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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
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.
And consider I pray you here the manner how they have given their Kingdoms to the beast; ⟨p. 57⟩Upon the Election of any new Pope, they send a solemn Embassage to profess their Obedience to him: And one of those (which is extant in Print, as great a Monarch as any the Christian World hath) Offers himself and all his Kingdoms, his Seas, Firm lands, Islands, Arms, Forces, Treasures, Ships, Armies, whatsoever he is, whatsoever he hath, whatsoever he is able to do; and falling down at the Popes feet as a most obsequious Son: he acknowledgeth and confesseth him to be the true Vicar of Christ our Saviour on Earth, the successor of Peter the Apostle, in that See, the head of the Universal Church, the Provost, Parent, and Pastor of all Christians, praying him and humbly beseeching him that he would receive all whatsoever be hath offered to the profit & defence of the Church into his Protection and Patronage: And these words, &c. ⟨p. 58⟩are said with a gesture corespondent: the Ambassador falling down upon his knees: let Lip•ius if he can with all his reading in Story, show us such an Example of any King subject to old Pagan Rome:
And consider I pray you here the manner how they have given their Kingdomes to the beast; ⟨p. 57⟩Vpon the Election of any new Pope, they send a solemne Embassage to profess their Obedienee to him: And one of those (which is extant in Print, as great a Monarch as any the Christian World hath) Offers himself and all his Kingdomes, his Seas, Firm lands, Islands, Armes, Forces, Treasures, Ships, Armies, whatsoever he is, whatsoever he hath, whatsoever he is able to doe; and falling down at the Popes feet as a most obsequious Sonne: he acknowledgeth and confesseth him to be the true Vicar of Christ our Saviour on Earth, the successour of Peter the Apostle, in that See, the head of the Vniversal Church, the Provost, Parent, and Pastor of all Christians, praying him and humbly beseeching him that he would receive all whatsoever be hath offered to the profit & defence of the Church into his P•otection and Patronage: And these words, &c. ⟨p. 58⟩