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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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That he was for the often public reading of the ten Commandments, and the Creed, before the Congregation, according to the custom of other reformed Churches, I suppose none can doubt of, and not only that, which is commonly called the Apostles Creed, but the Nicene and Athanasius, his book of the three Creeds sufficiently persuade it.
That he was for the often publike reading of the ten Commandements, and the Creed, before the Congregation, according to the custome of other reformed Churches, I suppose none can doubt of, and not onely that, which is commonly called the Apostles Creed, but the Nicene and Athanasius, his book of the three Creeds sufficiently perswade it.
What his judgement was of the use of the Lords Prayer, his practice ⟨p. 139⟩showed it in the constant concluding of his prayer before Sermon with it. And his approbation of that gesture of kneeling at the Communion was often apparent before many witnesses.
What his judgement was of the use of the Lords Prayer, his practice ⟨p. 139⟩shewed it in the constant concluding of his prayer before Sermon with it. And his approbation of that gesture of kneeling at the Communion was often apparent before many witnesses.
For confirmation of Children (which Calvin, Beza, Piscator, and others do much commend, and wish it were restored among them) he was not wanting in his observation, as an ancient laudable custom, by which was occasioned the more frequent having in memory the principles of religion, with the younger sort. At his first public giving notice of the time of that his intention, (it having been long disused in Ireland) he made a large speech unto the people of the antiquity of it, the prudence of the first reformers in purging it from Popish superstitions, with the end of it, and then such youths presented to him, who could repeat the public Catechism were confirmed, and so often afterwards, and indeed the apprehension of his piety and holiness