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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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Which are the Primates works, and which not. › Attributed falsely
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That book entitled the sum and substance of Christian religion, some of the materials with the Method are his, collected by him in his younger years, for his own private use: but, being so unpolished, defective, and full of mistakes, he was much displeased at the publishing of it in his name. And though it be much commended at home, and by Ludovicus Crocius abroad, yet that he did disown it as it is now set forth, this Letter following, wrote to Mr. John Downham, (who caused it to be printed) doth sufficiently confirm, as followeth.
THat book entitled the summe and substance of Christian religion, some of the materials with the Method are his, collected by him in his yonger years, for his own private use: but, being so unpolished, defective, and full of mistakes, he was much displeased at the publishing of it in his name. And though it be much commended at home, and by Ludovicus Crocius abroad, yet that he did disown it as it is now set forth, this Letter following, wrote to Mr. John Downham, (who caused it to be printed) doth sufficiently confirm, as followeth.
SIR, You may be pleased to take notice, that the Catechism you write of is none of mine, but transcribed out of Mr, Cartwrights Catechism, and Mr. Crooks, and some other English Divines, but drawn together in one Method, as a kind of Common-place-book, where other mens judgements and reasons are simply laid down, though not approved in all points by the Collector; besides that the Collection (such as it is) being lent abroad to divers in scattered sheets, hath for a great part of it miscarried, the one half of it as I suppose (well nigh) being no way to be recovered, so that so imperfect a thing Copied verbatim out of others, and in divers places dissonant from mine own judgement, may not by any means be owned by me; But if it shall seem good to any industrious person to cut off ⟨p. 172⟩what is weak and superfluous therein, and supply the wants thereof, and cast it into a new mould of his own framing, I shall be very well content that he make what use he pleaseth of any the materials therein, and set out the whole in his own name: and this is the resolution of May 13. 1645. Your most assured loving friend JA. ARMACHANUS.