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A80320 The confession of faith and catechisms, agreed upon by the assembly of divines at Westminster together with their humble advice concerning church government and ordination of ministers.; Westminster Confession of Faith. 1649 (1649) Wing C5760; Thomason E1419_1; ESTC R210325 119,624 212

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God after singing of a Psalm let the Assembly be dismissed with a Blessing If a Minister be designed to a Congregation who hath been formerly ordained Presbyter according to the form of Ordination which hath been in the Church of England which we hold for substance to be valid and not to be disclaimed by any who have received it Then there being a cautious proceeding in matters of Examination let him be admitted without any new Ordination And in case any Person already ordained Minister in Scotland or in any other reformed Church be designed to a Congregation in England he is to bring from that Church to the Presbytery here within which that Congregation is a sufficient testimonial of his Ordination of his life and conversation while he lived with them and of the causes of his removal And to undergo such a tryal of his fitness and sufficiency and to have the same course held with him in other particulars as is set down in the rule immediately going before touching Examination and Admission That Records be carefully kept in the several Presbyteries of the names of the Persons ordained with their testimonials the time and place of their Ordination of the Presbyters who did impose hands upon them and of the charge to which they are appointed That no Money or Gift of what kind soever shall be received from the Person to be ordained or from any on his behalf for Ordination or ought else belonging to it by any of the Presbytery or any appertaining to any of them upon what pretence soever Thus far of ordinary rules and course of Ordination in the ordinary way That which concerns the extraordinary way requisite to be now practised followeth In these present exigences while we cannot have any Presbyteries formed up to their whole power and work and that many Ministers are to be ordained for the service of the Armies and Navy and too many Congregations where there is no Minister at all and where by reason of the publike troubles the people cannot either themselves enquire out and finde out one who may be a faithful Minister for them or have any with safety sent unto them for such a solemn tryal as was before mentioned in the ordinary Rules especially when there can be no Presbytery neer unto them to whom they may address themselves or which may come or send to them a fit man to be ordained in that Congregation and for that people And yet notwithstanding it is requisite that Ministers be ordained for them by some who being set apart themselves for the work of the Ministry have power to joyn in the setting apart of others who are found fit and worthy In those cases until by Gods blessing the aforesaid difficulties may be in some good measure removed let some godly Ministers in or about the City of London be designed by publike authority who being associated may ordain Ministers for the City and the Vicinity keeping as neer to the ordinary Rules forementioned as possible they may And let this association be for no other intent or purpose but onely for the work of Ordination Let the like association be made by the same authority in great Towns and the Neighboring Parishes in the several Counties which are at the present quiet and undisturbed to do the like for the parts adjacent Let such as are chosen or appointed for the service of the Armies or Navy be ordained as aforesaid by the associated Ministers of London or some others in the Country Let them do the like when any man shall duly and lawfully be recomended to them for the Ministry of any Congregation who cannot enjoy liberty to have a tryal of his parts and abilities and desire the help of such Ministers so associated for the better furnishing of them with such a Person as by them shall be judged fit for the service of that Church and People FINIS