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Certain discourses, viz. of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome…
Certain discourses, viz. of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome (with a sermon of Bishop Beadles upon the same words) of laying on of hands (Heb. 6. 2.) to be an ordained ministry, of the old form of words in ordination, of a set form of prayer : each being the judgment of the late Arch-bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland / published and enlarged by Nicholas Bernard ... : unto which is added a character of Bishop Bedel, and an answer to Mr. Pierces fifth letter concerning the late Primate.Certain discourses, viz. of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome (with a sermon of Bishop Bedels upon the same words) of laying on of hands (Heb. 6. 2.) to be an ordained ministry, of the old form of words in ordination, of a set form of prayer : each being the judgment of the late Arch-bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland / published and enlarged by Nicholas Bernard ... : unto which is added a character of Bishop Bedel, and an answer to Mr. Pierces fifth letter concerning the late Primate.
London: printed for John Crook, 1659
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Arch-bishop Whitgift in his defence of the Answer to the Admonition, often applies the Title of Antichrist to the Bishop of Rome, as a thing taken ⟨p. 129⟩for granted. See Tract. 8. p. 349. where having spoken much of him before, he thus concludes. I know that those Sects and Heresies gave strength unto Antichrist, and at the length were one special means of placing him in his throne, even as also I am persuaded that he worketh as effectually at this day by your stirs and contentions, whereby he hath and will more prevail against this Church of England, then by any other means whatsoever. Therefore it behoveth you to take heed how you divide the Army of Christ, which should unanimitèr, fight against that Antichrist. That he means the See of Rome none can doubt.
Arch-bishop Whitgift in his defence of the Answer to the Admonition, often applies the Title of Antichrist to the Bishop of Rome, as a thing taken ⟨p. 129⟩for granted. See Tract. 8. p. 349. where having spoken much of him before, he thus concludes. I know that those Sects and Heresies gave strength unto Antichrist, and at the length were one speciall meanes of placing him in his throne, even as also I am perswaded that he worketh as effectually at this day by your stirres and contentions, whereby he hath and will more prevail against this Church of England, then by any other means whatsoever. Therfore it behoveth you to take heed how you divide the Army of Christ, which should unanimitèr, fight against that Antichrist. That he means the See of Rome none can doubt.
Whosoever shall read Bishop Andrews his Tortura Torti, cannot but conceive his judgement to be the same, Where ⟨p. 130⟩he hath many of the observations, which have been mentioned already from the situation on seven hills, and the 7 head governments. And p. 183. upon the grant on both sides that Babylon is Rome;