The pulpit guarded with XVII arguments proving the unlawfulness, sinfulness and danger of suffering private persons to take upon them publike preaching, and expounding the Scriptures without a call ... : occasioned by a dispute at Henly in Arden in Warwick-shire, Aug. 20, 1650 ... : in the close are added six arguments, to prove our ministers free from antichristianism / composed and compiled by a friend to truth and peace.
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The pulpit guarded with XVII arguments proving the unlawfulness, sinfulness and danger of suffering private persons to take upon them publike preaching, and expounding the Scriptures without a call ... : occasioned by a dispute at Henly in Arden in Warwick-shire, Aug. 20, 1650 ... : in the close are added six arguments, to prove our ministers free from antichristianism / composed and compiled by a friend to truth and peace.
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Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.
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London :: Printed by J. Cottrel, for E. Blackmore ...,
1651.
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Subject terms
Lay preaching -- Early works to 1800.
Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election.
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"The pulpit guarded with XVII arguments proving the unlawfulness, sinfulness and danger of suffering private persons to take upon them publike preaching, and expounding the Scriptures without a call ... : occasioned by a dispute at Henly in Arden in Warwick-shire, Aug. 20, 1650 ... : in the close are added six arguments, to prove our ministers free from antichristianism / composed and compiled by a friend to truth and peace." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A45336.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.
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The first Objection.
GEN. 18. 19. The Lord commends Abraham for teaching
his Familie: Ergo, Private persons may be Preachers:
(This was a long Cutlers Argument; and 'tis like
their Logick.)
Answ. The Answer is easy: 'tis one thing to instruct
ones Family, and another thing to Preach: a private
Person that hath Gifts, may use them in the teaching of his Family the
way of the Lord, (as Abraham did) because he is commanded so to doe;
but he hath no command for Preaching. This is all that can be gathered
out of this place, as appears by our large Annotations on the place. That
which is here said of Abraham, should bee done by every father of
a Family, who is so Religiously to order his houshould, as to make it like
unto a Church, &c.
2 Should wee grant that Abraham did teach publickly, yet it will
not be any advantage to you; for Abraham was one of the Patriarchs,
and so was called by God immediately; for the Patriarchs were the
Prophets and Teachers of their age, and the Lord for that end prolonged
their lives, that they might be lights of the World. Besides, Abraham
is expresly called a Prophet, Gen. 20. 7. Which title is never given to a
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meer privat man, in all the Scripture, but only to one in Office.
Now let's see how this hangs together: Because Abraham (who was a
man that had singular familiarity with God, was a Patriarch, a Prophet,
and one immediatly called by God) did teach: Therefore, every Naylor,
Taylor, Artificer, &c. that is neither Patriarch, Prophet, nor hath any Call
either Mediate or Immediate, may be a Preacher.
Notes
Abraham wa•• a K••ng, a Prie•• a Prophet in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 own Fam••ly. Dr. Cheyne•• Ser. on Gen. 1. p. 1. 1.