A64661:158
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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TO THE READER.
THE Original of this was given me by the most Reverend Primate, some few years before his death, wrote throughout with his own hand, and of late I have found it subscribed by himself, and Doctor Holseworth, and with a Marginal Note at the first Proposition, which I have also added. If it may now answer the expectation of many pious, and prudent Persons, who have desired the publishing of it, as a seasonable preparative to some moderation in the midst of those extremes, which this Age abounds with, it ⟨p. 150⟩will attain the end intended by the Author: And it is likely to be more operative, by the great reputation he had, and hath in the hearts of all good men, being far from the least suspicion to be biassed by any private ends, but only aiming at the reducing of Order, Peace, and Unity, which God is the Author of, and not of confusion. For the recovery of which, it were to be wished, that such as do consent in Substantials, for matter of Doctrine, would consider of some conjunction in point of Discipline, that private interest and circumstantials, might not keep them thus far asunder.
THE Originall of this was given me by the most Reverend Primate, some few years before his death, wrote throughout with his own hand, and of late I have found it subscribed by himself, and Doctor Holseworth, and with a Marginal Note at the first Proposition, which I have also added. If it may now answer the expectation of many pious, and prudent Persons, who have desired the publishing of it, as a seasonable preparative to some moderation in the midst of those extreams, which this Age abounds with, it ⟨p. 150⟩will attain the end intended by the Authour: And it is likely to be more operative, by the great reputation he had, and hath in the hearts of all good men, being far from the least suspicion to be byassed by any privivate ends, but onely ayming at the reducing of Order, Peace, and Unity, which God is the Authour of, and not of confusion. For the recovery of which, it were to be wished, that such as do consent in Substantials, for matter of Doctrine, would consider of some conjunction in point of Discipline, that private interest and circumstantials, might not keep them thus far asunder.