| Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - Clergy - 1736 - 294 pages
...is, Do youtruft that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghoft to take upon you this Office, toferve God, for the promoting of his Glory, and the edifying of his People ? To which he is to anfwer, / truftfo. This is put only in this Office, and not repeated afterwards,... | |
| John Wesley - Christianity - 1744 - 52 pages
...ferve GOD*? 'frujling that we were inwardly moved by the Holy Ghojl, to take upon us this Miniftration, for the promoting of his Glory, and the edifying of his People ? And have we clearly determined, by GOD's Grace, to give ourfelves wholly to this Office ? Do we forfake... | |
| Alexander Luders - Contested elections - 1785 - 658 pages
...that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghoft to take upon you this office and miniftration, to lerve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people ?" The anfwer is, " I truft fo." Then comes the following queftion : " Do you think that you are truly... | |
| Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1790 - 388 pages
...requifite in the prefent Cafe : and what more, the latter Part of the Queftion points out. To ferve God, for the promoting of his Glory, and the edifying of his Church. This then being the Defign of the Office ; if, fo far as you. know your own Hearts, this is... | |
| Joseph Milner - 1812 - 538 pages
...must be moderated, lest we fall into an undue elevation of mind, or a precipitate indiscretion V' " Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost?" is the serious question, which the Church of England asks of all her candidates for the ministry. Let... | |
| 1842
...the first question which is put to the Candidate for Deacon's Orders, in our Ordination Service : " Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy...promoting of His glory, and the edifying of His people ? What a solemn question is this ! Do Christian parents consider it, when they take upon themselves... | |
| 1851 - 592 pages
...more is requisite in the present case : and what more the latter part of the question points out. ' To serve God for the promoting of his glory and the edifying of his Church.' ТЫ», then, being the design of the office ; if, so far as you know your own hearts, this... | |
| Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...and of his Christ were the self-denying who were willing to spend and to be spent, that they might 'serve God, for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people.' " This noble principle Bishop White beheld with joy, among the characteristics of his affectionate... | |
| Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...ordination they ' profess, that they are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon tnem this otfioe and ministration, to serve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people.' If then they minister not, nor instruct their people by their doctrine and example, may it not be said... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - Apologetics - 1804 - 352 pages
...it, and thus evidently resting all his hopes of God's blessing on his sincer,ty.* The question is, " Do you trust that you are inwardly " moved by the Holy Ghost, to take upon you this office " and ministry, to serve God, for the promoting of his " glory, and the edifying of his people?" " I TRUST... | |
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