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Clergy - Appointment, call, and election - Early works to 1800
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All true ministers of the Gospel, are called into that work by the special influences of the Holy Spirit. A discourse shewing the nature and necesity of an internal call to preach the everlasting Gospel. Also marks by which Christ's ministers may be known from others, and answers to sundry objections: together with some observations on the principles and practices of many in the present day concerning these things. To which is added, some short account of the experiences and dying testimony of Mr. Nathanael Shepherd. By Isaac Backus, preacher of the Gospel.
Backus, Isaac, 1724-1806.Date: 1754- Books
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A sermon preached in Bow-Church, London, at the consecration of the Right Reverend Father in God, Philip, Lord Bishop of Bristol. On Thursday, June 29, 1758. By James Backhouse, M. A. Fellow of Trinity College in Cambridge; Published by Order of His Grace The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.
Backhouse, James, 1719 or 1720-1790.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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The right of church members to chuse their own overseers stated from the scriptures: Being the abstract of discourse on Acts I. 21, 22, 23.Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptsim of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness, with us of his resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. Published at the desire of some of the hearers. By James Hog minister of the Gosepl at Carnock.
Hog, James, 1658?-1734.Date: Printed in the year 1717