A64661:104
The judgement of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland 1. Of…
The judgement of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland 1. Of the extent of Christs death and satisfaction &c, 2. Of the Sabbath, and observation of the Lords day, 3. Of the ordination in other reformed churches : with a vindication of him from a pretended change of opinion in the first, some advertisements upon the latter, and in prevention of further injuries, a declaration of his judgement in several other subjects / by N. Bernard.
London: printed for John Crook, 1658
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Letter: Part of a Letter of the Primates, to an Honourable person, not long after the coming fo…
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Part of a Letter of the Primates, to an Honourable person, not long after the coming forth of Doctor Heylins book▪ of the History of the Sabbath, which I found wrote in the same Paper with the former.
AS for Dr. Heylins arelation, concerning our Articles of Ireland, it is much mistaken. For first where he saith, they did pass when his Majesties Commissioners were employed about the settling of the Church, Anno 1615. and chargeth them with this strict austerity (as he termeth it) in the prescript observation of the Lords day, he showeth himself very credulous, there having been no such ⟨p. 98⟩Commissioners here at that time, and our Articles having been published in Print divers years before the Commissioners (whom he meaneth) came hither, as Sir Nathaniel Rich (who was one of them himself) can sufficiently inform you. Secondly, where he saith, he is sure, that till that time the Lords day had never attained such credit as to be thought an Article of the faith, he speaks very inconsiderately. He that would confound the ten Commandments (whereof this must be accounted for one, unless he will leave us but nine) with the Articles of the faith, he had need be put to learn his Catechism again: And he that would have every thing, which is put into the Articles of Religion (agreed upon in the Synod for the avoiding of diversity of opinions, and for the maintenance of peace, and uniformity in the Church) to be held for an Article of the faith, should do well to tell us whether he hath as yet admitted ⟨p. 99⟩