A95762:204
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now the next is, the doctrine of laying on of hands. Here is the great question, What is meant by it? That it is a Fundamental, cannot be denied; if Baptism be one, this must be another: see in the verse how like twins they ⟨p. 177⟩are borne and bred under the same roof, And 'tis observable, that in the Greek it is [Greek or Hebrew] in the plural number, doctrines referring to both.
Now the next is, the doctrine of laying on of hands. Here is the great question, What is meant by it? That it is a Fundamentall, cannot be denied; if Baptisme be one, this must be another: see in the verse how like twins they ⟨p. 177⟩are borne and bred under the same roof, And 'tis observable, that in the Greek it is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 in the plural number, doctrines referring to both.
In the search of several Authors, I find these two expositions, most worthy of consideration.
In the search of several Authours, I find these two expositions, most worthy of consideration.
The first is, Confirmation of children after Baptism, which hath somewhat of Antiquity for it, most of the Writers of the Church of Rome incline that way, and even Calvin is of that mind also, and in his Comment upon this place, stands much for it, and wisheth it had not been laid aside; hodie retinenda pura institutio, superstitio autem corrigenda; and produceth this custom of confirming of children in the Primitive times, to be an argument ⟨p. 178⟩