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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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Wherein observe first, he call •is people to come out of Babylon,) a plain Argument that there are many not only good Moral and Civil honest men there, but good Christians, not redeemed only, but in the possession of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, which may be confirmed by these reasons.
Wherein observe first, he call •is people to come out of Babylon,) a plain Argument that there are many not onely good Moral and Civil honest men there, but good C•ristians, not redeemed onely, but in the possession of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, which may be confirmed by these reasons.
First there is amongst these that are under the tyranny of the Romish Babylon, the Sacrament of entrance, into the Covenant of Grace; Baptism, by which those that are partakers thereof are made Members of Christ, •he children of God, and heirs of Eternal lif•: & of these that have but this Seal of Gods Covenant, (viz. ⟨p. 66⟩infants) are no small and contemptible part of Gods People, though as yet they cannot hear this Voice of Christ calling out of Babylon; besides this there is publication of the tenure of the Covenant of Grace to such as are of years, though not so openly and purely as it might and ought, yet so as the grounds of the Catechism are preached, sin is showed, Christs redemption (or the story of it) is known Faith in him is called for,1 and this Faith is by the Grace of God wrought in some: For the Word of God and his Calling is not fruitless, but like the rain returneth not in vain; and where true Faith is, Men are translated from death to life, he that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life.2