 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1807 - 370 pages
...Scripture in favor of their system, are perfectly nugatory, and do not yield it the least solid support. You have seen that the Fathers of the first two centuries...speak a language wholly inconsistent with it, and favorable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity. You have seen that the great body of the Reformers... | |
 | John Reed - Episcopacy - 1817 - 224 pages
...of support to the Episcopal claim, that like the Scriptures, they every where speak a language wholy inconsistent with it, and favourable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity. What shall we say then, of those who triumphantly make contrary assertions ? I only say, that those... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1830 - 556 pages
...scripture in favour of their system, are perfectly nugatory, and do not yield it the least solid support. You have seen that the fathers of the first two centuries...favourable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity. You have seen that the great body of the reformers and other witnesses for the truth, of different... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1830 - 556 pages
...scripture in favour of their system, are perfectly nugatory, and do not yield it the least solid support. You have seen that the fathers of the first two centuries...they every where speak a language wholly inconsistent wiih it, and favourable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity. You have seen that the great body... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1830 - 556 pages
...the early fathers. They are so far from giving even a semblance of support to the Episcopal claim, that, like the Scriptures, they every where speak...favourable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity. What then shall we say of the assertions so often and so confidently made, that the doctrine of a superior... | |
 | John Bowden - Episcopacy - 1831 - 358 pages
...be continued in the Church forever. ' You have seen that the fathers of the first two centuries arc so far from furnishing a single passage which gives...inconsistent with it, and favourable only to the doctrine of min'sterial parity.' — We have seen that this is a misrepresentation gross to excess. We have seen... | |
 | John Bowden - Episcopacy - 1831 - 354 pages
...where speak a language wholly inconsistent with it, and favourable only to the doctrine of mitvsterial parity.' — We have seen that this is a misrepresentation gross to excess. We 1 have seen the testimonies of Clemens of Alexandria, of Tertullian, of Irenaeus, of Dionysius, of... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Apostolic succession - 1840 - 404 pages
...the early fathers. They are so far from giving even a semblance of support to the episcopal claim, that, like the Scriptures, they every where speak...favourable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity. What then shall we say of the assertions so often and so confidently made, that the doctrine of a superior... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - 1844 - 754 pages
...support; that while the advocates for prelacy, or diocesan episcopacy, have mainly relied on the fathers, the fathers of the first two centuries are so far...favourable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity ; that the great body of the reformers and other witnesses for the truth, of different ages and nations,... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Church statistics - 1844 - 762 pages
...support; that while the advocates for prelacy, or diocesan episcopacy, have mainly relied on the fathers, the fathers of the first two centuries are so far...favourable only to the doctrine of ministerial parity ; that the great body of the reformers and other witnesses for the truth, of different ages and nations,... | |
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You have seen that the fathers of the first two centuries are so far from furnishing a single passage which gives even a semblance of aid to the episcopal cause, that, like the scriptures, they every where speak a language wholly inconsistent with it,... 
