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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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Now, is there not as much offence in saying Ministers do save mens souls, or save ⟨p. 270⟩men from their sins, (the propriety of our Saviour) as to say they forgive them their sins, the turning men from their iniquities, is Gods act alone, according to the frequent prayer in the Prophets unto him first, yet in regard the word of reconciliation is committed to them as the ordinary means of it, by a usual Trope of the Act of the agent given to the instrument, it is attributed unto them, of which might be given many instances, Timothy (1 Ep. 1. 4.) is said to save them that hear him, though there is but one Saviour, because he preached the word of salvation, by which they were saved, (Acts 12. 14.) the word of God preached by the Apostles, is called by our Saviour, their word John 17. 20. and that which is properly the work ⟨p. 271⟩of God, is called their work, 1 Thes. 5. The Corinthians who believed by Saint Pauls Ministry are said to be his Epistle, i. e. the Epistle of Christ ministered by him, as ye have it expounded in the next verse following; And so, why may not forgiveness of sins be said to be the work of the Ministers, i. e. the work of Christ ministered by them; being so far honoured, as to be called [Greek or Hebrew], Coworkers together with him. According unto which is the judgement of Dr. Ward, that Reverend and learned Professor of Divinity in Cambridge, in that determination of his, (in Comitiis an. 1637. mense Octob.) Potestas clavium extenditur ad remissionem culpae, where are many of the like observations, which I found enclosed in a letter unto the Primate, for ⟨p. 272⟩his approbation, where I find somewhat more then is in that which is printed. viz. 80. Sic argumentatur Alensis. part. 4. q. 21. membr. 1. Paris potestatis est interius baptizare & à culpa mortali absolvere. Sed Deus non debuit potestatem baptizandi interius communicare, ne spes poneretur in homine, ergo pari ratione non potestatem absolvendi ab actuali peccato, fundamentum hujus rationis habetur apud Cyprianum de lapsis.