A64661:142
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 Friday before Easter (i e. the Resurrection, East in old Saxon, signifying rising) appointed for the remembrance of the Passion of our Saviour, he did duly at Drogheda, in Ireland, observe as a solemn fast, (inclining the rather to that choice out of Prudence, and the security from censure, by the then custom of having Sermons beyond their ordinary limit in England;) when (after the public prayers of the Church) he first preached upon that subject, extending himself in prayer and Sermon beyond his ordinary time, which we imitated, who succeeded in the duties of the day, and which being known to be his constant custom, some from Dublin, as other parts, came to partake of it; which most excellent Sermons of his upon that occasion, he was by many Godly Religious persons importuned much for the publishing of ⟨p. 138⟩them, and his strict observation of this fast was such, that neither before, or after that extraordinary pains would he take the least refreshment, till about six a Clock, and which did not excuse him from Preaching again on Easter day, when we constantly had a Communion.
The Friday before Easter (i e. the Resurrection, East in old Saxon, signifying rising) appointed for the remembrance of the Passion of our Saviour, he did duely at Drogheda, in Ireland, observe as a solemn fast, (inclining the rather to that choice out of Prudence, and the security from censure, by the then custome of having Sermons beyond their ordinary limit in England;) when (after the publick prayers of the Church) he first preached upon that subject, extending himselfe in prayer and Sermon beyond his ordinary time, which we imitated, who succeeded in the duties of the day, and which being known to be his constant custome, some from Dublin, as other parts, came to partake of it; which most excellent Sermons of his upon that occasion, he was by many Godly Religious persons importuned much for the publishing of ⟨p. 138⟩them, and his strict observation of this fast was such, that neither before, or after that extraordinary paines would he take the least refreshment, till about six a Clock, and which did not excuse him from Preaching again on Easter day, when we constantly had a Communion.