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• Report of the Superior Council of New York to the Council-General in Paris for the year ... (The Society, in the 1st century), by Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Superior Council of New York (page images at HathiTrust)

• Vida del venerable siervo de Dios fr. Pedro Bardesi : relijioso lego de la regular observancia del Patriarca San Francisco en la provincia de la Santís ima Trinidad, escrita segun documentos auténticos (Imprenta Ercilla, 1889), by D. José Gandarillas (page images at HathiTrust)

• Report of the Superior Council of New York to the Council-General in Paris for the year ... (The Society, in the 1st century), by Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Superior Council of New York (page images at HathiTrust)

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• The problem of lay leadership (Revell, 1914), by Ernest Eugene Elliott (page images at HathiTrust)
• The mission band of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions ([Student Volunteer Movement], 1890), by Robert E. Speer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Jethro : a system of lay agency, in connection with Congregational Churches, for the diffusion of the Gospel among our home population. (London : Jackson and Walford, 1839., 1839), by John Campbell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lay preaching : a divinely-appointed part of Christian ministry (London : William Hunt, 1873., 1873), by John Purcell Fitzgerald (page images at HathiTrust)
• Quo warranto, or, A moderate enquiry into the warrantablenesse of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons where also some other questions are discussed : viz. concerning [brace] ministerial relation, election, ordination : being a vindication of the late Jus divinum ministerii evangeliei ... from the exceptions of Mr. John Martin, Mr. Sam. Pette, Mr. Frederick Woodal ... in their late book, intituled The preacher sent / by Matthew Poole ... (London : Printed by J.H. for J. Rothwell ... and S. Thomson ..., 1659), by Matthew Poole (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The parish clerk, and his right to read the liturgical Epistle (Longmans, Green, 1903), by E. G. Cuthbert F. Atchley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The Parish Clerk (c1907), by P. H. Ditchfield (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• Diocesan organization of lay help : a paper read at a conference of the London Association of Lay Helpers, held in Christ Church School Rooms, New North Road, Hoxton, on Thursday, October 29, 1868 / Talbot Collection of British Pamphlets (Rivingtons ..., 1868), by John Oakley and London Diocesan Association of Lay Helpers (page images at HathiTrust)

• Some account of parish clerks, more especially of the Ancient Fraternity (Bretherne and Sisterne) of S. Nicholas, now known as the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks ([s.n.], 1893), by James Christie (page images at HathiTrust)

