A64661:127
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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The Primates judgement of several Subjects.The Primates judgement of severall Subjects.
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The Primates judgement of several Subjects.
The Primates judgement of severall Subjects.
The misinterpretations, which have been already made of this most Reverend and Learned mate, of a change of judgement in him towards his latter end, (which I have been moved here to vindicate) giving it suspected to be the fore-runner of more of the like, which may be raised hereafter, I have been advised upon this occasion, both in answer to, and prevention of any other false rumours for the future ⟨p. 127⟩to declare more fully what I did of him briefly in his Funeral Sermon, as to some particulars then whispering of him (omitted at the press, but not with my will,) And I do it the rather in regard, as I was desired then by some of different judgement, to make an impartial relation of his there (there each like Israel and Judah, for David, claiming an interest in him) so finding that omission to be diversly interpreted to my censure, and conceived by some to be the occasion of those several mistakes raised of him since, (whereby, as (praef. to disp. of Sacram.) Mr. Baxter complains, The good Bishop must now be what every one will say of him, one feigning him to be of one extreme, and the other of the other extreme) which the publishing might have prevented, I have thought fit to discharge that trust reposed in me, both in relation to his Doctrine and practice, and I know no person of more general ⟨p. 128⟩reputation, and more like to be an exemplary pattern in this his moderation, which I conceived fit to be known unto all men.