 | Thomas Powell (Wesleyan minister.) - 1838 - 192 páginas
...E very church has a right to use its own judgment in such matters. The words in the Preface : " Tis evident unto all men, diligently reading holy scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time, (h) See the 13th Eliz. cap. 12 ; the 12th Carol. 2, cap. 17. (i) Neal's Hist. of the... | |
 | Henry Addington Simcoe - 1838 - 302 páginas
...unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ," Eph. iv. 11—13. 1 And it is evident to all men, diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these orders of Ministers IP Christ's Church,—Bishops, Priests, and... | |
 | Archibald Boyd - 1839 - 358 páginas
...priests, and deacons, or ministers of the church.' And the preface to the ordinal distinctly states, ' It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture, and ancient authors, that from the apostle's times there have been three orders of ministers in Christ's church, bishops, priests and... | |
 | George Buckmaster Gibbons - 1839 - 564 páginas
...he subscribes heartily to the opening assertion of the Preface to our Ordination Service, that " 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, "... | |
 | 1843 - 600 páginas
...elected, [to the office of Bishop^} and to send Thy grace upon him." Preface to the Ordinal. — " 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... | |
 | John Sinclair - 1839 - 136 páginas
...in the very same ordinal he refers to, make the following express declaration : — " /{ is trident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture, and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these orden of Ministers in Christ's Church, Bishojps, Priests, and... | |
 | John Armstrong (bp. of Grahamstown.) - 1839 - 568 páginas
...will convince you that our Church was fully justified in its declaration, that, " it is evident to 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... | |
 | Edward Copleston (bp. of Llandaff.) - 1839 - 340 páginas
...agreement with the Word of God, you have all repeatedly subscribed. Read there, that " it is evident '' to 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,... | |
 | John Burnett Pratt - 1840 - 312 páginas
...Priesthood. The language of the Church, in regard to this important matter, is very remarkable. " 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... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1840 - 404 páginas
...interpreted, and far less justified on any other principle. The language referred to is this—" 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... | |
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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. 
