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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: A Letter of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland, to Doctor Bernard o…
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A Letter of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland, to Doctor Bernard of Gray's Inn, containing his judgement of the ordination of the Ministry in France and Holland.
A Letter of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland, to Doctor Bernard of Grayes Inne, containing his judgement of the ordination of the Ministry in France and Holland.
I Received this following Letter from the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, not long before his death, which (at the desire of some prudent men, and of different opinion in the subject of it) I have been moved to publish, which indced was committed to me by him for that end, and I do it the rather now, in regard somewhat hath been mistaken in the discourse of it, to his prejudice on both sides: So that without breach of trust I could no longer detain it. The occasion of it was this, there was given ⟨p. 111⟩me by an Honourable person a writing, containing a report raised of the said Arch-Bishop concerning his judgement of the ordination beyond the Sea, which he prayed me to send unto him, which is as followeth: Mr.—asked the Arch-bishop of Armagh, upon occasion of an ordination, what he thought of them that were ordained by Presbyters? he said he judged their ordination to be null, and looked on them as Lay-men. He asked him, what he conceived of the Churches beyond the Sea. The Bishop answered, he had charitable thoughts of them in France. But as for Holland, he questioned if there was a Church amongst them, or not: or words fully to that purpose. This Dr.—confidently reports. This paper according to the earnest desire of the said person, I sent enclosed to the Lord Primate, being then out of Town, from whom immediately I received this answer, containing his judgement of the ordination of the