MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRK.SWORTH CLASSIS. 



Ordered that ye 17 day of November next he set apart for a day of Ordination 



at Wirkcsworthe & that M r Edward Pole preach the ardinacon & exhort sermon. 



Ordered that M r Samuel Moore preach the next Classicall & exhort Sermon 



M r Peter Coates continue moderator who this day moderating ended with pnier. 



Jo: Rudyard 

 Scribe. 



M' 



)( These p'sent at an Extraordinary meeting 

 of the Classis for the examination of M r 

 \ »» .!.• TT-ll our ., . c ■ , 



Matluas Hill & Mr. Abraham Smith 

 v. the second time. 

 Ministers 

 C Thomas Shelmerdine >. 



Edward Pole 

 John Otefield 

 ( Samuel Tricket J 



This day M r Mathias Hill and M r Abraham Smith were examined con- 

 cerning their ministeriall abilities & were ordered to give further account unto 

 the Classis at the next Classical meeting 



The said M r Matthias Hill had this Thesis given him viz : An roginitia (sic) 

 gratia totaliter deficere possunt ? 



M r Abraham Smith had this thesis given him viz, Uirum non obstante 

 Christi merito iustificatio nostra sit gratuita ? 



\Yirkesworth Classis 



in the Countie of Darbie 



Novemb : 16 1658 



Peter Coates Mod : 

 Tho Shelmerdine 

 Robert Porter 

 Edward Pole 

 John Otefield 

 Sam Moore 

 V Sam Tricket 



M 



These p'sent at the Classicall meeting the 

 said 16 of Novemb 16S8. 



Mr Henry Buxton 

 John Rudyard 



M r Samuel Moore preached 

 the Classical sermon and was 

 I approved. 



M r Peter Coates being Moderator began with praier & after made an exhor- 

 tation to ye Classis. 



M r Edward Mainwaring exhibited his Thesis this day viz; An mors sit 

 sequela natura? vel peccati, sit poena peccati nequaquam naturae sequela ? 

 & maintained a dispute uppon the same wherein he gave salisfacton. 



M r Matthias Hill exhibited his Thesis was examined but not approved. 



Also M r John Sanders, M r Thomas Stanhope & M r Abraham Smith exhibited 

 their theses maintained disputes uppon the same & gave satisfaction. 



