A95762:288
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.
Ye see they do not understand by this Unction, or anointing, signifying the Holy Ghost, an immediate teaching, or inspiration, as by some Enthusiasm, but immediately through the Ministry, ⟨p. 249⟩ordained for that end; by a Metonymy (as they say) of the Adjunct; the ointment, for the hand, which applies it, or delivers it to you, and the teaching you all things, is meant of all things necessary to salvation; the credenda, and agenda, which by the Ministry had bin so fully taught them, that they needed not to be taught by Saint John again here.
Ye see they do not understand by this Ʋnction, or anointing, signifying the Holy Ghost, an immediate teaching, or inspiration, as by some Enthusiasme, but immediately through the Ministery, ⟨p. 249⟩ordained for that end; by a Metonymy (as they say) of the Adjunct; the oyntment, for the hand, which applyes it, or delivers it to you, and the teaching you all things, is meant of all things necessary to salvation; the credenda, and agenda, which by the Ministery had bin so fully taught them, that they needed not to be taught by Saint John again here.
If any shall object (as it hath been unto me) that of Saint Augustine, lib. 15. de Trinit. cap. 27. Quomodo ergo Deus non est qui dat Spiritum Sanctum, imò quantus Deus est qui dat Deum? neque enim aliquis discipulorum ejus dedit Spiritum Sanctum, orabant quippe ut veniret in eos, quibus manus imponebant, non ipsi eum dabant, quem morem in suis praepositis etiam nunc servet Ecclesia &c. i. e. How should not he be ⟨p. 250⟩God who gives the Holy Ghost? nay, how great a God who gives God? for neither any of his disciples, gave the holy Ghost; they prayed indeed, that it might come upon those on whom they imposed hands, they did not give it themselves; which custom the Church now observes, &c.