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The great concern of a watchman for souls, appearing in the duty he has…
The great concern of a watchman for souls, appearing in the duty he has to do, and the account he has to give, represented & improved, in a sermon preached at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Jonathan Judd, to the pastoral office over the Church of Christ, in the new precinct at Northampton, June 8. 1743. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the First Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Four lines from Ezra]The great concern of a watchman for souls, appearing in the duty he has to do, and the account he has to give, represented & improved, in a sermon preach'd at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Jonathan Judd, to the pastoral office over the Church of Christ, in the new precinct at Northampton, June 8. 1743. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the First Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Four lines from Ezra]
Boston: printed by Green for N. Procter, 1743
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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.
THE CHARGE Given by the Rev. Mr. Hopkins of Springfield.
Rev. and dear Sir,
GOD who orders the Bounds of every Man's Habitation, and assigns him hi• Business in it; fixes you in this Place, to be a Pastor to this Flock of Christ.
This People have, with one Voice, chosen you to the Work of the Ministry among them; you have accepted their Call, and devoted yourself to the Service ⟨p. 42⟩of Christ in the Work of the Gospel Ministry in this Place: We also are called to set you apart, to that sacred Service and Office, by Prayer and the Imposition of Hands.
We therefore now ordain you a Minister of the Church of Christ, and of this Flock in particular: And in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in the Presence of God, Angels and Men, we beseech, we exhort, yea we solemnly charge you, to take Heed to the Ministry, which you now receive of the Lord Jesus, that you fulfil it