Excerpt from Letters on the Call and Qualifications of Ministers of the Gospel, and on the Apostolic Character and Superior Advantages of the Itinerant Ministry A fountain of goodness, opened in the heart by the impartation of the divine nature, and flowing from it in acts of benevolence and kindness, should be possessed by the minister of the gospel. Nor is it less necos sary that he Should have wisdom, equal in degree, and of the same divine origin, to di rect the operations of this goodness. With out these, manifested everywhere In his life, his Office must sink into disgrace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Description of the Qualifications Necessary to a Gospel Minister: Containing Advice to Ministers and Elders, How to Conduct Themselves in Their Conversation, and Various Services, According to Their Gifts in the Church of Christ A Description of the Qualifications Necessary to a Gospel Minister: Containing Advice to Ministers and Elders, How to Conduct Themselves in Their Conversation, and Various Services, According to Their Gifts in the Church of Christ was written by Samuel Bownas in 1767. This is a 112 page book, containing 27929 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.