Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. The Christian Remembrancer - Pàgina 169 1851 Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
...context of a threefold order of ministry. In the words of the preface to the ordinal (1662), it affirms that "from the apostles' time there have been these...in Christ's church; bishops, priests and deacons". In Baptist practice, there are variations on a basically twofold office. In British Baptist life, "regional...