. Vindiciae Ministerii Evangelici : a Vindication of the great Ordinance of God, viz. a gospel-ministry ... bytery, that isf by other Miniflers in Office. N the difcuffing of this queftionj {Kailoblerve the fame method which Iobferved in the former. i. I (hall tell you negatively, whatI contend not for, and truly ftate I {hall prove the IJkaUaHfrverobjeftiotts. Firft, the Queftion rcachetb not to cafes of xcceffitjwher there can be no preaching, if there be not a libertygranted for fome to preach ordinarily tbatare not formal-ly ordained .• As if a company of Chri
. Vindiciae Ministerii Evangelici : a Vindication of the great Ordinance of God, viz. a gospel-ministry ... bytery, that isf by other Miniflers in Office. N the difcuffing of this queftionj {Kailoblerve the fame method which Iobferved in the former. i. I (hall tell you negatively, whatI contend not for, and truly ftate I {hall prove the IJkaUaHfrverobjeftiotts. Firft, the Queftion rcachetb not to cafes of xcceffitjwher there can be no preaching, if there be not a libertygranted for fome to preach ordinarily tbatare not formal-ly ordained .• As if a company of Chriftians fhould be byprovidence caft amongft Heathens by fhipwracke, ha-ving no lawfully ordained Miniflers with them, nor noPresbyters to ordain them. Doubtlefle, in iuch cafesfomething may bee done that in other cafes is notwarrantable, the people may fet one of the Brethren(doubtlcfleJ in fuch a cafe apart by ?*fting and Prayer;or if they have one Minifter with them, and there bee aneceflity of ordaiaing more,doubtleflt>he alone may layhis hands upon iome of the Brethren, and appoint them K to 65. 66 S:cM R( See Zcinch. ,781^781, 4? :ated. Prop. Ntgamus ab Ec-clejfd,fuxtaordiwm a Cb/l-Jlo injiUHtum,no fires praconesnon mitti •, ordotrim is eft utP*( & VindicU x!Minifterii Eyangelici. to the work. Ja^fenius thinks that in iuch cafes theyfhould wait for an immediate extraordinary Call fromHeaven: But Voziixs> and Rutherford, and the moll fo-ber Divines yield the contrary. 2. The Qaeftion teacheth not fo far as to call in questi-on the Iawfwine /oftheir Ordination, who were ordainedby Btfhips, with other Presbyters, without doubt theirOrdiriation is valid^or. thePrslates inthat Ac* a&ed butas a Presbyter, and his Ordination of Minifters was aPresbyterialLAcl. :?.The Question is nor3to whom EUHion or Calling ofa Paftor belongsat is concerning Ordination,z>/*,.tbe fo-lemnc fetttng apart of him that is chofe
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