...evident unto 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." Now, suppose the Church had said, It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture and...

...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 execute...

...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 orders...

...September, AD 1792. THE PREFACE. •It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scrifiture and Ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time...in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man miff/it presume to execute...

...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 is an appeal to scripture, for the discrimination of order in the time of the apostles; and to...

...Episcopalians in the public standard of their faith, that "it is evident unto all men, diligently reading holy scripture and ancient authors, that from the...in CHRIST'S Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons?' What shall we say to the claim, that Bixhops possess, by Apostolic institution and Divine right, "...

...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 were evermore had in such reverent Estimation, that no Man by his own private Authority...

...Church " by a judge that hath authority there" unto '' ." ee t( 3. In the judgment of our Church, ** it " is evident unto all men diligently reading "...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 upon himself...

...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...in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons" — that they were " appointed by" the " divine Providence" of" Almighty God"— and that, consequently,...

...evident unto all men, diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient Authors, that from the Ac ties' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church, — Bishops, Priests, and D Apos-Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation,...