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Manuductio ad ministerium. Directions for a candidate of the ministry
Manuductio ad ministerium. Directions for a candidate of the ministry. : Wherein, first, a right foundation is laid for his future improvement; and, then, rules are offered for such a management of his academical & preparatory studies; and thereupon, for such a conduct after his appearance in the world; as may render his a skilful and useful minister of the Gospel. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed for Thomas Hancock, 1726
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I singled out a Number of Students, who had passed through' their Cursus, in Philosophical and Academical Studies, and were just entering into the World. These Young Gentlemen met once a Week at my Study; where we carried on a Course of Disputation upon the Body of Divinity. In the several Common Place Heads of Divinity, where any notable Controversy had been managed in the Church of GOD, we had a Solemn Disputation on the Controverted Question. In this Disputation, I was always the Moderator, and still concluded with a Discourse, which by Argument established the Truth, defended by the Respondent. But, because upon every Head of Divinity there were Multitudes of Questions, not so worthy of a Solemn Disputation, These I laboriously gathered up, and giving them to the ⟨p. 75⟩Society, at some• our Meetings, we came all prepared, with Brief, but Strong and Proved Answers to them; which we accordingly delivered in our Order. The Benefit of these Exercises, we found Unspeakable!
I singled out a Number of Students, who had passed thro' their Cursus, in Philosophical and Academical Studies, and were just entring into the World. These Young Gentlemen met once a Week at my Study; where we carried on a Course of Disputation upon the Body of Divinity. In the several Common Place Heads of Divinity, where any notable Controversy had been managed in the Church of GOD, we had a Solemn Disputation on the Controverted Question. In this Disputation, I was always the Moderator, and still concluded with a Discourse, which by Argument established the Truth, defended by the Respondent. But, because upon every Head of Divinity there were Multitudes of Questions, not so worthy of a Solemn Disputation, These I laboriously gathered up, and giving them to the ⟨p. 75⟩Society, at some• our Meetings, we came all prepared, with Brief, but Strong and Proved Answers to them; which we accordingly delivered in our Order. The Benefit of these Exercises, we found Unspeakable!