The Whole Works of the Rev. John Lightfoot: Master of Catharine Hall, Cambridge, Volumen13

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J.F. Dove, 1824
 

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Página 19 - ... offensive and burdensome to the kingdom, a great impediment to reformation and growth of religion, and very prejudicial to the state and government of this kingdom, and that therefore they are resolved that the same shall be taken away...
Página 19 - Church as may be most agreeable to God's Holy Word, and most apt to procure and preserve the peace of the Church at home, and nearer agreement with the Church of Scotland and other reformed Churches abroad...
Página 245 - A presbytery consisteth of ministers of the word, and such other public officers as are agreeable to, and warranted by, the word of God, to be church-governors, to join with the ministers in the government of the church ; as appeareth, Rom.
Página 239 - IT being manifest by the word of God, that no man ought to take upon him the office of a minister of the gospel, until he be lawfully called and ordained thereunto ; and that the work of ordination is to be performed with all due care, wisdom, gravity, and solemnity, we humbly tender these directions, as requisite to be observed.
Página 19 - Divines and others, do forthwith confer and treat among themselves, of such a discipline and government, as may be most agreeable to God's holy word...
Página 240 - Every minister of the word is to be ordained by imposition of hands, and prayer, with fasting, by those preaching presbyters to whom it doth belong.
Página 259 - Christians to meet in one assembly ordinarily for public worship. When believers multiply to such a number that they cannot conveniently meet in one place, it is lawful and expedient that they should be divided into distinct and fixed congregations, for the better administration of such ordinances as belong unto them, and the discharge of mutual duties.
Página 21 - THIS day we kept solemn fast in the place where our sitting is, and no one with us but ourselves, the Scotch commissioners, and some parliament-men. First Mr. Wilson gave a picked psalm, or selected verses of several psalms, agreeing to the time and occasion. Then Dr. Burgess prayed about an hour : after he had done, Mr. Whittacre preached upon Isa. xxxvii. 3, ' This day is a day of trouble,
Página 262 - Of the Officers of a particular Congregation. — For officers in a single congregation, there ought to be one at the least, both to labour in the word and doctrine, and to rule.
Página 231 - Another report was brought forward from this committee about a week afterwards, containing two additional propositions, forming five in all, as follows : — " 4. The churches and elderships being offended, let them examine, admonish, and, in case of obstinacy, declare them either disturbers of the peace, or subverters of the faith, or otherwise, as the nature and degree of the offence shall require. 5. In case that the particular church or eldership shall refuse to reform that scandalous doctrine...

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