...#/¿/e in СЬлпсегу- \ Lane near Fketßreet. MD С LXXXI V. I» U The PREFACE. !T is evident unto all Men, diligently reading holy Scripture^ and ancient Authors, that from the Apoftles time, there hath en thefe Orders of Minifters in Chrifts Church, Biihops, Prielb and Deacons...

...together, in the Preface to the Form of giving Orders i which begins in thefe words : It is tvident unto all men, diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient Authors^ that from the Apoftles time there have been three Orders of Minifters in Chrijl's Church , Bijhops, Priefts, and...

...Farm and Manner of making and confecratlng Bifliops, Pr lefts and Deacon^ our Church tells us, that It is evident to all Men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient Authors^ that from the Apoftles time there hath been thefe Orders ofMnifters in Chrift'j Church, Bifhops, Prieflrs and Deacons...

...Ordaining, and Confecrating of Bifhops, Priefb, and Deacons,, fhe tells us thus 5 " It is evident unto all Men diligently reading " Holy Scripture, and Ancient Authors, that " from the dpojlles time there have been thefe tl Orders ot Minifters in Chrift's Church, *' Bi/bops, Priefts...

...Ordaining, and Confecrating of Bifhops, Ppiefts, and Deacons, fhe tells us thus-; " It is evident unto all Men diligently reading ** Holy Scripture, and Ancient Authors, that " from the Apoftles time there have been thefe " Orders of Mkiifters in Chrift's Church, " Bi/bops, Priefls and...

...entertain a doubt* " It is evident (fays our Church, in the preface to her Confecration Service) unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture > and ancient authors, that from the Apoftles' time there have been thefe orders of minifters in CHRIST'S Church— BifhopSj Priefts, and...

...Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons." Now, suppose the Church had said, It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' times, the doctrine of the Trinity has been received in the Church ; would not the natural interpretation...

...consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons," our church tells us, that " it is evident to all men diligentlv 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, which offices were evermore...

...Let us first see what the standards of the Episcopal church say upon the subject in question. " It is 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 Christ's church ; Bishops, Priests, and...

...in the church, they expressly said, in their preface to the old ordinal,— . . " 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...