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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 ...
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The 6 Acts 3. is the clearest for Election, but not of a Pastor. The 14 Acts 23. is much Controverted, and these are all I meet with for Popular Election. But for the other, we have First, God's own Institution. Secondly, We have five Scriptures more in the New Testament, which are plain for it, which makes me wonder how it came about that any Men of Learning should put so much upon Election, that it should give the Essence to a Minister.
6. The Peoples Election gives the Essence to a Minister: What, without his Acceptation? No sure. If ten Churches choose a Man, he may refuse them every one, he may have Reasons for it; Where then is the Essence their Election gives? my Acceptation is every whit as essential to my being a Minister, as their ⟨p. 21⟩Election; why then is the Causality given to their Election? To be a Minister to them, that they may demand of me, and I be bound to administer all Ordinances to them, by way of Office, I grant here their Election and my Acceptation are essential: But to be A Minister, hath other Causes, where Popular Election hath no Causality.
6. The Peoples Election gives the Essence to a Minister: What, without his Ac••ptation? No sure. If ten Churches choose a Man, he may resuse them every one, he may have Reasons for it; Where then is the Essence their Election gives? my Acceptation is every whit as essential to my being a Minister, as their ⟨p. 21⟩Election; why then is the Causality given to their Election? To be a Minister to them, that they may demand of me, and I be bound to administer all Ordinances to them, by way of Office, I grant here their Election and my Acceptation are essential: But to be A Minister, hath other Causes, where Popular Election hath no Cansality.