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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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In his 27. Lecture, he exhorts to a reverend gesture in prayer, ⟨p. 343⟩kneeling as the fittest; or standing, not sitting. And commending the reading of the Scriptures in public; he saith, At the hearing of the word read, some further gesture, and outward signification of reverence is to be used, then is required at the hearing of the Sermon; which he confirms by proofs out of Scripture and reasons, too large to be related here. But he thus concludes. viz. So you see the custom of our Churches in sitting bare while the Word is read, is grounded upon good reason and warrant from the word of God, and such, as it well becomes every one of Gods people to conform themselves unto.
In his 27. Lecture, he exhorts to a reverend gesture in prayer, ⟨p. 343⟩kneeling as the fittest; or standing, not sitting. And commending the reading of the Scriptures in publick; he saith, At the hearing of the word read, some further gesture, and outward signification of reverence is to be used, then is required at the hearing of the Sermon; which he confirmes by proofes out of Scripture and reasons, too large to be related here. But he thus concludes. viz. So you see the custome of our Churches in sitting bare while the Word is read, is grounded upon good reason and warrant from the word of God, and such, as it well becomes every one of Gods people to conform themselves unto.
Lect. 29. he complains of that irreverence thus. Some will not vouchsafe to be bare at the reading of the Word, some will be bare ⟨p. 344⟩at the Psalms, not at the Chapters; and if they could justly pretend infirmity for it, they were to be excused; but they will not be bare many of them, so long as the Text is in reading: yea, every youth and boy in our Congregations, are wont to be covered, while the Word is read.