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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
Contents: THE CONTENTS Of the Several TREATISES;Contents: THE CONTENTS Of the Severall TREATISES;
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The First consists of three POSITIONS. 1. That a great City called Babylon, shall be a Seducer. 2. That by this City is meant ROME. 3. Not Heathen Rome, but since it was freed from the Government both of Heathen and Christian Emperors, and became the possession of the Pope.
The First consists of three POSITIONS. 1. THat a great City called Babylon, shall be a Seducer. 2. That by this City is meant ROME. 3. Not Heathen Rome, but since it was freed from the Government both of Heathen and Christian Emperours, and became the possession of the Pope.
The Second. How the Papacy may be said to be the Beast that was, and is not, and yet is, Rev. 17. 18.
The Third (being Bishop Beadles Sermon on Rev. 18. 4. Come out of her my people, &c.) The Speaker, our Saviour Christ: His people, those within the Covenant of Grace: A paralleling the Speeches here, with those of the Prophets; Of Literal Babel; who meant by Mystical Babylon: The judgement of Bellarmine, Salmeron, Viegas, to be the City of Rome. How the title of Babylon the great, and her reigning over the Kings of the earth, rather agrees to Rome Papal, then Heathen: The Cup of enchantment whereby she hath ⟨image 9⟩deceived all Nations, and one in special, in imitation of literal Babel, (Dan. 1.) applied to that See; Her Wantonness, Pride, sitting as a Queen, glorifying her self: the blood of Christians shed by the Papacy, to be beyond that of Heathen Romes persecution: his conclusion from the Premises. That there are some of Gods people in Babylon; That they are to go out not only in affection, but the place also: Of Baptism, Grounds of the Catechism, Faith, taught there; of the doctrine of of merits: What is to be thought of those that do yet live there, and cannot come out: Whether the Church of Rome be a true Church, rightly stated, p. 83. Of the Ordination had there, by the use of these words; Whose sins ye remit,