 | William Linn - Episcopacy - 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... | |
 | Thomas Yardley How - Episcopacy - 1808 - 144 pages
...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...Priests, and Deacons. Which offices were evermore held in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume to execute any of them, except he were... | |
 | John Bowden - Episcopacy - 1808 - 312 pages
...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... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...men, diligently reading Holy Scrifiture and Ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church,...and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man miff/it presume to execute any of them, except he were first called,... | |
 | 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 - Clergy - 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, that from the Apostles' time there have been these orders of ministers in CHRIST'S Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons?' What shall... | |
 | Charles Daubeny - 1818 - 300 pages
...reading the Holy Scripture, and ancient authority, that from the Apostles' time there have been three orders of Ministers in Christ's Church; Bishops, Priests...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,... | |
 | 1819 - 402 pages
...Liturgy is in. strict accordance with the Gospel, in declaring, that " from the apostles' time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons" — that they were " appointed by" the " divine Providence" of" Almighty God"— and that, consequently,... | |
 | Hector Davies Morgan - Calvinism - 1819 - 442 pages
...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*." Instructed also by the word of God, that no man can preach " except he be sent y ," or take upon himself... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1821 - 234 pages
...Ordering of c Priests and d Deacons, lately set forth in the time of Edward * It is evident unto all men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient authors,...deacons : which offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man by his own private authority might presume to execute any of them,... | |
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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. 
