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Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…
Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsel to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsil to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...
London : s.n., 1672
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Eighthly, Is he a wise Pastor, that readeth how the Churches have ever since the Council at Nice bin distracted with new Creeds, and yet will take no warning? Read how Hilary Pict. inveigheth against them. When they vexed Hierome himself with suspicions of Heresy about the Trinity, (because he was not for the term Hypostasis as a person) his answer was, They ask me of my Belief (or Faith) as if I had bin New-born (or Baptized) without a Belief: As if he should say, Is it not a true and sufficient Creed or profession of Faith, which we all make at Baptism? Why else are we Baptized?
Eighthly, Is he a wise Pastor, that readeth how the Churches have ever since the Council at Nice bin distracted with new Creeds, and yet will take no warning? Read how Hilary Pict. inveigheth against them. When they vexed Hierome himself with suspicions of Heresie about the Trinity, (because he was not for the term Hypostasis as a person) his answer was, They ask me of my Belief (or Faith) as if I had bin New-born (or Baptized) without a Belief: As if he should say, Is it not a true and sufficient Creed or profession of Faith, which we all make at Baptism? Why else are we Baptized?
Ninthly, Tell them, that Pastors indeed must know more than all the people: but not by having a new Creed or Scripture, but at their Ordination they are to give an account of a fuller understanding the same Creed than the people must do: And the Ordainers must examine them where they suspect them of Heresy.
Ninethly, Tell them, that Pastors indeed must know more than all the people: but not by having a new Creed or Scripture, but at their Oraination they are to give an account of a fuller understanding the same Creed than the people must do: And the Ordainers must examine them where they suspect them of Heresie.