The Examination of Prospective Ministers of the Gospel

Let me remind those who follow me in these essays on the Church Order, that article 4 -- the article that deals with the lawful calling to the office of ministers of the gospel -- has four sections to it, each of which has to do with one of the four elements comprising the lawful calling; the first with the election, the second with the examination, the third with the approbation, and the fourth with the ordination. The first section is a paragraph comprised of several clauses each of which...