A Laymans Mind On Creed And Church
A Laymans Mind On Creed And Church
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These Churches hold that the office of Bishop is superior to that of Presbyter — that it is apostolic in dignity, continuous in unbroken succession, and that it is essential to the validity of ordination. This claim I believe is founded upon the alleged fact that the three orders of Priest, Deacon, and Bishop are Divine institutions, for the reason that they were recognised and sanctioned by the Apostles. But if apostolic approval constitutes the Divine element of an institution, would not also... election by lot to apostolic office i33 FOURTEENTH ARTICLE itself and the principle of community of goods, be Divine? for they also had apostolic approval. The truth seems to be that the leaders of the early Church followed the precedents of the Jewish synagogue, which were familiar to their experience. Their example of doing that which was expedient in the circumstances is all we need to follow. The appointment of a Bishop requires no other justification than expediency, but neither expediency nor Chris- tian humility will justify the seating him on a cathedral throne.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
These Churches hold that the office of Bishop is superior to that of Presbyter — that it is apostolic in dignity, continuous in unbroken succession, and that it is essential to the validity of ordination. This claim I believe is founded upon the alleged fact that the three orders of Priest, Deacon, and Bishop are Divine institutions, for the reason that they were recognised and sanctioned by the Apostles. But if apostolic approval constitutes the Divine element of an institution, would not also... election by lot to apostolic office i33 FOURTEENTH ARTICLE itself and the principle of community of goods, be Divine? for they also had apostolic approval. The truth seems to be that the leaders of the early Church followed the precedents of the Jewish synagogue, which were familiar to their experience. Their example of doing that which was expedient in the circumstances is all we need to follow. The appointment of a Bishop requires no other justification than expediency, but neither expediency nor Chris- tian humility will justify the seating him on a cathedral throne.
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