...Amen. K Then the Bishop sliall deliver to every one of them kneeling, the Bible into Ms hand, saying, TAKE thou authority to preach the word of God, and...holy Sacraments in the Congregation where thou shalt be lawfully appointed thereunto. Tf When thii is done, the Sithop thall go an in the service of the...

...Amen. IT Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them kneeling, the Bible into his hand, saying, TAKE thou Authority to preach the word of God, and...holy Sacraments in the Congregation where thou shalt be lawfully appointed thereunto. IT When this is done, the Bishop shall go on in the Service of the...

...whom they shall be appointed God's ministers, and, most particular! v, of the authority given them to preach the word of God, and to minister the holy sacraments, in the congregation, where they shall be lawfully appointed thereunto. It seems scarcely possible that language should define...

...curate. At his ordination to the office of priest, the Bishop delivered the Bible into his hand, saying, "Take thou authority to preach the word of God, and...Holy Sacraments in the congregation, where thou shalt be lawfully appointed thereunto." Hia authority to preach U thus, at hi» ordination, limited to the...

...Amen. T Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them kneeling, the Bible inlo his hand, saying, TAKE thou Authority to preach the word of God, and...the holy Sacraments in the Congregation where thou slialt be lawfully appointed thereunto. *T When this is done, the Bishop shall go on in the Service...

...ministration P " Does it include the act of preaching ? In the sentence of the Ordination service, "Take thou authority to preach the Word of God, and...minister the holy sacraments in the congregation," was it — is it — intended that the " idea of preaching and the idea of ministry are carefully dissociated...

...convey spiritual authority, most certainly could not bestow it. Mr. Wesley's own commission was, " to preach the word of God and to minister the holy sacraments in the congregation where he should be lawfully appointed thereunto." Not a word was said about his ordaining others, as is the...

...to preach the same, if thou be thereto licensed by the bishop himself. Form of ordaining priests : Take thou authority to preach the word of God, and...the holy sacraments, in the congregation where thou shall be lawfully appointed thereunto. Art. 23. It is not lawful for any man, to take upon him the...

...people, as their lawful guides and governors in spiritual things ; that they alone are duly commissioned to preach the word of God, and to minister the holy sacraments." This, of course, will please the Oxford sect of the church right well. So would not say Archbishop...

...preached, and the sacraments duly administered." Then, at our ordination, the bishop said to each of us, "Take thou authority to preach the Word of God, and to minister the holy sacraments." Again, preaching is put before ministering the sacraments. Thus there is no warrant, either from Scripture...