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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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And that it was so understood by the Fathers in the Primitive times; I shall only represent unto you some of the words of Saint Cyprian in his Sermon upon it, who lived about 250. years after our Saviour: and died a ⟨p. 301⟩Martyr. He exhorts the people not to omit the use of the Lords prayer with their other prayers, in which he hath some such speeches as these, surely thou art more likely to obtain thy request; cum qui habitat intus in pectore, ipse sit in voce, when he that is in thy heart, is also in thy tongue: How can God but hear thee, when thou comest in the words of his Son, takest up the prayer sanctified by his sacred mouth; If thou hast no other prayer, use this; if thou hast others, use this also, and urge God daily in his own language; and with the words of his beloved Son. Like him that catched up Alexander in his Arms to appease his Father Phillips anger; so saith he, take up Christ in thy Arms, make him thy spokes-man, by taking up his own words; (that ⟨p. 302⟩is with right understanding, and affection.) By these, and the like expressions in that Father, may be seen, what was the judgement and practice of the Primitive times, in relation to the use of that form of the Lords prayer, which the Divines of aLeiden do aver clearly, that without controversy, the whole ancient Church did always observe it, not as a Rule only, but a Form of prayer. 'Tis one extremity to make an absolute necessity of the using it always, and an other extremity not to use it at all. Our Church that in each service, at least once owned it, as the principal, and parent of the rest, was free from any vain repetition. So much for the first thing observable in our Saviours giving a form to his disciples, which is a warrantable ⟨p. 303⟩president for the Church to do the like for her Members.
And that it was so understood by the Fathers in the Primitive times; I shall onely represent unto you some of the words of Saint Cyprian in his Sermon upon it, who lived about 250. years after our Saviour: and died a ⟨p. 301⟩