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1. THat a great City cal∣led Babylon, shall be a Seducer.
2. That by this City is meant ROME.
3. Not Heathen Rome, but since it was freed from the Go∣vernment both of Heathen and Christian Emperours, and became the possession of the Pope.
How the Papacy may be said to be the Beast that was, and is not, and yet is, Rev. 17.18.
The Speaker, our Saviour Christ: His people, those within the Covenant of Grace: A paral∣leling the Speeches here, with those of the Prophets; Of Litte∣rall Babell; who meant by Mysti∣call Babylon: The judgement of Bellarmine, Salmeron, Viegas, to be the City of Rome. How the title of Babylon the great, and her reigning over the Kings of the earth, rather agrees to Rome Papal, then Heathen: The Cup of inchantment whereby she hath
deceived all Nations, and one in speciall, in imitation of literall Babell, (Dan. 1.) applyed to that See; Her Wantonnesse, Pride, sit∣ting as a Queen, glorifying her self: the blood of Christians shed by the Papacy, to be beyond that of Heathen Romes persecution: his conclusion from the Pre∣mises.
That there are some of Gods people in Babylon; That they are to goe out not only in affection, but the place also: Of Baptisme, Grounds of the Catechisme, Faith, taught there; of the doctrine of of merits: What is to be thought of those that doe yet live there, and cannot come out: Whether the Church of Rome be a true Church, rightly stated, p. 83. Of the Ordination had there, by the use of these words; Whose sins ye re∣mit,
&c. That the Papall Mo∣narchy is Babylon, proved by arguments at the barre of Reason, and from common principles of Christianity. p. 89.
Answer to that motive of stay∣ing in Babylon, because they are told they may be saved in it:
An exhortation of such as are yet in that captivity to come out, and of our selves to come further out. Of Impropriations, Dispen∣sations, &c. with a conclusive prayer for the destruction of Ba∣bylon.
From some grounds out of the Ancient Fathers, consenting in an expectation that Rome must be the place, and the successor of the Emperour there, the Person.
A clear application of it to the See of Rome, by the Fathers and Wri∣ters in successive ages before and after the tenth Century: The Judg∣ment of the eminent Bishops of England since the reformation, the book of Homilies, especially in 2 places, calling the Pope Antichrist, and the Babylonical beast of Rome. A Synod in France, as Ireland; How far confessed by the prime writers of the Church of Rome. The mistake of such as have diver∣ted the application of it some o∣ther way; an Answer of a passage of Doctor Heylenes concerning it, in relation to the Primate, and Articles of Ireland.
Reasons why not confirmation, but ordination. Paraeus and Mr.
Cartwrights concurrence in it with the Primate. The necessity of an ordained Ministry. The neglect of it as undermining the foundation. Objections answered, with a sea∣sonable application to the pre∣sent times. The necessity of an external call; The Authority not from the People, That objection a∣gainst our ordination being deri∣ved from Rome, at large answered p. 218. That personal faults in the ordainers doth not null the or∣dination; Some application.
The 6. Of the old form of words in Ordination, Receive the Holy Ghost, not meant of the sanctifying grace of the spirit, nor extraordinary gifts of it, but of ghostly or spirituall Ministeriall authority. 1 Cor. 3. verse 3.6. and 1 John 2.20. The anointing teach∣eth you, &c. illustrated. An obje∣ction
out of S. Augustine answered.
Whose sins thou forgivest, &c. In what sense Ministers are said to forgive sins. The Primates judge∣ment in his answer to the Jesuits Challenge, defended to be accord∣ing to the doctrine of the Church of England, which Doctor Heylene hath scandalized him in it.
The judgment of Calvine. Dutch, and French divines with their Practice. Examples out of the Old Testament, and New. The pattern of our Saviour, giving a form to his disciples, ta∣king one to himself, and obser∣ving the set forms made by others. That objection of Stinting the spirit answered. An Ʋniformity in publique prayer a means of reducing unity in Church and State. The full concurrence of
Mr. Rogers, Mr. Egerton, Dr. Gouge, Mr. Hildersham, Dr. Sibbs, Dr. Preston, &c. Of the length and gesture in prayer, Mr. Hilder∣sham of an outward reverence in the publick.
A Character of Bishop Bedell, his industry at Venice, and at home, humility, moderation, go∣vernment, and sufferings.
An answer to Mr. Thomas Pier∣ces fifth Letter, wherein three Certificates have been published by him, for the justification of a change of judgement in the late Primate of Ireland in some points.