Quo warranto, or, A moderate enquiry into the warrantablenesse of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons where also some other questions are discussed : viz. concerning [brace] ministerial relation, election, ordination : being a vindication of the late Jus divinum ministerii evangeliei ... from the exceptions of Mr. John Martin, Mr. Sam. Pette, Mr. Frederick Woodal ... in their late book, intituled The preacher sent / by Matthew Poole ...

The great case of the tythes and forced maitenance [sic] once more revived the true state thereof enquired into, before the law, under the law, among the Jews : likewise under the Gospel, the true ministers of Christ, their allowance shown : likewise in the corruption of time since Christ, how tythes have been introduced, wherein antiquity is searched, and the judgment of the fathers of the church in several ages produced, besides the Scripture it self examined : in all which is clearly proved, tythes and forced maintenance, are no Gospel maintenance : the Scriptures answered, divers arguments confuted, and objections answered, which are brought by the ministry of this late age : also the institution and division of parishes and their rise, all which are published for the benefit of all, who desire that Gospel order might be established again in all the churches of Christ / F.H.

Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
M. L.
Guy, Edward, 17th cent.
Raunce, John, 17th cent.

January 1665

[6], 73, [1] p.Marginal notes.Signed: Francis Howgill."An epistle to the reader": signed Edward Guy....

Christ's commission-officer: or, The preachers patent cleared, and the peoples plea considered.: In a sermon preached before (and now presented to) the associated ministers of Christ, in the county of Sommerset, at the late solemn ordination at Sommerton in said county, June, 9. 1658. By John Norman ...

Norman, John, 1622-1669.

January 1658

[32], 128 p."Epistola dedicatoria" is in Latin.Reproduction of original in Dr. Williams's Library

A Vindication of the Divine authority of ruling elders in the Churches of Christ: asserted by the ministers & elders, met together in a provincial assembly, Novemb. 2d. 1649. And printed in London, 1650. Beginning at page 34. to 48. Transcribed out of the same book. : Whereunto is added, an answer to the question, whether are not the brethren, and not the elders of the church only, to judge concerning the qualifications, and fitness, of those who are admitted into their communion? By the Reverend Mr. Increase Mather, in his book entituled, The order of the Gospel: printed in the year, 1700. Beginning at Page 23. to 29.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. Order of the Gospel, professed and practised. Selections.
Boston Synod (1679-1680).

[2], 28, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)Date of publication suggested by Holmes. Evans suggests 1700.Signatur...

A vindication of The preacher sent, or A vvarrant for publick preaching without ordination.: Wherein is further discovered. 1. That some gifted men unordained, are Gospel preachers. 2. That officers sustain not a relation (as officers) to the universal Church; and other weighty questions concerning election and ordination, are opened and cleared. In answer to two books. 1. Vindiciæ ministrij evangelici revindicatæ or the Preacher (pretendly) sent, sent back again. By Dr. Colling of Norwich. 2. Quo warranto, or a moderate enquiry into the warrantableness of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons. By Mr. Pool, at the desire and appointment of the Provincial Assembly of London. With a reply to the exceptions of Mr. Hudson and Dr. Collings against the epistle to the preacher sent. / Published by Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. Samuel Petto minister of the GospeI [sic] at Sandcraft in Suffolk.

Woodall, Frederick, b. 1614.
Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.

January 1659

[32], 213, [11] p.A defense of "The preacher sent" by John Martin, in reply to "Vindiciae ministerii...

Vindiciæ ministerii evangelici revindicatæ: or The preacher (pretendedly) sent, sent back again, to bring a better account who sent him, and learn his errand: by way of reply, to a late book (in the defence of gifted brethrens preaching) published by Mr. John Martin of Edgefield in Norfolk, Mr. Samuel Petto of Sandcroft in Suffolk, Mr. Frederick Woodale of Woodbridge in Suffolk: so far as any thing in their book pretends to answer a book published, 1651. called Vindiciæ ministerii evangelici; with a reply also to the epistle prefixed to the said book, called, The preacher sent. By John Collinges B.D. and pastor of the church in Stephens parish in Norwich.

