. The Methodist magazine and quarterly review . was the man whom God chose, but they could notchoose a wicked, ignorant, or irreligious man to be a minister ofChrist A departure from this has been the source of innumerableevils in the church of God. The choice of God must precede theselection or recognition of man. 5. The ceremonies and rites to be used in ordination. naming, nui?ibering, or putting on the list of ministers. This*eems to be all the formality used by our Lord. After he hadchosen or selected his apostles from the disciples, he placed, ornumbered, or enrolled them among his minis
. The Methodist magazine and quarterly review . was the man whom God chose, but they could notchoose a wicked, ignorant, or irreligious man to be a minister ofChrist A departure from this has been the source of innumerableevils in the church of God. The choice of God must precede theselection or recognition of man. 5. The ceremonies and rites to be used in ordination. naming, nui?ibering, or putting on the list of ministers. This*eems to be all the formality used by our Lord. After he hadchosen or selected his apostles from the disciples, he placed, ornumbered, or enrolled them among his ministers. So our Lord suc-cessively enrolled from among his disciples till he had the number•vWdc on his list. Hence it is said of Judas, that he was numbered**th the apostles, Acts i, 17. And when Matthias was chosen, the»ame expression is used ; for after the lots were cast, and the choicewil on Matthias, it is said, He was numbered with the elevenfip^&tles^ Acts i, 26. Connected with this was calling or namutg> ou X—a^/ni, 1839. 19. •146 Ordination to the Ministry. them. So those whom Christ chose to preach, he called themby the name of apostles. This seems to be all the appointment, orconsecration, or election wThich the first apostles received; theywere selected by our Lord from among the disciples, were namedapostles or missionaries, and were numbered or put on the list ofsuch. This same practice seems to mingle itself with the appoint-ments to the ministry which took place after the resurrection. Soit appears the Jews appointed their elders, by merely calling ornaming them Rabbi. The want of form in many of the appoint-ments referred to or mentioned in the New Testament can beaccounted for in no other way, than that their ceremonials were*very little else than merely naming and numbering the persons withthe ministers already appointed. (2.) The lot. This was appealed /to in the case of Matthias alone;and though its use is of divine and apostolic origin, it is entir
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