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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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For the better clearing whereof, let us consider the Description that is made of this Babylon, by the ⟨p. 54⟩Angels and our Saviour Christ himself more distinctly, to see whether it do agree to the present estate of Rome or no: The Angel tells John in the last Verse of the former Chapter, The woman which thou sawest is the great City which reigneth over the Kings of the Earth, and before (Verse 5.) upon her forehead is a name written, Mystery Babylon the great. Touching this greatness I may spare my pains to speak much, there is a learned Book of Justus Lipsius which he entitles Admiranda, marvels, touching the greatness of Rome, not long after in concurrence thereto, there was another made by Thomas Stapleton our Countryman Professor at Louvain, which he entitles Vere admiranda, Marvels indeed, touching the greatness of the Church of Rome, wherein by comparison he ⟨p. 55⟩endeavours to show that for largeness of Extent, strength and power over Princes themselves, honour yielded unto it, the greatness and magnificence of the Roman Church doth far surpass the Roman Empire. These two books were both printed together, and set forth at Rome against the year of Jubilee, 1600. as if the Papacy laboured to carry in her forehead the name Great Babylon;
For the better clearing whereof, let us consider the Description that is made of this Babylon, by the ⟨p. 54⟩Angels and our Saviour Christ himself more distinctly, to see whether it doe agree to the present estate of Rome or no: The Angel tells Iohn in the last Verse of the former Chapter, The woman which thou sawest is the great City which reigneth over the Kings of the Earth, and before (Verse 5.) upon her forehead is a name written, Mysterie Babylon the great. Touching this greatness I may spare my pains to speak much, there is a learned Book of Iustus Lipsius which he intitles Admiranda, marvells, touching the greatness of Rome, not long after in concurrence thereto, there was another made by Thomas Stapleton our Countreyman Professour at Lovaine, which he intitles Vere admiranda, Marvels indeed, touching the greatness of the Church of Rome, wherein by comparison he ⟨p. 55⟩