of the pope was a usurpation.
General Councils, 90; manipulation of the Council of Trent, 97 sqq.
At Jerusalem, having assembled the people together, he from the pulpit cried out with a loud voice: "If any one receives not the four general councils as the four gospels, let him be anathema.
This is a clear testimony of the eastern churches in favor of the authority of the holy see in general councils, and it cannot in the least be suspected of fluttery.
Time and again Luther had expressed his supreme contempt for the authority of General Councils, though he professed to be not unwilling to submit the matters in dispute to a body of men selected by the civil rulers.
He refused to retract his opinions, and made it clear that he no longer acknowledged the authority of the Pope or of General Councils as a safe guide in matters religious.
Of General Councils, of their Power, Authority, and Causes of their Convention.
Thou, heretic, didst say openly, that it was necessary to every man to know and understand his baptism, and that it was contrary to general councils, and the estates of Holy Church.
Of General Councils, of their Power, Authority, and Causes of their Convention 355 XXI.
General Councils: that which both equally pretend to, will help neither; therefore let us go to Scripture.
If it be said here, the reason of such faulting them is, because these require assent, not being lawful General Councils, such reason will not pass; 1st.
General Councils, though vanquished, had diffused their principles throughout the Church, and carried division into the enemy's camp.
General Councils--those Upper and Lower Houses of Catholicity--had been subdued.
General councils, say some, and Gerson among the number, are the representatives of the Church.
His bull 'Execrabilis,' anathematizes appeals to general councils, to one of which France appealed on this very bull.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "general councils" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
