A Vindication of the Doctrine of the Church of England on the Validity of the Orders of the Scotch and Foreign Non-Episcopal Churches: In Three Pamphlets on the Subject. Containing. A general review of the subject. A reply to Archdeacon Churton and Chancellor Harington. (2d ed.). A reply to the Bishop of Exeter's letter to the Archdeacon of Totnes. (3d ed.) By W. Goode .... I.A.D.F. Randolph, 1853 |
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Page 25 - It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preaching, or ministering the Sacraments in the congregation, before he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same.
Page 19 - It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
Page 9 - THE visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 13 - THE TRUTH is, that in the NEW TESTAMENT there is no mention made of any DEGREES or DISTINCTIONS in ORDERS, but only of Deacons or Ministers, and of PRIESTS OR BISHOPS...
Page 8 - And the hand of the Lord was with them : and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Page 36 - So likewise in Church matters, the substance of doctrine is immutable ; and so are the general rules of government : but for rites and ceremonies, and for the particular hierarchies, policies, and disciplines of churches, they be left at large.
Page 20 - Where the Church must needs have some ordained, and neither hath nor can have possibly a bishop to ordain, in case of such necessity the ordinary institution of God hath given oftentimes, and may give place.
Page 8 - Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
Page 54 - Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a priest in the Church of God, now committed to thee by the imposition of our hands.
Page 42 - And, in the last place, that they warmly and most affectionately exhort them to join with us in daily fervent prayer to the God of peace for an universal blessed union of all reformed churches, both at home and abroad, against our common enemies...