 As for ordination, what is it, but the laying on of hands, an outward sign or symbol of admission ? It creates nothing, it confers -nothing. It is the inward calling of God that makes a minister, and his own painful study and diligence that manures and...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 1751834Full view - About this book
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pages
...As for ordination, what is it, but the laying on of hands, an outward fign or fymbol of admiflion ? It creates nothing, it confers nothing; it is the inward calling of God that makes a minifter, and his own painful ftudy and diligence that manures and improves his minifterial gifts.... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...afflictions, perfecting thereby their hope through patience to a joy unspeakable. As for ordination, what is it, but the laying on of hands, an outward...diligence that manures and improves his ministerial gifts. In the primitive times, many before ever they had received ordination from the apostles, had done the... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...affiliions, perfecting thereby their hope through patience to a joy unspeakable. As for ordination, what is it, but the laying on of hands, an outward...diligence that manures and improves his ministerial gifts. In the primitive times, many, before ever they had received ordination from the apostles, had done... | |
 | Benjamin Hanbury - 1839 - 628 pages
...do all the Reformed Churches in the world — of whose testimony you boast so loud — renounce tlie it is the inward calling of God that makes a Minister,...diligence that manures and improves his ministerial gifts. In the primitive times, many, before ever they hud received Ordination from the Apostles, had done... | |
 | Benjamin Hanbury - 1839 - 624 pages
...do all the Reformed Churches in the world — of whose testimony you boast so loud — renounce the it is the inward calling of God that makes a Minister, and his own painful Etudy and diligence that manures and improves bis ministerial gifts. In the primitive times, many,... | |
 | George Punchard - 1844 - 360 pages
...of the same opinion. —See Vol. II. p. 661,Complete Works—"As for ordination" says John Milton, "what is it but the laying on of hands; an outward sign or symbol of admission ? * * It is but an orderly form of receiving a man already fitted, and committing to him a particular charge."... | |
 | George Punchard - 1844 - 354 pages
...the same opinion. — See Vol. II. p. 661, Complete Works —"As for ordination" says John Milton, " what is it but the laying on of hands; an outward sign or symbol of admission ? * * It is but an orderly form of receiving a man already fitted, and committing to him a particular charge."... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...afflictions, perfecting thereby their hope through patience to a joy unspeakable. As for ordination, what is it, but the laying on of hands, an' outward...diligence that manures and improves his ministerial gifts. In the primitive times, many, before ever they had received ordination from the apostles, had done... | |
 | Samuel Davidson - 1848 - 488 pages
...(page 219.) Milton's view of ordination is the same as that of Congregationalists. " As for ordination, what is it but the laying on of hands, an outward...diligence that manures and improves his ministerial gifts. In the primitive times, many, before ever they had received ordination from the apostles, had done... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 540 pages
...afflictions, perfecting thereby their hope through patience to a joy unspeakable. As for ordination, what is it, but the laying on of hands, an outward...diligence that manures and improves his ministerial gifts. In the primitive times, many, before ever they had received ordination from the apostles, had done... | |
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