 | William Linn - Episcopacy - 1806 - 232 pages
...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 hierarchy... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...September, AD 1792. THE PREFACE. •It is evident 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 Church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation,... | |
 | Gamaliel Smith Olds - Clergy - 1815 - 216 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Charles Daubeny - 1818 - 300 pages
...venerable Reformers ; in conformity with the Preface to our Ordination Service : in which we read, that " it is evident unto all men, diligently reading the Holy Scripture, and ancient authority, that from the Apostles' time there have been three orders of Ministers in Christ's Church;... | |
 | 1818 - 424 pages
...1792. THE PREFACE. к evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient Author;, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ'* Church, — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore bad in such reverend... | |
 | Hector Davies Morgan - Calvinism - 1819 - 442 pages
...Church " by a judge that hath authority there" unto '' ." ee t( 3. In the judgment of our Church, ** it " is evident unto all men diligently reading "...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... | |
 | 1835 - 792 pages
...edifying of the body of Christ." — Ephes. iv. 1 1, 12. " 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." — Preface to the Form of... | |
 | 1819 - 402 pages
...this subject ; and to evince that the 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"... | |
 | 1820 - 796 pages
...ordination service of our Church. It is evident unto all men diligently reading the Holy Scriptures and ancient authors that from the apostles' time there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's Church, Bishops, Prieste, and Deacons. "Which niliccs were evermore had in such reverend estimation... | |
 | George Weller - 1821 - 370 pages
...adopted ; from it we select the following passages ; — u It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the...there have been these orders of ministers in Christ's church, bishops, priests and deacons." Preface. « Almighty God, who> by thy divine 'providence hast... | |
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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. 