Collinges, John, 1623-1690.

January 1658

[36], 134 p.A reply to: Martin, John. The preacher sent: or, A vindication of the liberty of public...

Jus divinum ministerii evangelici. Or The divine right of the Gospel-ministry: divided into two parts. The first part containing a justification of the Gospel-ministry in general. The necessity of ordination thereunto by imposition of hands. The unlawfulnesse of private mens assuming to themselves either the office or work of the ministry without a lawfull call and ordination. The second part containing a justification of the present ministers of England, both such as were ordained during the prevalency of episcopacy from the foul aspersion of anti-christianism: and those who have been ordained since its abolition, from the unjust imputation of novelty: proving that a bishop and presbyter are all one in Scripture; and that ordination by presbyters is most agreeable to the Scripture-patern. Together with an appendix, wherein the judgement and practice of antiquity about the whole matter of episcopacy, and especially about the ordination of ministers, is briefly discussed. Published by the Provincial Assembly of London.

London (England). Provincial Assembly.
Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.

January 1654

[24], 192, [8], 149, [1] p.Partly by Edmund Calamy.The words "the Gospel-ministry .. and ordination....

The preacher sent: or, A vindication of the liberty of publick preaching, by some men not ordained.: In answer to two books: 1. Jus divinum ministerii euengelici. By the Provincial Assembly of London. 2. Vindiciæ ministerii euangelici. By Mr. John Collings of Norwich. / Published by Iohn Martin, minister of the Gospel at Edgfield in Norfolk. Sam. Petto, minister of the Gospel at Sand-croft in Suffolk. Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk.

Martin, John, 1595 or 6-1659.
Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.

January 1658

[24], 359, [1] p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan 30"; the 8 in the imprint date has been crossed o...

Responsoria ad erratica pastoris, sive, vindiciµ vindiciarum. [electronic resource] : Id est, the Shepherds wandrings discovered, in a revindication of the great ordinance of god: Gospel-preachers, and preaching. By way of reply and answer to a late booke, called, The peoples priviledges, and duty guarded against the pulpit and preachers encroachment. And their sober justification and defence of their free and open exposition of scriptures. Published by William Sheppard, Esq. Wherein Mr Sheppards pretended guard, consisting of ten propositions and ten arguments, is examined, and found to wear nothing by wooden swords. And all his replyes to Mr Tho. Halls arguments, and Mr Collinges arguments in his Vindiciµ ministerii, brought against not ordained persons ordinary preaching, are found but cavils and too light. And the truth still maintained, ... in that, preaching and expounding scripture publiquely, are proper acts to gospel officers; not common to all. Wherein also the great question, how far the spirit of God ... dothèinable them to understand scripture is opened, ... /

Collinges, John,1623-1690.

Page 47 with a caption title: Animadversions by way of reply, to a book, entitluled, The peoples pri...

Responsoria ad erratica pastoris, sive, vindiciæ vindiciarum. Id est, the Shepherds wandrings discovered, in a revindication of the great ordinance of god: Gospel-preachers, and preaching. By way of reply and answer to a late booke, called, The peoples priviledges, and duty guarded against the pulpit and preachers encroachment. And their sober justification and defence of their free and open exposition of scriptures. Published by William Sheppard, Esq. Wherein Mr Sheppards pretended guard, consisting of ten propositions and ten arguments, is examined, and found to wear nothing by wooden swords. And all his replyes to Mr Tho. Halls arguments, and Mr Collinges arguments in his Vindiciæ ministerii, brought against not ordained persons ordinary preaching, are found but cavils and too light. And the truth still maintained, ... in that, preaching and expounding scripture publiquely, are proper acts to gospel officers; not common to all. Wherein also the great question, how far the spirit of God ... dothïnable them to understand scripture is opened, ... / By John Collings, M.A. and preacher of the Gospel in Norwich.

Collinges, John, 1623-1690.

January 1652

[2], 180, [2] p.Page 47 with a caption title: Animadversions by way of reply, to a book, entitluled,...

