. The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant nonconformists : from the reformation in 1517, to the revolution in 1688; comprising an account of their principles; their attempts for a farther reformation in the church; their sufferings; and the lives and characters of their most considerable divines . onging to that assembly, principal men fromamong the elders, who are to have their in-structions from them, and so to be sent to theassembly. There must also be a care had thatthe things they shall return to have been godly-agreed on by the meetings be diligently observ-ed by the churches. Farthe
. The history of the Puritans, or, Protestant nonconformists : from the reformation in 1517, to the revolution in 1688; comprising an account of their principles; their attempts for a farther reformation in the church; their sufferings; and the lives and characters of their most considerable divines . onging to that assembly, principal men fromamong the elders, who are to have their in-structions from them, and so to be sent to theassembly. There must also be a care had thatthe things they shall return to have been godly-agreed on by the meetings be diligently observ-ed by the churches. Farther, in such assemblies there is also tobe chosen one that may be set over the assem-blies, who may moderate and direct them. Hisduty is to see that the assemblies be held godly,quietly, and comely : therefore it belongeth untohim to begin and end the conference with pray-er ; to know every mans instructions ; to pro-pound in order the things that are to be han-dled ; to gather their opinions, and to propoundwhat is the opinion of the greater part. It isalso the part of the rest of the assembly tospeak their opinions of the things propoundedgodly and quietly. The Synodical Discipline gathered out of the Syn-ods and use of the Churches which have re-stored it according to the Word of God, and out. by Ganber. from, an, Original tmimfV^J) (DAIAK^Y^ ^JD. UarixT^broii APPENDIX. 441 of sundry Rooks that are written of the same,and I eferred under c i ain Heads. Of the Necessity of a no man ihrust himself into the executingof any part of public charge in the administra-tion of the Word, sacraments, discipline, or careover the poor. Neither let any such sue or seekfor any public charge of the church ; but let ev-ery one tarry until he be lawfully Manner of entering and determining of a Call-ing, and against a Ministry of no certain Place,and the Desertion of a none be called hut unto some certaincharge ordained of God, and to the exercisingof the same in
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