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Practical truths, plainly delivered
Practical truths, plainly delivered: wherein is showed, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ, shall as certainly enjoy everlasting life in heaven, as if they were there already. II. That there is a blessed marriage between Jesus Christ the son of God, & the true believer. III. That men are infinitely concerned, not only to hear the voice of Christ, but that they do it, to day. IV. The work of the ministry, described, in an ordination sermon. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]Practical truths, plainly delivered: wherein is shewed, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ, shall as certainly enjoy everlasting life in heaven, as if they were there already. II. That there is a blessed marriage between Jesus Christ the son of God, & the true believer. III. That men are infinitely concerned, not only to hear the voice of Christ, but that they do it, to day. IV. The work of the ministry, described, in an ordination sermon. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
printed by B. Green for Daniel Henchman, 1718
The Work of the Ministry described, in an Ordination Sermon.
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.
There were belonging to the Church in Alexandria twelve Presbyters: When One dyed the other eleven concurred in imposing hands on a Successor. In the Reformed Churches in France, only two Ministers impose hands on the Person that is Ordained. Judicious Interpreters suppose that when Paul and Barnabas were Separated to the Work of Preaching the Gospel, that the other Three Ministers in the Church at Antioch, viz. Niger, Lucius, and ⟨p. 126⟩Mana•n, joined in laying on hands, which is not improbable, since among the Jews imposition of hands was usually performed by a Triumvirate, as has been observed by Learned Men. Although' I should be loth to say as Papists and some others do, That all who have not had hands imposed on them are no true Ministers of Christ, nevertheless, since that Rite adds to the Solemnity of the Ordination, and there is Scripture Example for it, I know not how the omitting of it can be justified. It has always been practised (as at this day) in the Churches of New-England.
There were belonging to the Church in Alexandria twelve Presbyters: When One dyed the other eleven concurred in imposing hands on a Successor. In the Reformed Churches in France, only two Ministers impose hands on the Person that is Ordained. Judicious Interpreters suppose that when Paul and Barnabas were Separated to the Work of Preaching the Gospel, that the other Three Ministers in the Church at Antioch, viz. Niger, Lucius, and ⟨p. 126⟩Mana•n, joyned in laying on hands, which is not improbable, since among the Jews imposition of hands was usually preformed by a Triumvirate, as has been observed by Learned Men. Altho' I should be loth to say as Papists and some others do, That all who have not had hands imposed on them are no true Ministers of Christ, nevertheless, since that Rite adds to the Solemnity of the Ordination, and there is Scripture Example for it, I know not how the omitting of it can be justified. It has always been practised (as at this day) in the Churches of New-England.