A41335:251
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
A Weighty Question DISCUSSED. › Question 2: Second Question.
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The Dr. tells us, 1The Members of such a Church may and ought to meet occasionally in distinct Assemblies, especially in times of Persecution, for Prayer, Preading of the Word, mutual Exhortation, &c. And in another place, The constant meeting in one place is not best for Edification.
The Dr. tells us, 1The Members of such a Church may and ought to meet occasionally in distinct Assemblies, especialty in times of Persecution, for Prayer, Preading of the Word, mutual Exhortation, &c. And in another place, The constant meeting in one place is not best for Edisication.
- 11st. Book, p. 87. & 353.
Since he mentions Preaching of the Word, I suppose he means their Officers are with them to Preach to them, and why not then as well to Administer the Lords Supper as to Preach? one Scripture against it I would gladly see. To Baptize, they do not question. There were three Teaching Elders in Dr. Owen's Church, [the only Church that I know of in England, that came up to the Apostolical Pattern] these three might meet together with their Members in times of Persecution, especially in three distinct Assembles, consequently Places, to Pray, to Preach, to Baptize, and to Administer the Lords Supper, for any thing I know out of God's Word: Then may not we meet in distinct Assemblies to such Ends, and yet be but one particular Church, as his was; but for other Ends we may meet in one place.
So in the Country Villages we may have many Elders in one particular Church, as he saith there ought to be, else I know not how we shall do for Churches in the Country.