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A90624 A vindication of The preacher sent, or A vvarrant for publick preaching without ordination. Wherein is further discovered. 1. That some gifted men unordained, are Gospel preachers. 2. That officers sustain not a relation (as officers) to the universal Church; and other weighty questions concerning election and ordination, are opened and cleared. In answer to two books. 1. Vindiciæ ministrij evangelici revindicatæ or the Preacher (pretendly) sent, sent back again. By Dr. Colling of Norwich. 2. Quo warranto, or a moderate enquiry into the warrantableness of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons. By Mr. Pool, at the desire and appointment of the Provincial Assembly of London. With a reply to the exceptions of Mr. Hudson and Dr. Collings against the epistle to the preacher sent. / Published by Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. Samuel Petto minister of the GospeI [sic] at Sandcraft in Suffolk. Woodall, Frederick, b. 1614.; Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711. 1659 (1659) Wing P1902; Thomason E1728_2; ESTC R204138 152,808 253

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that_o probationer_n who_o be_v no_o officer_n may_v preach_v if_o it_o shall_v be_v not_o ordinary_o but_o occasional_o or_o only_o once_o see_v they_o will_v not_o allow_v they_o to_o baptise_v so_o much_o as_o once_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o prove_v from_o their_o practice_n that_o if_o baptise_v be_v a_o act_n peculiar_a to_o office_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v then_o preach_v be_v such_o and_o also_o that_o preach_a be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o office_n and_o so_o his_o except_v they_o out_o of_o the_o question_n can_v hinder_v the_o overthrow_n of_o his_o argument_n pag._n 92._o thereby_o that_o proper_a act_n quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la as_o he_o say_v these_o be_v pag._n 90._o shall_v admit_v of_o so_o much_o as_o one_o exception_n be_v strange_a logic_n and_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v they_o be_v peculiar_a to_o officer_n and_o yet_o not_o peculiar_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o his_o exception_n pag._n 93_o can_v help_v he_o as_o to_o mat._n 28._o ver_fw-la 19_o 20._o 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colonel_n captain_n etc._n etc._n prove_v it_o for_o the_o main_a end_n of_o establish_v justice_n of_o the_o peace_n be_v the_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n which_o other_o may_v endeavour_v who_o be_v no_o justice_n the_o main_a act_n of_o colonel_n and_o captain_n and_o the_o main_a end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v establish_v be_v fight_v with_o a_o enemy_n and_o every_o common_a soldier_n be_v bind_v to_o fight_v even_o in_o open_a field_n as_o well_o as_o they_o yet_o their_o office_n be_v not_o set_v up_o in_o vain_a as_o to_o that_o act_n if_o he_o shall_v say_v other_o do_v not_o act_v as_o justice_n in_o keep_v the_o peace_n or_o that_o common_a soldier_n do_v not_o command_v a_o regiment_n or_o company_n in_o fight_v we_o answer_v no_o more_o do_v gift_v man_n preach_v to_o a_o church_n as_o officer_n as_o pastor_n to_o it_o and_o reader_n know_v that_o he_o offer_v thou_o and_o we_o much_o wrong_n in_o tell_v thou_o pag._n 99_o that_o we_o say_v the_o preach_v of_o a_o 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