 | William Linn - Electronic book - 1806 - 230 pages
...to -widows who are maintained by the Church, another to Deacons, another to Presbyters, and another to Bishops, which is the greatest of all, and exacted...Church, who will severely punish the non-payment of it." Here he surely asserts that Bishops are made by Christ himself superior to Presbyters and Deacons.... | |
 | John Henry Hobart - Fasts and feasts - 1817 - 348 pages
...widows who are maintained by the Church ; another to Deacons ; another to Presbyters ; and another to Bishops ; which is the greatest of all, and exacted...the Saviour of the whole Church? who will severely punisk the non-payment of it."-* Thus, according to the testimony of Origen, Bishops were superior... | |
 | John Henry Hobart - Fasts and feasts - 1824 - 344 pages
...to widows who are maintained by the .Church; another to Deacons; another to Presbyters; and another to Bishops, which is the greatest of all, and exacted...Church, who will severely punish the non-payment of it."5 Thus, according to the testimony. of Origen, Bishops were superior to Presbyters and Deacons,... | |
 | George Thomas Chapman - Sermons, American - 1828 - 424 pages
...fo widows who are maintained by the Church; apotherto deacons; another1 to presbyters ; and another to bishops; which is the greatest of all, and exacted by the Saviour of the whole Church, wha will severely punish the non-payment of it." We have the testimony of Cyprian, at this time bishop... | |
 | George Thomas Chapman - Sermons - 1832 - 334 pages
...to widows who are maintained by the Church ;.another to deacons ; another to presbyters; and another to bishops ; which is the greatest of all, and exacted...Church, who will severely punish the non-payment of it.' We have the testimony of Cyprian, at this time bishop of Carthage, who thus speaks of the lowest order... | |
 | John Henry Hobart - Lord's Supper - 1832 - 256 pages
...CENTURY. ORIGIN, of Alexandria. " There is a debt due to deacons ; another to presbyters ; and another to bishops, which is the greatest of all, and exacted by the Saviour of the whole church."\ CYPRIAN, Bishop of Carthage. " The church is built on bishops, and every act of the church is governed... | |
 | Benjamin Dorr - 1838 - 263 pages
...maintained by the church; another to deacons; another to presbyters; and another to bishops; tvhich is the greatest of all, and exacted by the Saviour...church, who will severely punish the non-payment of it.' So that he plainly makes bishops superior to presbyters and deacons by the appointment of Christ."t... | |
 | Great Britain - 1843 - 600 pages
...widows who are maintained by the Church : another to Deacons ; another to Presbyters ; and another to Bishops, which is the greatest of all, and exacted...Church, who will severely punish the non-payment of it." Cyprian, at the same period Bishop of Carthage, in a passage which the time forbids me to quote, admonishes... | |
 | Joseph Jones - Episcopacy - 1839 - 60 pages
...to widows who are maintained by the church; another to deacons; another to presbyters; and another to bishops, which is the greatest of all, and exacted...church, who will severely punish the non-payment of it." " Honour parents as parents, brothers as brothers, sons as sons, bishops as bishops, presbyters as... | |
 | Alexander W. McLeod - Episcopacy - 1899 - 110 pages
...deacons ; another to presbyters ; and another to bishops, which is the greatest of all, and exalted by the Saviour of the whole church, who will severely punish the son-payment of it." Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, reproving his presbyters for re-admitting to Church... | |
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Forgive us our debts,' observes, ' Besides these general debts, there is a debt due to widows who are maintained by the Church ;.another to deacons ; another to presbyters; and another to bishops ; which is the greatest of all, and exacted by the Saviour... 
