A Christian Directory

Name: A Christian Directory
Author: Richard Baxter

A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673

[35], 929, [5], 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. · 1.2M words · Wing B1219 · ESTC R21847

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Part 3 › Question 18: Quest. 18. Whether the Peoples Choice or Consent is necessary to the Office of a Minist…

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II. The peoples Call or Consent is not necessary to a Ministers reception of his Office in General, nor for this part of his work in special: But only to his Pastoral Relation to themselves.

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1. It is so in other functions that are exercised by skill. The Patients or People make not a man a Physician, or a Lawyer, but only choose what Physician shall be their Physician, and what Lawyer shall be their Counsellor.

1. It is so in other functions that are exercised by skill. The Patients or People make not a man a Physicion, or a Lawyer, but only choose what Physicion shall be their Physicion, and what Lawyer shall be their Counsellor.

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2. If the peoples Call or Consent be necessary, it is either the Infidels or the Churches. Not the Infidels to whom he is to preach: for 1. He is Authorized to preach to them (as the Apostles were) before he goeth to them. 2. Their Consent is but a Natural-consequent-requisite for the Reception and success of their Teaching, but not to the Authority which is pre-requisite. 3. Infidels cannot do so much towards the making of a Minister of Christ. 4. Else Christ would have few such Ministers. 5. If it be Infidels, either all or some? If some, why those rather than others? Or is a man made a Minister by every Infidel auditory that heareth him?

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A Christian Directory

Quest. 19. Wherein consisteth the Power and Nature of Ordination? And to whom doth it belong? And is it an Act of Jurisdiction? And is Imposition of hands necessary in it?

Quest. 19. Wherein consisteth the Power and Nature of Ordination? And to whom doth it belong? And is it an Act of Iurisdiction? And is Imposition of hands necessary in it?

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Quest. 19. Wherein consisteth the Power and Nature of Ordination? And to whom doth it belong? And is it an Act of Jurisdiction? And is Imposition of hands necessary in it?

Quest. 19. Wherein consisteth the Power and Nature of Ordination? And to whom doth it belong? And is it an Act of Iurisdiction? And is Imposition of hands necessary in it?

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