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Weighty questions discussed I. Whether imposition of hands in separating a person to the…
Weighty questions discussed I. Whether imposition of hands in separating a person to the work of the ministry be necessary?, II. Whether it be essential to the right constitution of a particular church, that the teaching elders and the members meet always in one place? : whereunto is added a prediction of Mr. Daniel Rogers, minister in Essex, long before the beheading King Charles I and Arch-Bishop Laud, foretelling that they should not dye a natural death / by Giles Firmin ...Weighty questions discussed I. Whether imposition of hands in separating a person to the work of the ministry be necessry?, II. Whether it be essential to the right constitution of a particular church, that the teaching elders and the members meet alwayes in one place? : whereunto is added a prediction of Mr. Daniel Rogers, minister in Essex, long before the beheading King Charles I and Arch-Bishop Laud, foretelling that they should not dye a natural death / by Giles Firmin ...
London : Printed for the author, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2dly. That Rule which Henry Stephens gives us, concerning [Greek or Hebrew]; I take to be very true; When this word governs an Accusative Case, then it signifies but to create, Ordain. Thus he Now in this Text, Acts 14.23. it doth so, [Greek or Hebrew]. But in Cor. 2.8.19. which these Men urge to confirm their Opinion, there is no accusative Case, but [Greek or Hebrew]. He was chosen of the Churches. Let me add to this, the Syriac Version: I doubt not but that Translator did understand the Etymology ⟨p. 13⟩of the word as well as any of us; now in this verse he renders the word they •id Constitute, or Ordain (a)the very same Syriac word, which is used in Tit. 1.5. Ordain Elders. But in the 2 Cor. 8.19. there he uses another word, to chase, (b)and doubles the Verb, as the Hebrews do, which the Latin Translation gives thus, deligendo delectus sit. So the vulgar Translation, Constituissent.
2dly. That Rule which Henry Stephens gives us, concerning 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; I take to be very true; When this word governs an Accusative Case, then it signisies but to create, Ordain. Thus he Now in this Text, Acts 14.23. it doth so, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. But in Cor. 2.8.19. which these Men urge to confirm their Opinion, there is no accusative Case, but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. He was chosen of the Churches. Let me add to this, the Syrryack Version: I doubt not but that Translator did understand the Etymology ⟨p. 13⟩