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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 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, ⟨image 10⟩&c. That the Papal Monarchy is Babylon, proved by arguments at the bar of Reason, and from common principles of Christianity. p. 89. Answer to that motive of staying in Babylon, because they are told they may be saved in it: An exhortation of such as are yet in that captivity to come out, and of our selves to come further out. Of Impropriations, Dispensations, &c. with a conclusive prayer for the destruction of Babylon.
The Third (being Bishop Bedels 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 Litterall Babell; who meant by Mysticall 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 inchantment whereby she hath