• Private-men no pulpit-men: or, A modest examination of lay-mens preaching. Discovering it to be neither warranted by the Word of God; nor allowed by the judgement, or practise, of the Churches of Christ in New-England. / Written by Giles Workman, M.A. and master of the Colledge School in Gloucester. In answer to a writing published by John Knowls. (London: : Printed by F: Neile for Tho: Vnderhill at the Bible in Woodstreet., 1646), by Giles Workman (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Vindiciæ ministerii evangelici revindicatæ: or The preacher (pretendedly) sent, sent back again, to bring a better account who sent him, and learn his errand: by way of reply, to a late book (in the defence of gifted brethrens preaching) published by Mr. John Martin of Edgefield in Norfolk, Mr. Samuel Petto of Sandcroft in Suffolk, Mr. Frederick Woodale of Woodbridge in Suffolk: so far as any thing in their book pretends to answer a book published, 1651. called Vindiciæ ministerii evangelici; with a reply also to the epistle prefixed to the said book, called, The preacher sent. By John Collinges B.D. and pastor of the church in Stephens parish in Norwich. (London : printed by S.G. for Richard Tomlins, at the sign of the Sun and Bible neer Pye-Corner, 1658), by John Collinges (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Proceedings. 1645-04-26 (London : printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old Bayley, 1645), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The pulpit guarded with XVII arguments proving the unlawfulness, sinfulness and danger of suffering private persons to take upon them publike preaching, and expounding the Scriptures without a call ... : occasioned by a dispute at Henly in Arden in Warwick-shire, Aug. 20, 1650 ... : in the close are added six arguments, to prove our ministers free from antichristianism / composed and compiled by a friend to truth and peace. (London : Printed by J. Cottrel, for E. Blackmore ..., 1651), by Thomas Hall (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A glimpse of divine light, breaking through a cloud of errours. Being an explanation of certain passages exhibited by anonymus, to the commissioners of White-Hall, appointed for approbation of publick preachers, against Joseph Harrison Gospel-preacher at Lund-Chappel in Lancashire, for the supposed delivering of which, he was denied approbation. / Published by the said Joseph Harrison, and proposed to the consideration of all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. (London, : Printed for N. Brook, and are to be sold at the Angell in Corn-Hill near the Royall Exchange, 1655), by Joseph Harrison (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The prerogative priests passing-bell. Or Amen to the rigid clergy. Shewing the usefulness, equity, lawfulness, and necessity, of private persons to take upon them preaching or expounding of the scriptures, having a call thereto by the word of God, and agreeable to the practise of the best reformed churches of Christ, and judgment of judicious divines both forraign and domestick. Being a brief reply to that discourse intituled The pulpit guarded with 17 arguments, and owned by Tho. Hall. Calculated on purpose for the metropolis of Northamptonshire, and may serve indifferently for those parts that are in conjunction with the northern climate. / By William Hartley. (London : Printed by J.M. for H. Cripps, and L. Lloyd, and are to be sold at their shop in Popes head Alley, neer Lumbard street, 1651), by William Hartley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An individuall letter to every man that calls himselfe a minister of Jesus Christ. Penned more particularly for Mr. Christopher Love, upon some observations from his sermon, preached Jan. 29. 1644. at Windsor, and re-preached at Uxbridge, Jan. 30. 1644. upon Jer. 33. 6. Whereby the author doth examine and enquire, whether Master Love were ever called by God, and Jesus Christ, or directed by the spirit of truth to preach the said sermon: or ever sent forth by Jesus Christ to be his minister. Being also for a caveat or memento to all others who call themselves Christs ministers, to examine whether ever they had a mission or commission from Jesus Christ so to doe, the having embroyled the land of our nativity in an unnaturall warre formerly one with another, contrary to any command, precept, or practises of Christ and his apostles, or word of truth: by whose evill practises they have caused the gospel of truth and peace to be evill spoken of, and have opened a torrent of blood, which none but the heavenly physitian can stop and cure; to whom the author intreateth the people to looke, and pray, and waite for help, for vain is the help of man. Written by an English man, Christs servant, for Englands remembrance. (London : [s.n.], Printed, Anno 1651. when the formall Presbytery received a wound, as the Episcopall before, and independency in time will follow, if