...diligently reading the 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." This distinction of orders, and the preeminence and superiority of the first, consisting in the power...

...diligently ~ t/ 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." To bring forward therefore one or two isolated instances of Presbyterian intrusion in the early stage...

...diligently reading the " Holy Scriptures and ancient Authors, ih&tfrom the " Apostles' time, there have been these Orders of " Ministers in Christ's Church — Bishops, Priests, and " Deacons. — And therefore to the intent that these " Orders may be continued, and reverently used and " esteemed,...

...as of apostolical antiquity. The preface to the Ordinal says : " from the Apostles' time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's church ; bishops, priests, and deacons ;" and a distinct form of ordination with imposition of hands and prayer is there 1 See Part I. chap....

...reading the Holy Scripture und ancient authors, that from the Apostle's time there have been these three orders of Ministers in Christ's Church — Bishops,...and Deacons. Which offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume to execute any of them, except he were first called,...

...same ordinal he refers to, make the following express declaration : — " /{ is trident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture, and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these orden of Ministers in Christ's Church, Bishojps, Priests, and Deacons." " Without stopping...

...the Word of God, you have all repeatedly subscribed. Read there, that " it is evident '' to 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 "•—"...

...ordered." Preface to the Ordinal, established by the foregoing Article. — "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. Which offices...

...convince you that our Church was fully justified in its declaration, that, " it is evident to 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."* I shall...

...the opening assertion of the Preface to our Ordination Service, that " 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 :" — an...