...Priests, and Deacons, &c. x Rom ' . x. 14. z Heb. v. 4. A a 4 " ments in the congregation, before he he " lawfully called, and sent to execute the " same. And...congregation, to call and send *' ministers into the Lord's vineyard3." " The Book of Consecration of Archbi" shops and Bishops, and Ordering of " Priests and...

...ministry; in conformity with which practice the Twentythird Article of our Church runs thus : — " It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the...be lawfully called and sent to execute the same." If it should be alleged, in answer to this statement, that the prohibition extends merely to the public...

...Office of public Preaching1, or Ministering the Sa craments in the Congregation, before he be lawful); called, and sent to execute the same. And those we...sent, which be chosen and called to this Work by men whfi have public Authority given unto them in the Con gpegation, to call and send Ministers into the...

...Cburcli retains, and if as the twenty-tliird article of our Church declares, we ought to judge those lawfully called and sent, which be chosen and called...men, who have public authority given unto them in the coiigregatioo to call and send ministers into the | Lord's vineyard,' then I would ask, ' who is to...

...matters of faith and doctrine, as well as in their ceremonies. 14. Of Ministering in the Congregation. It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the...those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, who are chosen and called to this work by men who have public authority given unto them in the congregation,...

...perpetual for all times, places and persons, without alteration." J The article, Art. 23d, runs thus; "It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the...the congregation, before he be lawfully called and of ministers to their office, so doubtful a thing was the permanency of the existing organization thought...

...declares that no man may minister the sacraments "before he be lawfully called and sent;" and then adds, " those we ought to judge lawfully called and " sent,..." who have public authority given unto them in the con" gregation, to call and send ministers into the Lord's " vineyard." These definitions certainly...

...matters of faith and doctrine, as well as in their ceremonies. 14. Of Ministering in the Congregation. , It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the...sacraments in the congregation, before he be lawfully caNed, and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, who are...

...called, and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, who are chosen and called to this work by men who have public...call and send ministers into the Lord's vineyard. 15. Of the Sacraments Sacraments ordained by Christ are not merely badges or tokens of christian men's...

...ordinance ; namely, a minister lawfully called and sent; for the twenty-third Article expressly states, ' It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of ministering the sacraments in the congregation (that is, the visible church), before he is lawfully...