A plain and impartial enquiry into gospel-truth as stated and vindicated by Mr. Dan. Williams, especially in reference to the doctrine of justification, and the nature of his proceedings, with his testimonies thereupon / by Thomas Edwards.

Edwards, Thomas, fl. 1693-1699.

January 1693

[4], 84 p.Imperfect : pages cropped and faded with some loss of print.Pages 33-36 misnumbered 37-40....

The XXXVI questions propounded for resolution of unlearned Protestants in matter of religion to the doctors of the prelaticall pretended reformed-Church of England, retorted for resolution on unlearned papists in matter of religion, to V.H. and V.N. doctors of the pretended Catholick Church of Rome / by T. Svvadlin ...

Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.

[2], 59 p.Imperfect: stained, with loss of print.Reproduction of original in the Union Theological S...

Vindiciæ vindiciarum, or, A vindication of a late treatise, entituled, Infant-baptism asserted and vindicated by Scripture and antiquity in answer to Mr. Hen. D'Anvers his reply : to which is annexed, the Right Reverend Dr. Barlow (now Bishop-elect of Lincoln) his apologetical-letter : also An appeal to the Baptists (so called) against Mr. Danvers, for his strange forgeries, and misrepresentations of divers councils and authors, both antient and modern / by Obed Wills.

Wills, Obed.
Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691. Appeal to the Baptists against Henry D'Anvers, Esq.

January 1675

[8], 154+ p.Errors in paging: p. 66-68, 70-71, 74-75, 78-79 misnumbered 50-51, 61, 54-55, 58-59, 62-...

Sound doctrine, or, The doctrine of the Gospel about the extent of the death of Christ being a reply to Mr. Paul Hobson's pretended answer to the author's Fourteen queries and ten absurdities : with a brief and methodicall compendium of the doctrine of the Holy Scriptures ... : also of election and reprobation ... : whereunto is added the fourteen queries and ten absurdities pretended to be answered by Mr. Paul Hobson, but are wholly omitted in his book.

W. P. (William Pedelsden)
Hobson, Paul.

January 1657

[4], 56 p."To the reader" signed: W.P.Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library

An Enquiry into the ministry of Presbyterians, whether lawful or not? as also into their way of preaching : in a letter to a Presbyterian minister of the kirk.

January 1678

[8], 174 p.Errata on p. [1].Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library

A pretended voice from heaven, proved to bee the voice of man, and not of God. Or, An answer to a treatise, called A voice from heaven, written by Mr. Gualter Postlethwait, an unordained preacher, taking upon him to exercise the pastoral charge, in a congregation at Lewis in Sussex. Wherein, his weakness, in undertaking to prove all protestant churches to bee antichristian, and to bee separated from, as no true churches of Christ, is discovered; and the sinfulness of such a separation evinced. Together with, a brief answer inserted, to the arguments for popular ordination, brought by the answerers of Jus Divinum Ministerii Evangelici, in their book called The preacher sent. By Ezekiel Charke, M.A. and rector of Waldron in Sussex. Imprimatur, Edmond Calamy.

Charke, Ezekiel.

[8], 126, [2] p.With a final leaf of advertisement.Errata on final page of advertisement.A reply to:...

The great case of the tythes and forced maitenance [sic] once more revived the true state thereof enquired into, before the law, under the law, among the Jews : likewise under the Gospel, the true ministers of Christ, their allowance shown : likewise in the corruption of time since Christ, how tythes have been introduced, wherein antiquity is searched, and the judgment of the fathers of the church in several ages produced, besides the Scripture it self examined : in all which is clearly proved, tythes and forced maintenance, are no Gospel maintenance : the Scriptures answered, divers arguments confuted, and objections answered, which are brought by the ministry of this late age : also the institution and division of parishes and their rise, all which are published for the benefit of all, who desire that Gospel order might be established again in all the churches of Christ / F.H.

Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
M. L.
Guy, Edward, 17th cent.
Raunce, John, 17th cent.

