...subject of the orders in the ministry is this : — " 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 minibters in Christ's church : bishops, priests, and deacons. Which offices were evermore had in such...

...Christian system is attacked. The preface to the Ordinal takes up strong defensive ground ; it asserts that ' From the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.' It does not, however, maintain that the Episcopal...

...in the Ordinal of that year the Preface, like the existing one, begins thus:— ' 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 held in such reverent...

...the mediaeval ruling of Rome :— ' 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, priests, and deacons.' It is only necessary to remark that Falkland fully...

...the Ordinal of that year the Preface, like the existing one, begins thus:— '" 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...

...remembering their own appeal to antiquity. The words of the Edwardian Ordinal, - It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostolic times there hath been three orders of ministers in Christ's Church—bishops, priests, and...

...preface to the Ordinal in the Prayer Book (p. 5o9) opens with these weighty words: "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." This three-fold Ministry was universal until Reformation...

...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...

...Hatch and Harnack do but confirm their position. The statement in the Ordinal: "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" remains unshaken after a microscopic inquiry. Our...

...dig the doctrines of Catholicism. '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, Priests, and Deacons . . .' Thus the Preface to the ordination services....