 | William Linn - Episcopacy - 1806 - 232 pages
...Episcopal ordination. But it is evident that, with this exception alone, we may, according to Hooker, urge " a lineal descent of power from the Apostles,...succession of Bishops in every effectual ordination." For in the strongest language, he excludes, in every other case, all ordination but Episcopal. " These... | |
 | John Henry Hopkins - Episcopacy - 1835 - 412 pages
...God, hath given oftentimes, and may give place. And, therefore, we are not, simply without exception, to urge a lineal descent of power from the Apostles,...necessity excepted, none may ordain but only bishops.' And again, the same author, speaking of the Presbyterian Churches (B. 3. $ 2. vol. lp 330.) with respect... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1837 - 178 pages
...words of that immortal writer in his immortal Work: We are not, simply without exception, to urije a lineal descent of power from the Apostles, by continued...succession of Bishops, in every effectual ordination. Accordingly, unless I altogether mistake, they are owned of God himself to be Churches, under the well-ascertained... | |
 | Leonard Bacon - Connecticut - 1839 - 426 pages
...God hath given oftentimes, and may give place. And therefore we are not, simply without exception, to urge a lineal descent of power from the apostles,...succession of bishops in every effectual ordination." — Eccl. Pol., B. vii, ch. 14. 42 elder ; but the others were elders called to the work of preaching.... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 720 pages
...anything of the Gospel ? " Furthermore, Hooker concludes, that " we are not, simply without exception, to urge a lineal descent of power from the Apostles,...succession of bishops in every effectual ordination."* It is, therefore, not to be taken for an historical fact, as the tract writers insist, that we can... | |
 | Leonard Bacon - Connecticut - 1839 - 424 pages
...God hath given oftentimes, and may give place. And therefore we are not, simply without exception, to urge a lineal descent of power from the apostles, by continued succession of bishops in every ulfcctual ordination."— Eccl. Pol., B. vii, ch. 14. elder; but the others were elders called to the... | |
 | Theology - 1839 - 742 pages
...God hath given oftentimes, and may give, place. And therefore, tee are not simply, without exception, to urge a lineal descent of power from the apostles by continued succession nf bishops in every effectual ordination. These cases of inevitable necessity excepted, none may ordain... | |
 | Henry Acton - Apostolic succession - 1840 - 104 pages
...God hath given oftentimes, and may give, place. And we are, therefore, not simply, without exception, to urge a lineal descent of power from the apostles...succession of bishops, in every effectual ordination."* It is true that Hooker adds, in agreement with his general theory, that, "these cases of inevitable... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Apostolic succession - 1840 - 404 pages
...God hath given oftentimes, and may give place. And, therefore, we are not simply, without exception, to urge a lineal descent of power from the apostles...succession of bishops in every effectual ordination.' There can be little doubt, we think, that the succession, if it ever existed, has often been interrupted... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1843 - 520 pages
...of God hath given oftentimes, and may give place. And therefore we are not simply without exception to urge a lineal descent of power from the Apostles...succession of bishops in every effectual ordination." There can be little doubt, we think, that the succession, if it ever existed, has often been interrupted... | |
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Where the Church must needs have some ordained, and neither hath nor can have possibly a bishop to ordain, in case of such necessity the ordinary institution of God hath given oftentimes, and may give place. And therefore we are not simply without exception... 
