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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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Indeed our Church, to show it stood not upon forms, did in its Liturgy observe each. 1. In the ⟨p. 264⟩absolution after the general Confession it is only declarative; At the communion 'tis in the form of a prayer, at the visitation of the sick, 'tis both Declarative, Optative, and Indicative.
Indeed our Church, to shew it stood not upon forms, did in its Liturgie observe each. 1. In the ⟨p. 264⟩absolution after the general Confession it is only declarative; At the communion 'tis in the form of a prayer, at the visitation of the sick, 'tis both Declarative, Optative, and Indicative.
2. In the Censures of the Church, there is an exercise of this part of our function, which we maintain against the Montanists & Novatians, who deny any ministerial power of reconciling of such penitents, as had committed heinous sins, and receiving them to the Communion of the faithful, which is contrary to that of Saint Paul, (as 'tis generally expounded by antiquity) Gal. 6.1. If any man be overtaken in a fault, (i. e. in a scandalous one) you who are spiritual, restore (i. e. upon his repentance) such a one in the spirit of meekness, as in the particular ⟨p. 265⟩of the Incestuous Corinthian, whom, as in the name and power of the Lord Jesus, he had bin excommunicated, by Saint Paul, and the Elders there, so upon his repentance, he was in the same name, and by the same power restored again, even by such, to whom was committed the Ministry of reconciliation, 2 Cor. 27.10. &c. And indeed this loosening of men, is generally by the Fathers accounted a restoring them to the peace of the Church, and admitting them to the Lords Table again, as is evident by their frequent expressions that way, which the Primate doth declare.