Rare Books

The pulpit guarded with XX arguments proving the unlawfulness, sinfulness, and danger of suffering private persons to take upon them publike preaching, and expounding the scriptures without a call; : as being contrary to the Word of God, contrary to the practice of all reformed churches, contrary to the three and twentieth Article of Religion, contrary to two ordinances of Parliament, and contrary to the judgement of a whole jury of learned, judicious, pious divines, both forraign and domestick. Occasioned by a dispute at Henly in Arden in Warwick-shire, Aug. 20. 1650. Against Lawrence Williams, a nailer-publike-preacher. Tho. Palmer, a baker-preacher. Tho. Hinde, a plough-wright-publike-preacher. Sergeant Oakes, a weaver-preacher. Hum. Rogers, (lately) a bakers boy-publike-preacher. Here you have all their arguments ... collected, with references to such authors as clear any doubt more fully; many incident cases resolved, the utmost extent of lay-mens using their gifts in eleven parti