A64635:371
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
A CHARACTER of Bishop Bedell late Bishop of Kilmore, in Ireland.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Communion Table was placed by him, not at the East end, but within the body of the Chancel, and for other Innovations elsewhere introduced, he observed them not. His judgement being, that those were as well Non-conformists, who added of their own, as those who came short of what was enjoined, as he that adds an inch to the measure, disowns it for a rule, as well as he that cuts an inch off.
The Communion Table was placed by him, not at the East end, but within the body of the Chancell, and for other Innovations elsewhere introduced, he observed them not. His judgement being, that those were as well Non-conformists, who added of their own, as those who came short of what was enjoyned, as he that addes an inch to the measure, disownes it for a rule, as well as he that cuts an inch off.
He was a careful observer of the Lords Day both in the public and private, at one of the clock in the after-noon; he had then ⟨p. 352⟩the Book of Common-Prayer read in the Irish tongue in the Church for the benefit of the Irish; at which he was constantly present himself, who in that little space had obtained the knowledge of the language. And as the New Testament had been long before translated into Irish; so had he caused the Old Testam. to be accordingly, & was almost ready for the press.
He was a careful observer of the Lords Day both in the publick and private, at one of the clock in the after-noon; he had then ⟨p. 352⟩the Book of Common-Prayer read in the Irish tongue in the Church for the benefit of the Irish; at which he was constantly present himself, who in that little space had obtained the knowledge of the language. And as the New Testament had been long before translated into Irish; so had he caused the Old Testam. to be accordingly, & was almost ready for the press.