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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32799	An account given to the Parliament by the ministers sent by them to Oxford in which you have the most remarkable passages which have fallen out in the six moneths service there ... particulary ... two conferences in which the ministers ... have suffered by reproaches and falshoods in print and otherwise : the chief points insisted on in those conferences are 1. whether private men may lawfully preach, 2. whether the ministers of the Church of England were antichristian ... 3. and lastly divers of Mr. Erbury's dangerous errours. ...	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1647 (1647)	Wing C3806A; ESTC R28557	41,873	55

order of Aaron that a constellation of Gospell-graces and sincere obedience to the whole Gospell make men capable of the pardon of sin and do as conditions qualifie beleevers for justification c. The Ministers therefore are not ashamed to professe that the intent of their meeting was not only to satisfie scrupulous men and resolve cases of conscience a service of no mean concernment and such as could not be performed in a satisfactory way without a conference but they desired to set up a kind of Catechisme Lecture by way of conference and that the rather because they knew all that stood in need of catechising would not brook the ordinary way of catechising by Question and Answer the first being esteemed more friendly and familiar and this latter accounted by men as proud as they are ignorant too Magisteriall The Ministers saw it necessary to lay downe the first principles of the doctrin of Christ namely the foundation of repentance from dead works and faith towards God and accordingly they did clearly explain the doctrins of justificatiō and Regeneration they did set open the treasures of the covenant of Grace and shew unto the people by what means they might get an interest in Christ by what evidences they might clear that interest and how they might improve it to their best advantage Therefore seeing they have this Ministry they faint not but renounce the hidden things of dishonesty which might put them to shame not walking in craftinesse nor handling the word of God deceitfully but by manifestation of the truth they have commended themselves to every mans conscience in the fight of God 2 Cor. 4 1. 2. And that the Gospel which they haue vindicated may not be hid they published Propositions or Theses to the world which they did assert and evince by undenyable Arguments at their severall exercises from the 4th of September till the 12th of November You may please further to understand there were severall Rules for the better regulating of these meetings 1. That the Ministers deputed to state the point and keep order should begin and conclude the exercise with prayer 2. That the Principlall question should be propounded a Week before it was stated and determined that every one might upon mature deliberation deliver his judgement or experiments for the edification of the company that met 3. That such Questions only should be propounded as did tend to the clearing of some weighty point of faith worship or obedience that all niceties and subtilties might be waved and that Truth which is according to godlinesse manifested and maintained 4. That nothing should be begun or carried on in that meeting through strife or vain-glory but all proceedings should be in lowlinesse of mind and brotherly love that they might in honour prefer one another and shew that each did esteem another better then himselfe 5. That no man should be interrupted unlesse he seemed tediously impertinent to him who was appointed to keep order 6. That none should advance this or any other private metting in opposition to or contempt of publick Ordinances but every one be carefull to benefit himselfe by this exercise that he might be the better prepared for all solemn worship service and ordinances in publique The Apostles made it their businesse by teaching from house to house in private to prepare Christians for publick worship and to unite them that they might with zeal and stedfastnesse continue 1. In the doctrine delivered by the Apostles 2. In all Christian fellowship 3. More especially in that inimate fellowship or communion in breaking of bread 4. In prayers Act. 2. 4● The Ministers intended by this exercise to unite the godly Citizens and Schollers 1. that they might be establish'd in the doctrine delivered by the Apostles to the Saints 2. united in all bands of Christian freindship communion 3. be prepared for the holy communion of the body bloud of Christ and in a word for all offices of piety and charity and when they were made more profitable hearers and worthy communicants we did not doubt but all that lived and conversed together in City or Vniversity for whose benefit the exercise was intended would upon all occasions be kindly affectioned to one another and watch over one another with a godly and freindly jealousie provoke one another to piety and upon every good opportunity according to their severall abilities instruct admonish reprove exhort encourage comfort recover support releive serve one another in love and prudence as their severall nrcessities should require this was the dangerous designe of the Ministers sent from the Parliament which they are not ashamed by these presents to publish to the world which was to nourish continue and increase communion between the Saints that there might be a spirituall and happy exchange of gifts graces and experiments between Ministers and strong Christians that both might be better enabled to bear the heaviest burdens and the manifold infirmities of weake Christians If Ministers spend their strength in resolving perplexed cases clearing obscure points in cateching the ignorant confirming the unsetled comforting the distressed reducing the seduced sure this is the way to be helpers of the peoples joy and furtherers of their owne account this as they humbly conceived was the best way to put every mēber of Christs body into its proper place that hath in these times of distraction been dislocated or disjoynted that there may be no heresie nor schism or as little as may be but by that which every joynt supplyeth according to the mutuall serviceablenesse and effectuall working in the measure of every part the whole body may be increased by the edification of it selfe and every part in love every part growing up in all things into Christ who is our head our life our all Ephe. 4. 15 16. In the workes of Reverend M. Roger now with God we read that in the year 1588. that memorable year some devoted Christians that were diligent frequenters of publick Assemblies with the people of God met also in private and did by conference unite themselves and so strengthen one another against their corruptions that the devill himself and all their enemies were never able to dissolve that happy union but let our Theses speak for us Quest 1. Concerning Justification what it is 1. It is the gracious sentence of God 2. Wherein he freely forgives all the sins of beleevers 3. And accepts their persons as righteous 4. In and for the righteousnesse of Christ 5. Given to them by God Concerning the forgivenesse of sins Quest 2. Whether all the sins of beleevers past present and to come are in Justification at once and in one sentence pardoned 1. By that sentence whereby a beleever is declared righteous in the sight of God for and in the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ bestowed on him his sins are freely remitted unto him and he stands discharged in the sight of God from the guilt of