 | 1842 - 752 pages
...American bishops in every part of the United States ; and the truth, set forth in the Prayer Book, that ' from the Apostles' time there have been three...in Christ's church, bishops, priests, and deacons,' sinks deeper and deeper into the American mind, to the bappy diminution of the evils of schism." —... | |
 | Church of England, William Keeling - 1842 - 542 pages
...of the Church admit him a Deacon, in such manner and form as hereafter followeth. 1552 THE PREFACE. IT is evident unto all men, diligently reading holy...ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there hath been these orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons : which offices... | |
 | 1919 - 654 pages
...to the order of the Church of England,' we read : It is evident onto all men diligently reading the 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. Which Offices were evermore... | |
 | 1897 - 478 pages
...the MINISTRY. The preface to the Ordinal in the Prayer Book (p. 5o9) opens with these weighty words: "It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy...Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons." This three-fold Ministry... | |
 | Willem Nijenhuis - 1980 - 434 pages
...that these principles were lacking. Among other references we read in the Foreword to the Ordinal: "It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture, and ancient authors, that from the Apostle's time there hath been these orders of ministers in Christ's church: bishops, priests, and... | |
 | Marion J. Hatchett - 1995 - 694 pages
...Preface to the Ordination Rites (p. 510) The ordinal of 1550 was printed with a preface which read: It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy...ancient authors, that from the apostles' time there hath been these orders of ministers in Christ's church: bishops, priests, and deacons, which offices... | |
 | Christine Hall - 1991 - 224 pages
...England A Legal Perspective* Lynne Leeder From its inception the Church of England has held and taught that from the Apostles' time there have been three...ministers in Christ's Church; bishops, priests and deacons1. Unlike the early Church however, in which the diaconate played a pivotal role, the diaconate... | |
 | Michael Watts - 1993 - 212 pages
...following explanation of the Church of England's attitude towards the foundations of the sacred ministry: It is 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... | |
 | P. E. Satterthwaite, David F. Wright - 1994 - 358 pages
...orders of ministry as given by the Lord to his church, or with the Anglican Ordinal to which it was 'evident unto all men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient Authors' that the orders of bishop, priest and deacon existed from the apostles' time, but most would acknowledge... | |
 | Christine Hall, Robert Hannaford - 1996 - 180 pages
...of England boldly asserts, in the Preface to the Ordinal attached to the Book of Common Prayer, that 'it is evident unto all men diligently reading holy...Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church: Bishops, Priests, and Deacons', while in Article XXV... | |
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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. 
