Now! Then! 2024! - Yorkshire On This Day

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Mr Issot begun with prayer, about an hour. Mr John Heywood preached a handsome well compacted discourse on Matthew 5:14 and prayed sensibly, produced five testimonials from places where he had preached and conversed, which were left in John Heywood’s hands. Mr Frankland examined him – he read his thesis – Qu: An Episcopus idem sit qui Presbyter. Next morning Mr Dawson begun with prayer about an hour – then Mr Oliver Heywood prayed about an hour and half. Then Mr John Heywood made his confession, etc. Then they proceeded to imposition of hands, Mr Frankland praying, Mr Oliver Heywood, Mr Dawson and Mr Issot laid on hands, then gave right hand of fellowship. Mr Dawson preached on 2 Timothy 2:15, went to prayer, sung a psalm and pronounced blessing. Afternoon Mr Oliver Heywood preached on Psalm 44:17.

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Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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Aug 23, etc 1681 At John Hey’s in Craven, ordination of Mr John Heywood.

Mr Issot begun with prayer about an hour Mr John Heywood preached a handsome well compacted discourse on Matthew 5. 14 & prayed sensibly. produced 5 testimonials from places where he had preached and conversed, which were left in John Heywood’s hands. Mr. Frankland examined him.-he read his thesis-Qu: An Episcopus idem sit qui Presbyter. Next morning Mr Dawson begun with prayer about an hour—then Mr. Oliver Heywood prayed about an hour & half. Then Mr. John Heywood made his confession etc. Then they proceeded to imposition of hands, Mr. Frankland praying, Mr Oliver Heywood, Mr. Dawson & Mr Issot laid on hands, then gave right hand of fellowship-Mr. Dawson preached on 2 Timothy 2. 15, went to prayer, sung a psalm & pronounced blessing. Afternoon Mr Oliver Heywood preached on Psalm 44. 17.

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• Craven (8) ·
• Gospel of Matthew (5) ·
• Heywood, Oliver (1630-1702) (34), Bolton-born nonconformist minister and diarist, active in the West Riding, resident at Northowram, ejected for his beliefs ·
• Laying on of hands (1) ·
• Nonconformism (47) ·
• Ordination (1) ·
• Prayer (6) ·
• Presbyterianism (20) ·
• Protestantism (25) ·
• Psalms (13) ·
• Second Epistle to Timothy (1) ·

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