they doe the same workes, and repent not. [1651]), by Nathaniel Burt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Church-members set in joynt. Or, A discovery of the unwarrantable and disorderly practice of private Christians, in usurping the peculiar office and work of Christs own pastours, namely publike preaching. In way of answer to a book printed under the name of Lieutenant Edmund Chillenden (but indeed none of his) entituled Preaching without ordination. Wherein all the arguments by him produced, are fully answered and disproved, the truth of the contrary evidenced, and the office forementioned, thereby returned into the hands of the right owners. / By Filodexter Transilvanus. (London : Printed for Edmund Paxton, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls chain, over against the Castle Tavern neer to the Doctors Commons, 1648), by Benjamin Woodbridge (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The freedom of preaching or Spiritual gifts defended: proving that all men endowed with gifts and abilities may teach and preach the Word of God. By D. Lupton, servant of Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospel. (London : printed by R.W. for R. Harford, at the Bible and States Arms in Little-Brittain, 1652), by Donald Lupton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Responsoria ad erratica pastoris, sive, vindiciæ vindiciarum. Id est, the Shepherds wandrings discovered, in a revindication of the great ordinance of god: Gospel-preachers, and preaching. By way of reply and answer to a late booke, called, The peoples priviledges, and duty guarded against the pulpit and preachers encroachment. And their sober justification and defence of their free and open exposition of scriptures. Published by William Sheppard, Esq. Wherein Mr Sheppards pretended guard, consisting of ten propositions and ten arguments, is examined, and found to wear nothing by wooden swords. And all his replyes to Mr Tho. Halls arguments, and Mr Collinges arguments in his Vindiciæ ministerii, brought against not ordained persons ordinary preaching, are found but cavils and too light. And the truth still maintained, ... in that, preaching and expounding scripture publiquely, are proper acts to gospel officers; not common to all. Wherein also the great question, how far the spirit of God ... dothïnable them to understand scripture is opened, ... / By John Collings, M.A. and preacher of the Gospel in Norwich. (London : Printed for R. Tomlins at the Sun and Bible near Pie-corner, 1652), by John Collinges (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The disputes between Mr. Cranford, and Dr. Chamberlen. At the house of Mr. William Webb, at the end of Bartholomew Lane, by the Old Exchange: on March 1. 1652, and April 1. 6. 13. / Published for the satisfaction of all that love the truth. (London : Printed by Gartrude Dawson, and are to be sold by Gyles Calvert at the Black Spread-Eagle near the west end of Paules, 1652), by James Cranford and Peter Chamberlen (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A vindication of The preacher sent, or A vvarrant for publick preaching without ordination.: Wherein is further discovered. 1. That some gifted men unordained, are Gospel preachers. 2. That officers sustain not a relation (as officers) to the universal Church; and other weighty questions concerning election and ordination, are opened and cleared. In answer to two books. 1. Vindiciæ ministrij evangelici revindicatæ or the Preacher (pretendly) sent, sent back again. By Dr. Colling of Norwich. 2. Quo warranto, or a moderate enquiry into the warrantableness of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons. By Mr. Pool, at the desire and appointment of the Provincial Assembly of London. With a reply to the exceptions of Mr. Hudson and Dr. Collings against the epistle to the preacher sent. / Published by Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. Samuel Petto minister of the GospeI [sic] at Sandcraft in Suffolk. (London : Printed by J.T. Livewell Chapman at the Crown in Popes head Alley, 1659), by Frederick Woodall and Samuel Petto (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The preacher sent: or, A vindication of the liberty of publick preaching, by some men not ordained.: In answer to two books: 1. Jus divinum ministerii euengelici. By the Provincial Assembly of London. 2. Vindiciæ ministerii euangelici. By Mr. John Collings of Norwich. / Published by Iohn Martin, minister of the Gospel at Edgfield in Norfolk. Sam. Petto, minister of the Gospel at Sand-croft in Suffolk. Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. (London : printed for Livewell Chapman and are to be sold at the Crown in Popes-Head-ally, 1658), by John Martin and Samuel Petto (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Social work for Catholic layfolk. (Catholic Truth Society, 1911), by Catholic Truth Society (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)

