 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 530 σελίδες
...solely intrusted to the ' ¥~"~' established ministers of the church, the bishops and the presbyters ; two appellations, which, in their first origin, appear...the Christians who were committed to their pastoral care. In proportion to the respective numbers of the faithful, a larger or smaller number of these... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1807 - 370 σελίδες
...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..." Christians who were committed to their pastoral " care. In proportion to the respective numbers of " the faithful, a larger or smaller number of these... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 510 σελίδες
...religion were solely intrusted to the established ministers of the church, bishops and the presbyters; two appellations, which, in their first origin, appear...manners of the christians who were committed to their pasto0 For jhe prophets of the primitive church, sec Mosheim, Dissertatiuncs ad Hist. Eceles. i.< :•>...... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 520 σελίδες
...were solely intrusted to the established ministers of the church, the bishops and the presbyters ; two appellations, which, in their first origin, appear...or rather of their gravity and wisdom. The title of " In the history of the Christian hierarchy, 1 have, for the most part, followed the learned and candid... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1827 - 474 σελίδες
...primitive church, see Mosheim, Dissertationes ad Hist. Eccles. pertinentes, tom. ii. p. 132 — 208. CHAP, in their first origin, appear to have distinguished,...the christians who were committed to their pastoral care. In proportion to the respective numbers of the faithful, a larger or smaller number of these... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1830 - 556 σελίδες
...were solely entrusted to the established ministers of " the church, the bishops and the presbyters ; two appellations " which, in their first origin, appear...the Christians who were committed to their pastoral " care. In proportion to the respective numbers of the faithful, a " larger or smaller number of these... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1830 - 556 σελίδες
...were solely entrusted 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 f and the same order of persons. The name of presbyter " was expressive of their age, or rather of... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1830 - 556 σελίδες
...were solely entrusted 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 " ojfice, and the same order of persons. The name of presbyter " was expressive of their age, or rather... | |
 | James Abbott - 1833 - 398 σελίδες
...which originally designated the same office and the same order of persons. The one appellation may have denoted their inspection over the faith and manners...the Christians who were committed to their pastoral care; the other may have indicated their age, or rather have been expressive of their experience and... | |
 | Benjamin Hanbury - 1839 - 624 σελίδες
...were solely intrusted to the established ministers of the church, the bishops and the presbyters ; two appellations which, in their first origin, appear...distinguished the same office, and the same order of persons. "e What our own convictions are on this subject, will be sufficiently evidenced. We cannot, in passing,... | |
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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.... 
