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MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Aft r he pduced (in reference to his ordinacon) two Ceitificates, one from his 

 neighbouring Minist re conc r ning his Ministeriall abilities & godlie conv r ;acon, 

 the other from the Parishioners of Hinckley in the Countie of Leicester 

 conc r ning his Tytle there ; they c r tifying their choyce of him to be their 

 Ministr ; both w " 1 Certificates were approved by the Classis. Then he was 

 examined of the Grace of God in him, his call to the Ministrie, his studies, 

 skill in the Tongues, & likewise in Divinitie all which were approved by the 

 Classis : whereupon he had this Thesis or Position given him vizt — Utrum 

 Sacra Scripture sit divinse authoritatis — which Thesis he was appointed to 

 exhibit to the Classis att their next meeting. 



M r Thomas Shelm r dine being this day mod r at r ended with prayer. 



Wirkesworth Classis in 



the Countie of Derbie 



March 15 th 1653 



These present att the Classicall meeting 



houlden att Ashbourn the 15 th day of 



March 1653. 



Oth « 



M r 



Minist* 5 

 Coates Mod'alor N 



Shelm r dine 



Watkinson M r Henrie Buxton 



ffra : Topham M r John Sclater 



Martin Topham Gilbert Wallis 



Pole "I German Buxton 



Otefield Richard Buxton 



Myles Henrie Buxton 



Coke scb 



Port' / \ 



M r Pet r Coates being Mod r at r began with prayer. 



After M* Samuel Moore* & M' John Hingley aforesaid exhibited (according 

 to form r order of the Classis) their Theses which being p'used & approved they 

 also maintained a dispute (either of them) upon the aforesaid Questions ; 

 wherein also they gave good satisfaction : whereupon the Classis went unto 

 the Congregation where M r Porter pastor of the Church att Pentridge p r ached 

 the Ordinacon Sermon, w ch ended the said Moderator demanded the Questions 

 of the aforesaid Mr Moore M' Thomas Hill & M r Hingley required to be 



* Samuel Moore was ordained as lecturer in the Church at Ashbourn ; 

 hence the ordination was held in that Church, in accordance with the regu- 

 lations of the Parliamentary Ordinance. We find him attending the 

 "Wirksworth Classis as a minister within two months of his ordination, but his 

 presence there was evidently somewhat irregular, as he had no parochial charge, 

 and it seemed necessary that a formal vote should be passed before he 

 could be admitted to the full privileges of a member of the Classis. 



