 | William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 542 pages
...magistrate ; soon made sensible of this by experience, the primitive Christians were induced to chuse one of the wisest and most holy among their Presbyters, to execute the duties of an ecclesiastical governor; and, in order to avoid the trouble and confusion of annual... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1807 - 370 pages
...primitive church. I think " we shall not in this point greatly differ." Ecc'es. ffist,. 1. 416. ** sembly. A regard for the public tranquillity, " which would...induced the " primitive Christians to constitute an honorable " and perpetual magistracy, and to choose one qf " the wisest and most holy among their Presbyters,... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1830 - 556 pages
...introduces the office of a president, invested " at least with the authority of collecting the sentiments, and of " executing the resolutions of the assembly....governor. It was under these circumstances that " the lofty title of bishop began to raise itself above the humble " appellation of presbyter ; and while... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1830 - 576 pages
...introduces the office of a president, invested " at least with the authority of collecting the sentiments, and of " executing the resolutions of the assembly....holy among " their presbyters, to execute, during his lifi.', the duties of their " ecclesiastical governor. It was under these circumstances that " the... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1839 - 620 pages
...superior magistrate. Soon made sensible of this by experience, the primitive Christians were induced to choose one of the wisest and most holy among their Presbyters, to execute the duties of an ecclesiastical governor; and, in order to avoid the trouble and confusion of annual... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Apostolic succession - 1840 - 404 pages
...introduces the office. of a president, invested at least with the authority of collecting the sentiments, and of executing the resolutions of the assembly. A regard for the public tranquillity, which would * The pious Episcopal divine. Dr. Hawois, speaking of Mr. Gib bon's mode of representing this subject,... | |
 | Protestant association - 1840 - 302 pages
...of president. A regard for public tranquillity, which would so frequently have been interrupted by elections, induced the primitive Christians to constitute an honourable and perpetual magistracy. Under these circumstances the lofty title of bishop began to raise itself above the humble appellation... | |
 | John Russell (A. M., of Philadelphia.) - Great Britain - 1844 - 250 pages
...a superior magistrate. Soon made sensible of this by experience, the early Christians were induced to choose one of the wisest and most holy among their Presbyters to execute the duties of an ecclesiastical governor ; and in order to avoid the trouble and confusion of annual... | |
 | William Davis Snodgrass - Apostolic succession - 1844 - 296 pages
...introduces the office of a president, invested at least with the authority of collecting the sentiments, and of executing the resolutions of the assembly. A regard for the public tranquility, which would so frequently have been interrupted by annual, or by occasional elections,... | |
 | 1851 - 372 pages
...introduces the office of a president, invested at least with the authority of collecting the sentiments, and of executing the resolutions, of the assembly....governor. It was under these circumstances that the lofty title of Bishop began to raise itself above the humble appellation of presbyter; and while the... | |
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... of collecting the sentiments, and of executing the resolutions, of the assembly. A regard for the public tranquillity, which would so frequently have been interrupted by annual or by occasional elections, induced the primitive Christians to constitute... 
