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Whereupon it was noted and accordingly ordered that M r Peter Coates 

 Pastor of the Church at South Wingfield shall bring in to the Classis at their 

 next meeting this position, viz' that the peculiar illuminnation of the Spirit of 

 God is necessarie to the right understanding of the Scripture. 



This day M r Samuel Charles Bach r of Arts late student of Corpus Christi 

 Colledge in Cambridge, a man well knowne to the Classis & approved to be of 

 orthodox judgmt & pious life and conversation addressed himselfe to the 

 Classis to be ordained a Preaching Presbyter, in order whereunto an account 

 was taken of his skill in the originall tongues, also in the Arts, Logicke & 

 Philosophic, likewise of his knowledge in Divinitie in all which he gave good 

 satisfaction. 



Ordered that the Classical Lecture be kept at Wirksworth the second 

 Thursday in July next M r Martin Topham to procure two sermons. 



Voted & accordinglie ordered, that M r John Otefield preach, the next 

 Classicall meeting. 



M r Thomas Shelmerdine to continue moderator the next meeting of the 

 Classis who this day moderating ended with Prayer. Jo : Rudyard 



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Tho Shelmerdine moderat 

 Peter Coates 

 M r I Robert Porter 

 John Otefield 

 t Tho: Myles 



M r Tho : Shelmerdine being moderator began with Praier, and afterwards 

 made the Oration to the Classis. 



This day M r John Otefield preached and his sermon being orthodox and 

 seasonable was well approved. 



M r Peter Coates (according to order) proved the position given him by the 

 Classis against the Socinians, for wh he had thanks of the Classis. And 

 whereas the Socinians hold this error viz* That the plainest consequences 

 drawne from Scripture, are not equivalent to Scripture, it is therefore ordered 

 that M r Tho: Shelmerdine bring into the Classis at the next meeting this 

 position viz' That consequences drawne from Scripture are rightly equivalent 

 to Scripture. 



M r Samuel Charles in order to his ordinaton had this Thesis given him 

 Utrum in via detur perfectio graduum which Thesis he is to exhibit to the 

 Classis the 21 day of Aug next. 



John Rudyard 



