...." ee t( 3. In the judgment of our Church, ** it " is evident unto all men diligently reading " the holy Scripture and ancient authors, " that from the...time there have " been these orders of ministers in Christ's " Church; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons*." Instructed also by the word of God, that no man...

...the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." — Ephes. iv. 1 1, 12. " It is evident unto all men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient...that from the apostles' time, there have been these orders'of ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons." — Preface to the Form of...

...this subject ; and to evince that the Liturgy is in. strict accordance with the Gospel, in declaring, that " from the apostles' time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons" — that they were " appointed by" the " divine Providence"...

...ordination service of our Church. It is evident unto all men diligently reading the Holy Scriptures and ancient authors that from the apostles' time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Prieste, and Deacons. "Which niliccs were evermore had in such reverend estimation...

...an authorized, an Apostolic, ministry. In the preface to her ordinal she says : " It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient...time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's church — bishops, priests, and deacons. Which offices were evermore had in such reverend...

...an authorized, an Apostolic, ministry. In the preface to her ordinal she says : " It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient...time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's church — bishops, priests, and deacons. Which offices were evermore had in such reverend...

...reformed ordinal was adopted ; from it we select the following passages ; — u It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient...time, there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's church, bishops, priests and deacons." Preface. « Almighty God, who> by thy divine 'providence...

...and Ordering of c Priests and d Deacons, lately set forth in the time of Edward * It is evident unto all men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there hath been these orders of ministers in Christ's Church, bishops, priests, and deacons : which offices...

...confirmation of the statement in the English Ordinal, " It is evident unto 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." But I was scrupulously anxious not to overstate the...

...this up with the attestation of the church of England, in the preface to the book of ordination : " It is evident to all men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient authors, that, from the apostles' times, there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's church, bishops, priests, and deacons...