 | William Linn - 1806 - 232 pages
...Episcopal Churches in America. This preface begins thus: " It is evident unto all men diligently reading holy scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been three orders of Ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests and Deacons." Here the Episcopal hierarchy... | |
 | Thomas Yardley How - 1808 - 144 pages
...evident to all men diligently reading holy scripture, and ancient authors, that from the Apostle's time, there have been these orders of ministers in...Priests, and Deacons. Which offices were evermore held in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume to execute any of them, except he were... | |
 | John Bowden - 1808 - 312 pages
...evident unto all men, diligently reading holy scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostle's time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons." Still farther. The prayers in the old ordinal expressly mentioned the appointment of divers orders... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...September, AD 1792. THE PREFACE. •It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scrifiture and Ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time...evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man miff/it presume to execute any of them, except he were first called, tried, exa* mined, and known to... | |
 | William White - 1813 - 532 pages
...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." Here is an appeal to scripture, for the discrimination of order in the time of the apostles; and to... | |
 | Gamaliel Smith Olds - 1815 - 216 pages
...Episcopalians in the public standard of their faith, that "it is evident unto all men, diligently reading holy scripture and ancient authors, that from the...in CHRIST'S Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons?' What shall we say to the claim, that Bixhops possess, by Apostolic institution and Divine right, "... | |
 | Robert Nelson - 1815 - 564 pages
...cwisecr. diligently reading Holy Scripture, and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles Time there hath been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church,...Deacons ; which Offices were evermore had in such reverent Estimation, that no Man by his own private Authority might presume to execute any of them,... | |
 | 1818 - 424 pages
...1792. THE PREFACE. к evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient Author;, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ'* Church, — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore bad in such reverend... | |
 | Charles Daubeny - 1818 - 300 pages
...venerable Reformers ; in conformity with the Preface to our Ordination Service : in which we read, that " it is evident unto all men, diligently reading the Holy Scripture, and ancient authority, that from the Apostles' time there have been three orders of Ministers in Christ's Church;... | |
 | Hector Davies Morgan - 1819 - 442 pages
...Church " by a judge that hath authority there" unto '' ." ee t( 3. In the judgment of our Church, ** it " is evident unto all men diligently reading "...Christ's " Church; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons*." Instructed also by the word of God, that no man can preach " except he be sent y ," or take upon himself... | |
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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. 