January 1665

[6], 73, [1] p.Marginal notes.Signed: Francis Howgill."An epistle to the reader": signed Edward Guy....

Christ's commission-officer: or, The preachers patent cleared, and the peoples plea considered.: In a sermon preached before (and now presented to) the associated ministers of Christ, in the county of Sommerset, at the late solemn ordination at Sommerton in said county, June, 9. 1658. By John Norman ...

Norman, John, 1622-1669.

January 1658

[32], 128 p."Epistola dedicatoria" is in Latin.Reproduction of original in Dr. Williams's Library

A Vindication of the Divine authority of ruling elders in the Churches of Christ: asserted by the ministers & elders, met together in a provincial assembly, Novemb. 2d. 1649. And printed in London, 1650. Beginning at page 34. to 48. Transcribed out of the same book. : Whereunto is added, an answer to the question, whether are not the brethren, and not the elders of the church only, to judge concerning the qualifications, and fitness, of those who are admitted into their communion? By the Reverend Mr. Increase Mather, in his book entituled, The order of the Gospel: printed in the year, 1700. Beginning at Page 23. to 29.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. Order of the Gospel, professed and practised. Selections.
Boston Synod (1679-1680).

[2], 28, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)Date of publication suggested by Holmes. Evans suggests 1700.Signatur...

A vindication of The preacher sent, or A vvarrant for publick preaching without ordination.: Wherein is further discovered. 1. That some gifted men unordained, are Gospel preachers. 2. That officers sustain not a relation (as officers) to the universal Church; and other weighty questions concerning election and ordination, are opened and cleared. In answer to two books. 1. Vindiciæ ministrij evangelici revindicatæ or the Preacher (pretendly) sent, sent back again. By Dr. Colling of Norwich. 2. Quo warranto, or a moderate enquiry into the warrantableness of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons. By Mr. Pool, at the desire and appointment of the Provincial Assembly of London. With a reply to the exceptions of Mr. Hudson and Dr. Collings against the epistle to the preacher sent. / Published by Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. Samuel Petto minister of the GospeI [sic] at Sandcraft in Suffolk.

Woodall, Frederick, b. 1614.
Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.

January 1659

[32], 213, [11] p.A defense of "The preacher sent" by John Martin, in reply to "Vindiciae ministerii...

Vindiciæ ministerii evangelici revindicatæ: or The preacher (pretendedly) sent, sent back again, to bring a better account who sent him, and learn his errand: by way of reply, to a late book (in the defence of gifted brethrens preaching) published by Mr. John Martin of Edgefield in Norfolk, Mr. Samuel Petto of Sandcroft in Suffolk, Mr. Frederick Woodale of Woodbridge in Suffolk: so far as any thing in their book pretends to answer a book published, 1651. called Vindiciæ ministerii evangelici; with a reply also to the epistle prefixed to the said book, called, The preacher sent. By John Collinges B.D. and pastor of the church in Stephens parish in Norwich.

Collinges, John, 1623-1690.

January 1658

[36], 134 p.A reply to: Martin, John. The preacher sent: or, A vindication of the liberty of public...

Jus divinum ministerii evangelici. Or The divine right of the Gospel-ministry: divided into two parts. The first part containing a justification of the Gospel-ministry in general. The necessity of ordination thereunto by imposition of hands. The unlawfulnesse of private mens assuming to themselves either the office or work of the ministry without a lawfull call and ordination. The second part containing a justification of the present ministers of England, both such as were ordained during the prevalency of episcopacy from the foul aspersion of anti-christianism: and those who have been ordained since its abolition, from the unjust imputation of novelty: proving that a bishop and presbyter are all one in Scripture; and that ordination by presbyters is most agreeable to the Scripture-patern. Together with an appendix, wherein the judgement and practice of antiquity about the whole matter of episcopacy, and especially about the ordination of ministers, is briefly discussed. Published by the Provincial Assembly of London.

London (England). Provincial Assembly.
Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.

January 1654

[24], 192, [8], 149, [1] p.Partly by Edmund Calamy.The words "the Gospel-ministry .. and ordination....

