 | Samuel Miller - 1807 - 370 sider
...Bishops in the first and second centuries : " The public functions of religion were " solely entrusted to the established ministers of the " church, the Bishops and the Presbyters ; two ap" pellatious which in their first origin, appear to " have distinguished the same office, and the... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1830 - 556 sider
...bishops in the first and second centuries : " The public functions " of religion were solely entrusted to the established ministers of " the church, the...origin, appear to have distinguished the same '' office f and the same order of persons. The name of presbyter " was expressive of their age, or rather of... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1830 - 556 sider
...bishops in the first and second centuries : " The public functions " of religion were solely entrusted to the established ministers of " the church, the...first origin, appear to have distinguished the same " ojfice, and the same order of persons. The name of presbyter " was expressive of their age, or rather... | |
 | Benjamin Hanbury - 1839 - 628 sider
...and charity. Independence and equality formed the basis of their internal constitution. . .The public functions of religion were solely intrusted to the...the same office, and the same order of persons."" What our own convictions are on this subject, will be sufficiently evidenced. We cannot, in passing,... | |
 | John Shenton Bright - 1842 - 106 sider
...faith and charity. Independence and equality formed the basis of their internal constitution The public functions of religion were solely intrusted to the...appellations which, in their first origin, appear to hare distinguished the same office, and the same order of persons." Mosheim affirms, unhesitatingly,... | |
 | William Davis Snodgrass - 1844 - 296 sider
...reference to the first and second centuries, — " The public functions of religion were solely entrusted to the established ministers of the church, the bishops...distinguished the same office, and the same order of persons." * * " In proportion to the respective numbers of the faithful, a larger or smaller number of these... | |
 | 1847 - 796 sider
...chapter.' We turn to Gibbon, and find him saying, ' The public functions of religion were solely entrusted to the established ministers of the church, the bishops...to have distinguished the same office and the same persons.' But circumstances, the historian tells us, ' required the directing hand of a superior magistrate,'... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1847 - 806 sider
...chapter.' We turn to Gibbon, and find him saying, ' The public functions of religion were solely entrusted to the established ministers of the church, the bishops...to have distinguished the same office and the same persons.' But circumstances, the historian tells us, ' required the directing hand of a superior magistrate,'... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 466 sider
...became useless, and even pernicious, their powers were withdrawn, and their office abolished. The public functions of religion were solely intrusted to the...first origin, appear to have distinguished the same offiee and the same order of persons. The name of Presbyter was expressive of their age, or rather... | |
 | 1865 - 688 sider
...chapter." We turn to Gibbon, and find him saying, " The public functions of religion were solely entrusted to the established ministers of the Church, the bishops,...to have distinguished the same office and the same persons." " But circumstances," the historian tells us, "required the directing hand of a superior... | |
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The public functions of religion were solely intrusted to the established ministers of the church, the bishops and the presbyters; two appellations which, in their first origin, appear to have distinguished the same office and the same order of persons. 
