...Ordination Service, from which 1 read as follows: "It is evident unto all men diligently reading the 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." " Stay," said Dr. Ward...

...together in the preface to the Form of giving orders, which begins in these •words : It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostle's time, there have been three orders of Ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and...

...CHURCH, IN GENERAL CONVENTION, IN THE MONTH OF BEI'TEMJJEB, AD 1792. THE PREFACR It ¡a evident unto all men, diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient...from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders at Ministers in Christ's Church, — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which offices were evermore had...

...American) Prayer Book, approved, if not written, by Cranmer himself, commences thus : " It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and Ancient...from the Apostles' time, there have been these Orders and Ministers in CHRIST'S Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons." And then it goes on to make this...

...Ordinal, 1549. [Edward VI.] give up the doctrine of succession, when they declare—" It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient...that, from the Apostles' time, there have been these three orders of ministers in Christ's Church— Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; which officers were...

...we should not have embarked in this controversy. They might have said and sung, " 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."* as often, as loud, and...

...been stated, our Church declares in the preface to the Ordination Service, that " 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. Which offices were evermore...

...even so send I you V Nevertheless, as it is stated in the Ordination Preface, " 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. Which offices were...

...[Edward VI.] give up the doctrine of succession, when they declare — " It is evident unto oilmen, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient authors,...that, from the Apostles' time, there have been these three orders of ministers in Christ's Church — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons ; which officers were...

...ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons," we find the following : " It is 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."...