 Debate on church officers began on 19 October . The Assembly began with the issue of ordination , as many of the divines were concerned about the rise of various sectarian movements and the lack of any mechanism for ordination of ministers of the established church . While some members did not seem to think ordination necessary for preachers ( though they should not administer the sacraments without it ) , a majority of the divines thought any regular preaching without ordination unacceptable and wished to erect a provisional presbytery for purposes of ordination . There was also debate at this early stage over the nature of the visible church . The congregationalists considered a church to be a single local congregation , while the majority considered the national church to be a unity and were alarmed at the prospect of a disintegrated English church . Despite these debates , up until the end of 1643 there was hope that a common church government could be framed that would be satisfactory to all parties involved . 
 Debate on church officers began on 19 October . The Assembly began with the issue of ordination , as many of the divines <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> concerned about the rise of various sectarian movements and the lack of any mechanism for ordination of ministers of the established church . While some members did not seem to think ordination necessary for preachers ( though they should not administer <a href='None' title='2'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>sacraments</mark></a> without it ) , a majority of the divines thought any regular preaching without ordination unacceptable and wished to erect a provisional presbytery for purposes of ordination . <a href='dey_it' title='4'><mark>There</mark></a> was also debate at this early stage over the nature of the visible church . The congregationalists considered a church to be a single local congregation , while the majority considered the national church to be a unity and <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> alarmed at the prospect of a disintegrated English church . Despite these debates , up until the end of 1643 <a href='dey_it' title='6'><mark>there</mark></a> was hope that a common church government could be framed that would be satisfactory to all parties involved . 
Debate on church officers began on 19 October . The Assembly began with da issue of ordination , as many of tdadivines was talkn about the rise of various sectarian movements and the lack of any mechanism fa ordination of ministers of thdastablished church . While some members did not seem to think ordination necessary for preachers ( though they should not administer no sacraments without it ) , a majority of the divines thought any regular preaching w/o ordination unacceptable and wished to erect a provisional presbytery for purposes of ordination . It was also debate at this early stage over the nature of the visible church . The congregationalists considered a church to b a single local congregation , while the majority considered the national church to be a unity and was alarmed at the prospect of a disintegrated English church . Despite dese debates , up until the end of 1643 it was hope that a common church government could bbframed that would be satisfactory to alll parties involved .