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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A10276) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 27615) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1823:24) Questions propounded to the professors of the chuch-assemblies [sic] of England 1 broadside. s.n., [Amsterdam? : ca. 1608] Imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Text in ornamental border. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. eng England -- Church history -- 17th century. eebo Questions propounded to the professors of the chuch-assemblies [sic] of England [no entry] 1608 1 643 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.55 C The rate of 15.55 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
QVESTIONS PROPOVNDED TO THE PROFESSORS OF THE CHVCH-ASSEMBLIES OF ENGLAND .
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WHither the Lord Iesus Christ , haue by his last Testament , given vnto and sett in his Church sufficient ordinarie Offices , with their callings , workes , and maintenance for the administration of his holy things , & for the sufficient ordinary instruction , guidance , and service of his Church to the end of the world , or no ?

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Whither the Offices of Pastors , Teachers : Elders , Deacons and helpers , be those Offices appointed by Christ in his last Testament as is aforesaide : Or whither the present Ecclesiasticall Offices of Archbips. Lord Bips. Suffragans , Chancellors , Commissaries , Officialls , Doctors , Proctors , Registe●s , Scribes , or Clarckes , Aduocates , Prelates , Pursevantes , Here are aboue 40. Offices discouered & named not one of them found in the newe Testament . Paratours or Sumners , Deanes , Subdeanes , Archdeacons , Doctours of Divinity , Bachellors of Divinity , Chapleines or Hous-priestes , Prebendaries , Cannons , petty-cannons , Gospellers , pistelers , Chaunters , Vergiers , Singing-men , Organ-plaiers , Queristers , or Singing-boyes , parsons , Vicares , Curates , Stipendaries or Hired-preachers , Vagrant or mecenary Teachers , priestes , Halfe-priestes called Deacons , Churchwardens , Sidemen , Collectors , Clarckes , Sextines , and the rest now had , in these Cathedrall and parishionall Assemblies , be these appointed by Christ in his last Testament , as is aforesaid , or no ?

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Whither the Callinges and entrance into these ecclesiasticall Offices aforesaid , their Administration also and maintenance , now had & reteined in England , be that manner of calling administration and maintenance which Christ hath appointed for the Offices of his Church aboue named , or no ?

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Whither every true and Visible Church of Christ be not a companie of people called and seperated out from the Worlde by the Word of God , and joyned togither in the Fellowship of the Gospel by voluntarie profession of their faith and obedience of Christ , the sure and right way to mortification and sanctification . And whither the present Assemblies of this Land be such , or no ?

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Whither the Sacramentes ( being seales of righteousnes which is by faith ) may be delivered to any other then the Faithfull and their Seede ? Or in any other ministery and manner then is appointed by Iesus Christ the Apostle and High-priest of our profession . And whither they be not otherwise administred in the Cathedrall and Parishionall Assemblies of England at this day , or no ?

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Whither all Churches and people without exception be bound in Religion onely to receiue and submitt vnto the ministery , worship , and order , which Christ as Lord and King hath given and appointed to his Church ? Or whither in religion any may receiue and joine vnto such a ministery , worship , and order as is devised by men or Angels for the service of God ? And consequently whither they which joyne to the present ecclesiasticall ministerie , worship , and order of these Cathedrall and parishionall Assemblies can be assured by the word of God , that they joyne to the former appointed by Christ , and not to the latter divised by others for the service of God .

To IESVS CHRIST the King of Kinges , 1. Tim. 6 : 15. and PRINCE of the Ringes of the earth Revela . 1. 5 , be praise and obedience of all Deut. 18. 19. Ies. 60. 12. and of every person for evermore Act. 3. 22. 13.
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