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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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3. In the administration of the §3Sacraments, which being a part of the Ministry of reconciliation, and the Seals of the Promises must necessarily also have reference ⟨p. 266⟩to remission of sins, and so the ancient Fathers (of whom the Primate allegeth diverse) do hold, that as these words, whose sins ye remit, are remitted unto them, &c. are a part of our Commission; so 'tis exercised by the Ministers of Christ in the Sacraments of Baptism, and the Communion; yet so, that the Ministry only is to be accounted mans, and the power Gods; it being saith Saint Augustine, aOne thing to baptize by way of Ministry, another by way of power, which the Lord hath retained to himself, as to the Authority of remission of sins in it, according to that of John Baptists distinction between the external and internal Baptism, he baptized with the Baptism of water, to the remission of sins, but attributes that of baptizing ⟨p. 267⟩with the Holy Ghost, to Christ only.
3. In the administration of the §3Sacraments, which being a part of the Ministerie of reconciliation, and the Seales of the Promises must necessarily also have reference ⟨p. 266⟩to remission of sins, and so the ancient Fathers (of whom the Primate alleadgeth diverse) do hold, that as these words, whose sins ye remit, are remitted unto them, &c. are a part of our Commission; so 'tis exercised by the Ministers of Christ in the Sacraments of Baptisme, and the Communion; yet so, that the Ministery only is to be accounted mans, and the power Gods; it being saith Saint Augustine, aOne thing to baptize by way of Ministerie, another by way of power, which the Lord hath retained to himself, as to the Authority of remission of sins in it, according to that of Iohn Baptists distinction between the externall and internall Baptisme, he baptized with the Baptisme of water, to the remission of sins, but attributes that of baptizing