The preacher sent: or, A vindication of the liberty of publick preaching, by some men not ordained.: In answer to two books: 1. Jus divinum ministerii euengelici. By the Provincial Assembly of London. 2. Vindiciæ ministerii euangelici. By Mr. John Collings of Norwich. / Published by Iohn Martin, minister of the Gospel at Edgfield in Norfolk. Sam. Petto, minister of the Gospel at Sand-croft in Suffolk. Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk.

Martin, John, 1595 or 6-1659.
Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.

January 1658

[24], 359, [1] p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan 30"; the 8 in the imprint date has been crossed o...

Responsoria ad erratica pastoris, sive, vindiciµ vindiciarum. [electronic resource] : Id est, the Shepherds wandrings discovered, in a revindication of the great ordinance of god: Gospel-preachers, and preaching. By way of reply and answer to a late booke, called, The peoples priviledges, and duty guarded against the pulpit and preachers encroachment. And their sober justification and defence of their free and open exposition of scriptures. Published by William Sheppard, Esq. Wherein Mr Sheppards pretended guard, consisting of ten propositions and ten arguments, is examined, and found to wear nothing by wooden swords. And all his replyes to Mr Tho. Halls arguments, and Mr Collinges arguments in his Vindiciµ ministerii, brought against not ordained persons ordinary preaching, are found but cavils and too light. And the truth still maintained, ... in that, preaching and expounding scripture publiquely, are proper acts to gospel officers; not common to all. Wherein also the great question, how far the spirit of God ... dothèinable them to understand scripture is opened, ... /

Collinges, John,1623-1690.

Page 47 with a caption title: Animadversions by way of reply, to a book, entitluled, The peoples pri...

Responsoria ad erratica pastoris, sive, vindiciæ vindiciarum. Id est, the Shepherds wandrings discovered, in a revindication of the great ordinance of god: Gospel-preachers, and preaching. By way of reply and answer to a late booke, called, The peoples priviledges, and duty guarded against the pulpit and preachers encroachment. And their sober justification and defence of their free and open exposition of scriptures. Published by William Sheppard, Esq. Wherein Mr Sheppards pretended guard, consisting of ten propositions and ten arguments, is examined, and found to wear nothing by wooden swords. And all his replyes to Mr Tho. Halls arguments, and Mr Collinges arguments in his Vindiciæ ministerii, brought against not ordained persons ordinary preaching, are found but cavils and too light. And the truth still maintained, ... in that, preaching and expounding scripture publiquely, are proper acts to gospel officers; not common to all. Wherein also the great question, how far the spirit of God ... dothïnable them to understand scripture is opened, ... / By John Collings, M.A. and preacher of the Gospel in Norwich.

Collinges, John, 1623-1690.

January 1652

[2], 180, [2] p.Page 47 with a caption title: Animadversions by way of reply, to a book, entitluled,...

A plain and impartial enquiry into gospel-truth as stated and vindicated by Mr. Dan. Williams, especially in reference to the doctrine of justification, and the nature of his proceedings, with his testimonies thereupon / by Thomas Edwards.

Edwards, Thomas, fl. 1693-1699.

January 1693

[4], 84 p.Imperfect : pages cropped and faded with some loss of print.Pages 33-36 misnumbered 37-40....

The XXXVI questions propounded for resolution of unlearned Protestants in matter of religion to the doctors of the prelaticall pretended reformed-Church of England, retorted for resolution on unlearned papists in matter of religion, to V.H. and V.N. doctors of the pretended Catholick Church of Rome / by T. Svvadlin ...

Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.

[2], 59 p.Imperfect: stained, with loss of print.Reproduction of original in the Union Theological S...

Vindiciæ vindiciarum, or, A vindication of a late treatise, entituled, Infant-baptism asserted and vindicated by Scripture and antiquity in answer to Mr. Hen. D'Anvers his reply : to which is annexed, the Right Reverend Dr. Barlow (now Bishop-elect of Lincoln) his apologetical-letter : also An appeal to the Baptists (so called) against Mr. Danvers, for his strange forgeries, and misrepresentations of divers councils and authors, both antient and modern / by Obed Wills.

