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soule, of his skill in the originall Tongues, & in the Arts, Logicke & Philo- 

 sophic, likewise of his knowledge in Divinity in all which he gave satisfaction, 

 whereuppon he had this Thesis viz — An originale peccatum, sit peccatum 

 proprie dictum? 



M r Peter Watkinson to bring in the position ag' the Socinians at the next 

 Class-meeting viz. 



Voted that M r Peter Coates continue moderator who this day moderating 

 ended with praier. 



Jo: Rudyard 



Scribe. 

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These p r sent at the Classical meeting the same 

 19 day of Octob* 



Others 



M r John Sclater 



John Rudyard. 



M r Peter Coates being 

 Moderater began with praier 



Wirkesworth Classis 1 



in the County of Darby \ 



Octob. 19. 1658 J 



Ministers 

 / Peter Coates Mod ; 

 Tho Sheldermine 



Hieron 

 Martin Topham 

 Robert Porter 

 Edward Pole 

 John Otefield 

 Samuel Tricket 

 James Sutton 



This day M r Thomas Stanhope* B.A. late Student of S* John's Colledge in 

 Cambridge having addressed himselfe to the Classics for Ordination, preached 

 before the Classis & his Sermon was approved. 



This day M r Edward Mainwaring Student in Divinitie late of S' John's 

 Colledge in Cambridge & also the said M r Thomas Stanhope were examined 

 of the worke of Grace upon their Soules, of their Skill in the Originall 

 tongues, & in the Arts Logick & Philosophic : also of their knowledge in 

 Divinity, in all wh they gave satisfaction. 



M r Tho Stanhope had this Thesis given him viz •■ 



An detur salus extra Christum ? 



Ordered that M r Peter Watkinson do exhibit the position of the Socinians at 

 the next Class-meeting. 



Ordered that Nov. 2 be kept as an extraordinary meeting of the Classis for 

 the re-examining of M r Matthias Hill and M r Abraham Smith. 



* Thomas Stanhope was ordained to be assistant minister at Hartshorn, 

 Derbyshire. He was son of George Stanhope, D.D., third son of Sir Edward 

 Stanhope, of Grimston. At the Restoration he was episcopally ordained, and 

 was instituted to the rectory of Hartshorn on May 9th, 1663. He was father 

 of George Stanhope, Dean of Canterbury, the voluminous author. 



