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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. The spirit or affections are not tied, or restrained hy a set form, there may be largeness of the heart, though there be a limit of words; This is the sum of the answer, which the Reader may have more at large there.
3. The spirit or affections are not tyed, or restrained hy a set form, there may be largenesse of the heart, though there be a limit of words; This is the summe of the answer, which the Reader may have more at large there.
And thus I have given ye the judgement of these four eminent men in their time, approved by three other equal with themselves, all fully concurring with the Primate in this particular, which cannot but prevail much with such as have been, or are otherwise minded at this day, I add no more, presuming that those that will despise these, will ⟨p. 332⟩set light by any other; and so much for this subject, concerning a set Form of Prayer.
And thus I have given ye the judgement of these four eminent men in their time, approved by three other equall with themselves, all fully concurring with the Primate in this particular, which cannot but prevail much with such as have been, or are otherwise minded at this day, I adde no more, presuming that those that will despise these, will ⟨p. 332⟩set light by any other; and so much for this subject, concerning a set Form of Prayer.
Now there are two other things, which upon this occasion might not be unseasonable to speak a word of, according to the Primates judgement also. viz. Of the length or brevity in prayer, and of the Gesture at it; in both which, many of this age have gone astray.