 | Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...which Offices were evermore hart in such reverent estimation, that no man by his own private authority might presume to execute any of them, except he were...tried, examined and known to have such qualities, as were requisite for the same, and also by publick prayer, with imposition of hand, approved and admitted... | |
 | William Linn - Episcopacy - 1806 - 232 pages
...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... | |
 | Thomas Yardley How - Episcopacy - 1808 - 144 pages
...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...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
...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... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scrifiture and Ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's...evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man miff/it presume to execute any of them, except he were first called, tried, exa* mined, and known to... | |
 | William White - 1813 - 532 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Nelson - 1815 - 564 pages
...cwisecr. diligently reading Holy Scripture, and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles Time there hath been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church,...Deacons ; which Offices were evermore had in such reverent Estimation, that no Man by his own private Authority might presume to execute any of them,... | |
 | Gamaliel Smith Olds - Clergy - 1815 - 216 pages
...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 we say to the claim, that Bixhops possess, by Apostolic institution and Divine right, "... | |
 | 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...examined, and known to have such qualities, as are requi* site for the same; and also by public prayer with imposition of hands were approved and admitted... | |
 | 1818 - 424 pages
...of Ministers in Christ'* Church, — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore bad in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume...tried, examined, and known to have such qualities as> ;ire requisite for tae same ; and ;ğlso by public Prayer, with imposition of Hands, were approved... | |
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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... 
