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SECT. II. Of Christs Ordination of his Apostles.

1. IN the Ordination of his Apostles, are many considerable things, the Evangelist Luke lays it down thus.¹ And it came to pass in those days that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God; and when it was day he called unto him his Disciples, and of them he Chose Twelve, whom also he named Apostles. Till now Christ taught alone, but because after his Ascension he must needs have a Ministry till the end of the world, in the first place he chooseth out some whom he would have on purpose to wait upon him all the time of his Ministry, till he was taken up into Heaven In this Election, or Ordination, here is first the person by whom they are Chosen, Jesus Christ. 2. The place were they are chosen, viz. in a mountain. 3. The time when they were Chosen, after his watching and praying all night, and when it was day. 4. The company out of whom they were Chosen, they where his Disciples, and out of them he makes this Election. 5. The number of them that were Chosen, they were Twelve, nor more, nor less. 6. The end to which they were chosen, it was to an Apostleship, he Chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles.

1. IN the Ordination of his Apostles, are many considerable things, the Evangelist Luke layes it down thus.¹ And it came to pass in those dayes that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God; and when it was day he called unto him his Disciples, and of them he Chose Twelve, whom also he named Apostles. Till now Christ taught alone, but because after his Ascension he must needs have a Ministry till the end of the world, in the first place he choseth out some whom he would have on purpose to wait upon him all the time of his Ministry, till he was taken up into Heaven In this Election, or Ordination, here is first the person by whom they are Chosen, Jesus Christ. 2. The place were they are chosen, viz. in a mountain. 3. The time when they were Chosen, after his watching and praying all night, and when it was day. 4. The company out of whom they were Chosen, they where his Disciples, and out of them he makes this Election. 5. The number of them that were Chosen, they were Twelve, nor more, nor less. 6. The end to which they were chosen, it was to an Apostleship, he Chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles.