Vindiciae Ministerii Evangelici; A Vindication of the great Ordinance of God. viz. A Gospel-Ministry; In which these ensuing Questions are shortly discust. {1. Whether under the Gospell there be such a function as the Ministry; viz. some particular persons appointed to preach the Word, and administer the Sa- craments. 2. Whether no more be required for this function, to authorize men ordinarily, to preach, interpret, and apply Scriptures, then that they have gifts, and be desired to exercise them. 3. Whether those that ordinarily preach, open and apply Scriptures, must be set apart by the Presbytery. 4. Whether the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery can be omitted in Scriptu- rall Ordination without sin. 5. Whether Christians that make a conscience of hearing the Word of God, can without sin heare such preach., open or apply Scriptures, as are not ordained, but meerly gifted, &c. In which, The Affirmative part of the first and third questions, and the Nega- tive part of the three others is maintained, and the judgments of former Di- vines in them held forth; And all the considerable Arguments on the con- trary parts brought by Anabaptists, Socinians, Erastians, Separatists, &c. are an- swered, and what is already answered to them by Zanchy, Aretius, Chemnitius, Martyr, Calvin, Rutherford, Gillespy, Seaman, and others, is gathered up and pre- sented, together with the Authors owne opinion and answer where he hath judged it needfull to adde any thing
By: By John Collings, M.A. & Preacher of Gods Word in Norwich. ... (6 lines)
Contributors: Aretius, Benedictus, -1574; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564; Chemnitz, Martin, 1522-1586; Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661; Seaman, Lazarus, -1675; Vermigli, Pietro Martire, reformer, known as Peter Martyr, canon of Christ Church, Oxford, 1500-1572; Zanchi, Hieronymus (Professor, Heidelberg), 1516-1590; McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary)
Publisher: Printed for Rich: Tomlins, at the sign of the Sun & Bible
Published: 1651
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Notes: Second edition. Publication approved, Mar. 23. 1651.