 | William Linn - 1806 - 232 pages
...the Protestant Episcopal Churches in America. This preface begins thus: " 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 Deacons." Here the Episcopal hierarchy... | |
 | John Bowden - 1808 - 312 pages
...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 Deacons." Still farther. The prayers in the old ordinal expressly mentioned the appointment of divers... | |
 | Thomas Yardley How - 1808 - 144 pages
...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 Deacons. Which offices were evermore held in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume to... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...September, AD 1792. THE PREFACE. •It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scrifiture and Ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time...Ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man miff/it presume to... | |
 | William White - 1813 - 532 pages
...•to our notice, in the first sentence of the preface; which says — :"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." Here... | |
 | Gamaliel Smith Olds - 1815 - 216 pages
...declaration of Episcopalians in the public standard of their faith, that "it is evident unto all men, diligently reading holy scripture and ancient authors,...ministers in CHRIST'S Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons?' What shall we say to the claim, that Bixhops possess, by Apostolic institution and Divine... | |
 | Robert Nelson - 1815 - 564 pages
...instituted some Officers for the Preface to Government of it. And it is evident to all Men cwisecr. 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... | |
 | 1818 - 424 pages
...1792. THE PREFACE. к evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient Author;, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ'* Church, — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore bad in such reverend... | |
 | Hector Davies Morgan - 1819 - 442 pages
...." 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...ministers in Christ's " Church; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons*." Instructed also by the word of God, that no man can preach " except he be sent y ," or take... | |
 | 1819 - 402 pages
...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...ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons" — that they were " appointed by" the " divine Providence" of" Almighty God"— and that,... | |
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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. 
