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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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where this judgement of the Primates, and this concurrence of Bishop Davenants is largely confirmed, without the least derogation from the preeminence of Episcopacy. But that book entitled, The defence of the Ordination of the Ministers of the reformed Churches beyond the Seas maintained by Mr Arch-Deacon Mason, against the Romanists (who wrote also a defence of Episcopacy, and of the Ministry of the Church of England) is sufficiently known, and I have been assured, it was not only the Judgement of Bishop Overall, but that he had a principal hand in it; He produceth many Testimonies. The Master of the Sentences, and most of the Schoolmen, Bonaventure, Tho. Aquinas, Durand. Dominicus, Soto, Richardus Armachanus, Tostatus, Alphonsus à Castro, Gerson, Petrus, Canisius, to have affirmed the same, and at last quoteth Medina, a principal Bishop of ⟨p. 120⟩the Council of Trent, who affirmed, That Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, Sedulius, Primasius, Chrysostom, Theodoret, Theophylact, were of the same judgement also. And I suppose there is none doubts, but that the Primate joined with Arch-Deacon Mason in that conclusive wish of his, viz. That wherein the Discipline of France, or Holland is defective, they would by all possible means redress, and reform it, and conform themselves to the ancient custom of the Discipline of Christ, which hath continued from the Apostles time, that so they may remove all opinion of singularity, and stop the mouth of malice it self,
where this judgement of the Primates, and this concurrence of Bishop Davenants is largely confirmed, without the least derogation from the preheminencie of Episcopacy. But that book entituled, The defence of the Ordination of the Ministers of the reformed Churches beyond the Seas maintained by Mr Arch-Deacon Mason, against the Romanists (who wrote also a defence of Episcopacy, and of the Ministery of the Church of England) is sufficiently known, and I have been assured, it was not onely the Judgement of Bishop Overal, but that he had a principal hand in it; He produceth many Testimonies. The Master of the Sentences, and most of the Schoolmen, Bonaventure, Tho. Aquinas, Durand. Dominicus, Soto, Richardus Armachanus, Tostatus, Alphonsus à Castro, Gerson, Petrus, Canisius, to have affirmed the same, and at last quoteth Medina, a principal Bishop of ⟨p. 120⟩the Councel of Trent, who affirmed, That Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, Sedulius, Primasius, Chrysostome, Theodoret, Theophylact, were of the same judgement also. And I suppose there is none doubts, but that the Primate joyned with Arch-Deacon Mason in that conclusive wish of his, viz. That wherein the Discipline of France, or Holland is defective, they would by all possible means redresse, and reform it, and conforme themselves to the ancient custome of the Discipline of Christ, which hath continued from the Apostles time, that so they may remove all opinion of singularity, and stop the mouth of malice it selfe,