• An essay on a lay ministry : particulary on that of Wesleyan local preachers : with observations designed to exhibit the capabilities and means of improvement and usefulness possessed by that class of ministers (Sold by J. Mason :, 1832), by William Robinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on the local or lay ministry : as exercised in the Wesleyan and other branches of the Methodist family (London : J. Kaye, 1851., 1851), by Richard Mills (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Defence of lay-teaching. (Philadelphia : Littell, 1823., 1823) (page images at HathiTrust)

• On Gospel ministry : and the right qualification to judge of it (Printed at the Schools of Industry, 1835), by John Griffith (page images at HathiTrust)
• On religious labor (Philadelphia :, 1886), by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings (page images at HathiTrust)

• To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program : report (to accompany H.R. 2152) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 2003), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Religious workers : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session on proposals to permanently extend the expiring provisions of current immigration law which provides special immigrant visas for religious workers sponsored by religious organizations in the United States. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Religious worker visa programs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, June 29, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims (page images at HathiTrust)

• Den norske lägmands bevägelse (Lutherstiftelsens boghandel, 1913), by Gabriel Skagestad (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• More lay readers than clergy! A study of the office of lay reader in the history of the church (Church Historical Society, 1954), by Walter Herbert Stowe and Church Historical Society (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die Laienpredigt und der Pietismus in der lutherischen Kirche : zwei Vorträge nebst einem Nachtrag (C. Bertelsmann, 1889), by Emil Wacker (page images at HathiTrust)
• The local ministry : its character, vocation, and position considered, with suggestions for promoting its more extended usefulness (John Kaye and Co., 1851), by John Henry Carr (page images at HathiTrust)
• An address to all lay exhorters and lay preachers at conferences and other public religious meetings ... Together with a letter from the Rev. Moses Stuart to Mr. Timothy Dwight, on lay exertions ... and remarks thereon. (J.C. Gray, printer, 1821), by Isaac Mills and Moses Stuart (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Missouri valley, and lay preaching. (John A. Gray, 1859), by Francis Wharton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Practical lay preaching and speaking to men. (J. Clarke, 1907), by H. Jeffs (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The lay speaker's handbook (The Parthenon Press, 1958), by Charles Albert Stuck (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Diatribe, wherein the judgement of the reformed churches and protestant divines is shewed concerning preaching by those who are not ordained ministers. (Printed for Peter Cole and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the printing-press in Cornhil neer the Royal Exchange, 1647), by Sidrach Simpson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vindication of the great Ordinance of Goz (London : [publisher not identified], 1651., 1651), by John Collinges, Thomas F. Torrance Collection (Princeton Theological Seminary), and Sprague Collection of Early American Religious Pamphlets (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lay preaching : a divinely-appointed part of Christian ministry (London : William Hunt, 1873., 1873), by John Purcell Fitzgerald (page images at HathiTrust)
• An apologie for lay-mens writing in divinity with a short meditation upon the fall of Lucifer / written by Sr. Richard Baker, Knight. (London : Printed by E. Griffin for F. Eglesfield ..., 1641), by Richard Baker (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Diatribē.: VVherein the judgement of the reformed churches and Protestant divines, is shewed, concerning [brace] ordination. Laying on of hands in ordination of ministers: and, preaching by those who are not ordained ministers. (London : Printed for Peter Cole, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, neer the Royal Exchange, 1647), by Sidrach Simpson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Diatribē: VVherein the iudgement of the reformed churches and Protestant divines, is shewed, concerning preaching by those who are not ordained ministers. (London : printed for Peter Cole, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, neer the Royal Exchange, 1647), by Sidrach Simpson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Tub-preachers overturn'd or Independency to be abandon'd and abhor'd as destructive to the majestracy and ministery, of the church and common-wealth of England.: Proved in a satisfactory answer to a lybellous pamphlet, intituled A letter to Mr Thomas Edwards, with an infamous dedication. Shewing the vanity, folly, madness of the deboyst buff-coat, mechanick frize-coat, lay illiterate men and women, to usurpe the ministery, and audaciously vent their own hereticall opinions, in their hous- (alias tub) -- preachings. viz. Wiet a cobler. Robine a sadler. Sammon a sho-maker. Barde a smith. Kiffin a glover. Patience a taylor. Tue a girdler. Wilkin the meal-man. Fletcher a cooper. Hobson a taylor. Oates a button-maker. Ives a box-maker. Barbone a lether-seller. Parvis a gold-smith. Lamb a sope-boyler. Bignall a porter. Henshaw a confectioner, alias infectioner. Bulcher a chicken-man. Hawes a broaker. Duper a cow-keeper. Reader, I cannot inform thee of their christen names because 'tis questionable whether they have any. (London : Printed for George Lindsey and are to be sold at his shop over against London-stone, 1647) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A vindication of The preacher sent, or A vvarrant for publick preaching without ordination.: Wherein is further discovered. 1. That some gifted men unordained, are Gospel preachers. 2. That officers sustain not a relation (as officers) to the universal Church; and other weighty questions concerning election and ordination, are opened and cleared. In answer to two books. 1. Vindiciæ ministrij evangelici revindicatæ or the Preacher (pretendly) sent, sent back again. By Dr. Colling of Norwich. 2. Quo warranto, or a moderate enquiry into the warrantableness of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons. By Mr. Pool, at the desire and appointment of the Provincial Assembly of London. With a reply to the exceptions of Mr. Hudson and Dr. Collings against the epistle to the preacher sent. / Published by Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. Samuel Petto minister of the GospeI [sic] at Sandcraft in Suffolk. (London : Printed by J.T. Livewell Chapman at the Crown in Popes head Alley, 1659), by Frederick Woodall and Samuel Petto (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A bold challenge of an itinerant preacher: modestly answered by a local minister to whom the same was sent and delivered: and severall letters thereupon. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the year, 1652), by George Griffith and Vavasor Powell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The preacher sent: or, A vindication of the liberty of publick preaching, by some men not ordained.: In answer to two books: 1. Jus divinum ministerii euengelici. By the Provincial Assembly of London. 2. Vindiciæ ministerii euangelici. By Mr. John Collings of Norwich. / Published by Iohn Martin, minister of the Gospel at Edgfield in Norfolk. Sam. Petto, minister of the Gospel at Sand-croft in Suffolk. Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. (London : printed for Livewell Chapman and are to be sold at the Crown in Popes-Head-ally, 1658), by John Martin and Samuel Petto (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Lay-preaching vnmasked. Or, A discourse tending to shew the unlawfulnesse of laymens preaching in publique or private.: being a refutation of some arguments brought for the justification of the lawfulnesse and uniuersall exercise of every mans gift publique and private: by a well-willer to reformation. (London : Printed for W.L., 1644), by Well-willer to reformation (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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