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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
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Why Imposition of Hands by Elders of other Churches should be Irregular? he names no Scripture to prove it. But if it be omitted, that Ordination, saith he, is irregular, (this we are sure of from Scripture) that's enough for me. If it be irregular, then 'tis not Due Ordination; for the Rule hath not it's Due given to it. If such Ordination can be valid, to what purpose is the Rule? We shall have strange things follow if this be admitted, that in Religion, and in the House of God, Acts may be valid which are not conformable to the Word of God. The Word saith thus, but these Acts answer it not.
Pious and Learned Mr. Faldo before his Death, wrote me word, That one of the Brethren against Imposition of Hands was with him, and debated the Question with him; and this especially he stuck at, He would not allow the Elders of one particular Church to perform Office-Acts, to those that were not of that Church. Mr. Faldo tells me, He gave him a formal Argument, to prove that it might be, and in many cases it must be admitted. This he desired to write down, and did so, and I believe it will be seen by others in this Town of his Opinion: And if they will take occasion to ventilate that Difference Brotherly, it will not be declined by some of your and my mind. Thus Mr. Faldo.
Pious and Learned Mr. Faldo before his Death, wrote me word, That one of the Brethren against Imposition of Hands was with him, and debated the Question with him; and this especially he stuck at, He would not allow the Elders of one particular Church to perform Office-Acts, to those that were not of that Church. Mr. Faldo tells me, He gave him a formal Argument, to prove that it might be, and in many cases it must be admitted. This he desired to write down, and did so, and I believe it will be seen by others in this Town of his Opinion: Aud if they will take occasion to ventilate that Difference Brotherly, it will not be declined by some of your and my mind. Thus Mr. Faldo.