 | John Wade - 1820 - 496 pages
...receiveth the order of priesthood ; the receivers humbly kneeling upon their knees, and the Bishop saying, "Receive the Holy Ghost, for the office and -work...priest in the Church •of God, now committed unto tliee By the imposition of our hands. — Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose... | |
 | bp. William White - 1820 - 502 pages
...the words used by the bishop at the ordination of priests — " Receive ye the Holy Ghost" — and " Whose sins thou dost forgive they are forgiven, and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained." Bishop Seabury, who alone was tenacious of this form, consented at last, with great reluctance, to... | |
 | 1821 - 490 pages
...priesthood, the receivers humbly kneeling, and the bishop saying, Receive the Holy Ghost, for the ofiice and work of a priest in the church of God, now committed...imposition of our hands; WHOSE SINS THOU DOST FORGIVE, THEY ABE FORGIVEN ; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained." Form and manner of ordering priests.t... | |
 | George Weller - 1821 - 370 pages
...execute the office of a priest in the church of God now committed to thee by the imposition of our hands, and be thou a faithful dispenser of the word of God, and his holy sacraments. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost." If then it were admitted... | |
 | 1871 - 1202 pages
...the following form should be used, " Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, grant unto thee the gift of the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a priest...committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands. And be thou a faithful dispenser of the Word of God, and of His holy sacraments, in the name of the... | |
 | Prayer (Book of common) (U.S. protest. episc. ch.) - 1822 - 498 pages
...that receiveth the Order of priesthood; the receivers humbly kneeling, and the Bishop saying, DECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a priest...God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of oui hands: whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven : and whose sins thou dost retain, hey are... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...our souls inspire, (adfinem.) Or this: Come, Holy Ghost, eternal God, (ad finem.) The Bishop saying, Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a Priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thce by the imposition of our hands. THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS.... The Archbishop saying, Receive... | |
 | John Milner (bp. of Castabala.) - 1822 - 384 pages
...of ordaining them, to address them in the words of Christ to his Apostles : receive the Holy Ghost ; whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained /f Again, what Scriptural authority has he for using leavened bread for his Sacrament, whereas it is... | |
 | 1822 - 412 pages
...lbe F.ditor of lhe Gospel Advocate. IN the ordering of priests, the bishop is authorized to say, " whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ;...and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained." From this, it has been argued by the adversaries of the church, that its ministers assume the power... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1822 - 444 pages
...before them, the Presidiug Bithop saying, RECEIVE the Holy Ghost, for the office and work of a Bishop in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands : In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And remember that thou stir... | |
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RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a Priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. 
