A95762:134
The judgement of the late Arch-bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland. Of Babylon…
The judgement of the late Arch-bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland. Of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome. (With a sermon of Bishop Beadles upon the same words.) Of laying on of hands (Heb. 6. 2.) to be an ordained ministry. Of the old form of words in ordination. Of a set form of prayer. / Published and enlarged by Nicholas Bernard D.D. and preacher to the Honourable Society of Gray's-Inn, London. Unto which is added a character of Bishop Bedel, and an answer to Mr. Pierces fifth letter concerning the late primate.The judgement of the late Arch-bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland. Of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome. (With a sermon of Bishop Bedels upon the same words.) Of laying on of hands (Heb. 6. 2.) to be an ordained ministery. Of the old form of words in ordination. Of a set form of prayer. / Published and enlarged by Nicholas Bernard D.D. and preacher to the Honourable Society of Grayes-Inne, London. Unto which is added a character of Bishop Bedel, and an answer to Mr. Pierces fifth letter concerning the late primate.
London: printed for John Crook, 1659
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Look therefore as this Sophism of Satan is in all other temptations to be answered; Thou mayest do this and yet be saved being of the number ⟨p. 94⟩of Christs people, for David, Peter, and others, although they did such things, yet found pardon and salvation, so here. Nay, I will not adventure Gods wrath, I have other sins enough to answer for, My Conscience is more then a thousand witnesses: 1I will not buy repentance so dear, and loose the things I have gotten.
Looke therefore as this Sophisme of Sathan is in all other temptations to be answered; Thou maiest doe this and yet be saved being of the number ⟨p. 94⟩of Christs people, for David, Peter, and others, although they did such things, yet found pardon and salvation, so here. Nay, I will not adventure Gods wrath, I have other sinnes enough to answer for, My Conscience is more then a thousand witnesses: 1I will not buy repentance so deare, and loose the things I have gotten.
- 12 John 8.
Now should I come to the Motives from the Danger of sin and of partaking in punishment. But the handling of these would require a long time: let me rather make some Application of that which hath been said already. And First and most properly to those that this Scripture most concerns and is directed unto: The People of God holden in the Captivity of the Roman Babylon; But alas they are not here, for this is one part of their Captivity, that they ⟨p. 95⟩