A64635:404
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
Letter: Doctor Bernards Answer to Mr. Pierce's Fifth Letter containing three Certificates, prod…
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For that which you object again to me, as you did in your third Letter, viz. my acknowledging an engagement to Mr. Barlee for his readiness offered, ⟨p. 378⟩(in his first Letter unto me) to clear the Primate, &c. did not deserve a repetition, being it was in my first to him, when he was as much a stranger to me, as I was to you: only, let me say thus much of him. How far he had disagreed in his book from the Primates judgement; I shall not now enquire, but after the receipt of that tractate, wherein he read what his was; he wrote thus unto me (Decemb. 21. 1657.) viz. It is true, there be some minutiae, about which I am not satisfied, and shall be glad to have an amicable conference with you. However as to the rei summam, I do so perfectly agree with the most venerable Primate, as that I dare discharge you from all fears of ever having him exposed to my pen, and censure, &c. which I do the rather ⟨p. 379⟩thus punctually repeat his words, because in short you have mentioned it from me in your fourth Letter. And when I had read you both, meeting in the Primate, I thought it my part to sit down in silence.
For that which you object again to me, as you did in your third Letter, viz. my acknowledgeing an engagement to Mr. Barlee for his readinesse offered, ⟨p. 378⟩(in his first Letter unto me) to clear the Primate, &c. did not deserve a repetition, being it was in my first to him, when he was as much a stranger to me, as I was to you: only, let me say thus much of him. How far he had disagreed in his book from the Primates judgement; I shall not now enquire, but after the receipt of that tractate, wherein he read what his was; he wrot thus unto me (Decemb. 21. 1657.) viz. It is true, there be some minutiae, about which I am not satisfied, and shall be glad to have an amicable conference with you. However as to the rei summam, I do so perfectly agree with the most venerable Primate, as that I dare discharge you from all feares of ever having him exposed to my pen, and censure, &c. which I doe the rather ⟨p. 379⟩thus punctually repeat his words, because in short you have mentioned it from me in your fourth Letter. And when I had read you both, meeting in the Primate, I thought it my part to sit down in silence.