66 66 We then, who are "Ambaffadors for Chrift, "as tho' God did befeech you by us, do now earneftly pray you in Chrift's Stead, be ye reconcilled to God (h)." "Before the "Decree bring forth, before the Day pafs as the Chaff, before the fierce Anger of "the Lord come upon you, before the Day "of the Lord's Anger come upon you (1)." And as ye would "Efcape all thefe Things "that shall come to pafs, and stand before "the Son of Man with Confidence and Bold"ness in the Day of Judgment, and be found "of your Judge in Peace," you must lay hold on the Hope fet before you; even, "Jefus, "which delivered us from the Wrath to come (k)." So an Entrance fhall be adminiftred to you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. Amen. FINI S. (b) 2. Cor. 5. zo. (i) Zeph. 2. 2. (4) Luke 21. 36. () Thefs. 1. 10. CONTAINING the Reafons of the ORDINATION of the Rev. Mr. Bruin Romcas Comingoe, to the paftoral Care of the Dutch Calvinifts at Lunenburgh, in the Province of Nova-Scotia; with theQuestions publickly propounded on that Occafion, &c. By the Rev. Mr. MURDOCH. A REPRESENTATIONTM Of the diftreffed State of the Dutch Calvinists of Lunenburgh, having been made to us, the Ministers of the Gofpel, who are convened on this Occafion, We WE E accordingly took the fame into our ferious Confideration, and upon due Enquiry, have found that these People have been entirely deftitute, for the Space of Sixteen Years, of a regular Minister, who might break the Bread of Life unto them, in due Seafon, and perform the other Duties of the minifterial Function, agreeable to the Scriptures and the Dictates of their own Consciences; that they made regular Application to the Minifters of their own Denomination in Philadelphia, who could give them no Encouragement, as they were unable to obtain a fufficient Supply for their own Vacancies: And that, as their dernier Refort, they have fixed their Eyes upon one among themselves, viz. Mr. Bruin Romcas Comingoe, (commonly known by the Name of Brown. Accordingly upwards of Sixty Families have petitioned us to fet a-part the said Mr. Brown, to the Office of the Miniftry amongst them. But left Religion fhould be injur❜d by fuch a Procedure, we have used all that Precaution which was poffible for us info important an Affair. An Enquiry has been made into his moral Character; and we find from Gentlemen of undoubted Veracity, that that it ftands fair and unblemished. We have moreover proceded to enquire into his Qualifications for fo facred an Employment, viz. his Knowledge of fpeculative and prac tical Religion His Ability in rightly divid ing the Word: The Articles of his Faith, &c. And we can affure this Audience (or others) that he has given us ample Satisfaction in all these Particulars: And if we are judges of these Matters, his Knowledge of the Scriptures makes that commonly received Maxim amongst the Schools true concerning him: Bonus Textuarius eft bonus Theologus. And confequently cannot be ftigmatiz'd with the Name of a Novice, We have been aware of some Objections, which have been made against the Candidate's, Admiffion into this facred Office. Firft, That he has not had a liberal Education, and is unacquainted with the Languages, To this we reply, That we only follow the Example of the Reformed Churches. The Affembly of Scotland in the Year 1708, (the Records of which we have had before us) appointed the Prefbytery of Skey to ordain |