A preparation to the most holie ministerie wherein is set downe the true meanes to be well prepared to the same, by an exact description, and consideration, of the necessitie, excellencie, difficultie, and great profit therof; with the maruellous effects of the same: also a liuely exhortation to all youth, to giue themselues to the studie therof: and a confutation of the obiections which may be brought in any sort to touch the same: verie profitable and necessarie in these our times, ... Diuided into two bookes. Written in French by Peter Gerard, and translated into English by N.B.

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Author:	Gerard, Pierre.
Title:	A preparation to the most holie ministerie wherein is set downe the true meanes to be well prepared to the same, by an exact description, and consideration, of the necessitie, excellencie, difficultie, and great profit therof; with the maruellous effects of the same: also a liuely exhortation to all youth, to giue themselues to the studie therof: and a confutation of the obiections which may be brought in any sort to touch the same: verie profitable and necessarie in these our times, ... Diuided into two bookes. Written in French by Peter Gerard, and translated into English by N.B.
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TO THE RIGHT HONO∣rable Sir VVilliam Periam Knight, Lord chiefe Baron of her Ma∣iesties Exchequer, all happinesse.

To his louing Brethren, the Pastors and Ministers of Deuon. and Corn∣wall, and all other Christian rea∣ders, grace and peace.

A PREPA∣ration to the holy Ministrie, very profitable and ne∣cessarie as well for those that de∣sire the same, as for all the faithfull, for whose instruction it is or∣dained.

CHAP. I. Because the office of the Pastors is to be em∣ployed in the correction of vice, it is expedi∣ent to shew, that vice was neuer so rife as it is now: how to correct the same in some sort, there is nothing so necessarie as the ministry.

CHAP. II. By what reasons it may be proued, that to re∣forme the disorders of men in many coun∣treyes, there is nothing of such force as the preaching of the word of God.

CAAP. III. The true meanes by which preparation must bee made to the holy Ministrie.

CHAP. IIII. The proofe by places of scripture of twentie two titles, which are giuen to the Ministers of the word of God.

CHAP. V. How euerie one that affecteth the ministrie, should make profit of each title, which the scripture giueth to Pastors.

CHAP. VI. The beginning of the difficulties which are found in the Ministrie.

The second Booke.

CHAP. I. The second part of the difficulties which are foūd in the Ministrie, concerning the Preaching of the word of God, and conuincing the aduersaries of the same.

CHAP. II. Of things that he must obserue, that will frame himselfe to be apt to teach.

CHAP. III. Vnto what things he must apply himselfe, that de∣sireth the ministrie, for to get an aptnesse in tea∣ching, which is required in a minister by S. Paul.

CHAP. IIII. VVhat is to be obserued in making of sermons.

CHAP. V. VVhat is to bee obserued in the pronouncing of the Sermon vnto the people, with edification.

CHAP. VI. Of the manner of disputing.

CHAP. VII. How we must admonish and reprooue, which the third part of the Ministrie.

CHAP. VIII. At what age he must exercise the ministrie.

CHAP. IX. The third part of the difficulties of the ministrie, which do consist in diuers maners of afflictions, vnto which ministers be subiect.

CHAP. X. VVherein is declared the wonderfull force and power which God hath discouered, when it hath pleased him, by them which haue prea∣ched his worde, the better to commend their ministrie.

CHAP. XI. An Exhortation to yong men, to bende theyr Studies to the holy Ministrie, with a con∣futation of those common obiections which doo discourage them.