In the 16th Head concerning Elders and Ordination.
We do not herein contradict the Scripture, but witnesse forth according to it, that who are moved by the Spirit of God to watch over the Flock, and ordained with gifts thereunto, may take the oversight of the Flock wittingly, and of a ready mind, and not by constraint, nor for filthy lucre sake, as J. S. and his generation of false Teachers, who preach for hire, and for gifts and rewards; such are not ordained of God to watch over the Flock, but run, and were never sent, and therefore shall not pro∣fit people at all; and such an ordination we deny, who are ordai∣ned at schools, or by natural arts and sciences to speak their brain-study by a Glass, this is by man, and not of God, and God doth deny it, and we testifie against it by the spirit of God, and do say, The call to the true Ministry and Eldership, is not by man, nor of man, but by the Lord, according to Gal. 1.1. yet such a one is approved of all the Saints, and go forth not con∣trary to men who fear the Lord; for the spirit of life is one in them that are called and ordained by it, and in them that bear∣eth witn••ss to truth what such doth approve with the spirit that are called by ••he spirit. This is our judgement, and the judge∣ment of Truth, what ever J.S. or any of his fellows raise up to oppose it; and herein we do not contradict the Scriptures; he is that lyar in the subject matter on which he treats in the title of the Section.