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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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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;p he states the question for the time, and resolves it cannot be Rome Ethnic, for then it had been no prophecy, it being at that time a persecutor of the Christians, and a shedder of the blood of the Saints, which Saint John then had the experience of himself, with divers other arguments from her enchantments, manner of destruction, making merchandise of ⟨p. 131⟩souls, the persons which shall burn her, which could not agree to Heathen Rome; Adding to be the same beast, which hath horns like the lamb, sits in the Temple (or Church) of God, exalts himself above all that is called God, one that was not in being in Saint Johns time, pretendeth to to the working of miracles; and so concludes, that though Rome Christian may not go into perdition, yet Rome Antichristian shall, which hath been drunk with the blood of the Saints, and the Martyrs of Jesus, &c.
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;p he states the question for the time, and resolves it cannot be Rome Ethnick, for then it had been no prophesie, it being at that time a persecutor of the Christians, and a shedder of the blood of the Saints, which Saint John then had the experience of himself, with divers other arguments from her inchantments, manner of destruction, making merchandize of ⟨p. 131⟩