Wills, Obed.
Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691. Appeal to the Baptists against Henry D'Anvers, Esq.

January 1675

[8], 154+ p.Errors in paging: p. 66-68, 70-71, 74-75, 78-79 misnumbered 50-51, 61, 54-55, 58-59, 62-...

Sound doctrine, or, The doctrine of the Gospel about the extent of the death of Christ being a reply to Mr. Paul Hobson's pretended answer to the author's Fourteen queries and ten absurdities : with a brief and methodicall compendium of the doctrine of the Holy Scriptures ... : also of election and reprobation ... : whereunto is added the fourteen queries and ten absurdities pretended to be answered by Mr. Paul Hobson, but are wholly omitted in his book.

W. P. (William Pedelsden)
Hobson, Paul.

January 1657

[4], 56 p."To the reader" signed: W.P.Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library

An Enquiry into the ministry of Presbyterians, whether lawful or not? as also into their way of preaching : in a letter to a Presbyterian minister of the kirk.

January 1678

[8], 174 p.Errata on p. [1].Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library

A pretended voice from heaven, proved to bee the voice of man, and not of God. Or, An answer to a treatise, called A voice from heaven, written by Mr. Gualter Postlethwait, an unordained preacher, taking upon him to exercise the pastoral charge, in a congregation at Lewis in Sussex. Wherein, his weakness, in undertaking to prove all protestant churches to bee antichristian, and to bee separated from, as no true churches of Christ, is discovered; and the sinfulness of such a separation evinced. Together with, a brief answer inserted, to the arguments for popular ordination, brought by the answerers of Jus Divinum Ministerii Evangelici, in their book called The preacher sent. By Ezekiel Charke, M.A. and rector of Waldron in Sussex. Imprimatur, Edmond Calamy.

Charke, Ezekiel.

[8], 126, [2] p.With a final leaf of advertisement.Errata on final page of advertisement.A reply to:...

The great case of the tythes and forced maitenance [sic] once more revived the true state thereof enquired into, before the law, under the law, among the Jews : likewise under the Gospel, the true ministers of Christ, their allowance shown : likewise in the corruption of time since Christ, how tythes have been introduced, wherein antiquity is searched, and the judgment of the fathers of the church in several ages produced, besides the Scripture it self examined : in all which is clearly proved, tythes and forced maintenance, are no Gospel maintenance : the Scriptures answered, divers arguments confuted, and objections answered, which are brought by the ministry of this late age : also the institution and division of parishes and their rise, all which are published for the benefit of all, who desire that Gospel order might be established again in all the churches of Christ / F.H.

Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
M. L.
Guy, Edward, 17th cent.
Raunce, John, 17th cent.

January 1665

[6], 73, [1] p.Marginal notes.Signed: Francis Howgill."An epistle to the reader": signed Edward Guy....

Christ's commission-officer: or, The preachers patent cleared, and the peoples plea considered.: In a sermon preached before (and now presented to) the associated ministers of Christ, in the county of Sommerset, at the late solemn ordination at Sommerton in said county, June, 9. 1658. By John Norman ...

Norman, John, 1622-1669.

January 1658

[32], 128 p."Epistola dedicatoria" is in Latin.Reproduction of original in Dr. Williams's Library

A Vindication of the Divine authority of ruling elders in the Churches of Christ: asserted by the ministers & elders, met together in a provincial assembly, Novemb. 2d. 1649. And printed in London, 1650. Beginning at page 34. to 48. Transcribed out of the same book. : Whereunto is added, an answer to the question, whether are not the brethren, and not the elders of the church only, to judge concerning the qualifications, and fitness, of those who are admitted into their communion? By the Reverend Mr. Increase Mather, in his book entituled, The order of the Gospel: printed in the year, 1700. Beginning at Page 23. to 29.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. Order of the Gospel, professed and practised. Selections.
Boston Synod (1679-1680).

[2], 28, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)Date of publication suggested by Holmes. Evans suggests 1700.Signatur...

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