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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 this book of the seven ⟨p. 321⟩Treatises, hath been since epitomized by Mr. Egerton, and entitled the practice of Christianity, which hath an Epistle of Doctor Gouge before it, in a high commendation of it. Now, at the conclusion of that he hath added, Certain Advertisements concerning prayer, in which, his, or both their judgements in this subject, are declared accordingly. viz. That it is lawful, and in some cases expedient, to use a set form of prayer. Question (saith he) is made by many of the lawfulness, or at least of the expediency of praying by the help of a book, or of using a prescript, and set form of prayer. It is to be considered, that there be divers degrees and measures of gifts, both natural, as of grace; besides, some have been by custom more trained and exercised ⟨p. 322⟩in this holy duty then others, &c. which difference I have observed, not only in private Christians, but also in some most reverend, faithful, and worthy Ministers. Some using both in their public Ministry, and in their private families; a stinted prayer, and set form of words, with little alteration at all, except some extraordinary occasion have happened, and yet both sorts so furnished with piety and learning, as I could hardly prefer the one before the other.
Now this book of the seven ⟨p. 321⟩Treatises, hath been since epitomized by Mr. Egerton, and entituled the practice of Christianitie, which hath an Epistle of Doctor Gouge before it, in a high commendation of it. Now, at the conclusion of that he hath added, Certain Advertisements concerning prayer, in which, his, or both their judgements in this subject, are declared accordingly. viz. That it is lawfull, and in some cases expedient, to use a set form of prayer. Question (saith he) is made by many of the lawfulnesse, or at least of the expediencie of praying by the help of a book, or of using a prescript, and set form of prayer. It is to be considered, that there be divers degrees and measures of gifts, both naturall, as of grace; besides, some have been by custome more trained and exercised ⟨p. 322⟩in this holy dutie then others, &c. which difference I have observed, not onely in private Christians, but also in some most reverend, faithfull, and worthy Ministers. Some using both in their publick Ministerie, and in their private families; a stinted prayer, and set form of words, with little alteration at all, except some extraordinarie occasion have happened, and yet both sorts so furnished with pietie and learning, as I could hardly prefer the one before the other.