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Rattenbury points out that his views here were " more akin to those of the Presbyterian Divines . ... since it would identify him with those Presbyterians who held a restrictive view of the ministry and of its ordination .
Rattenbury points out that his views here were " more akin to those of the Presbyterian Divines . ... since it would identify him with those Presbyterians who held a restrictive view of the ministry and of its ordination .
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For the Presbyterians and Wesley , the presbyter is able to ordain and in this act conveys authority and thereby maintains unity . The form followed in the ordination service by Wesley also resembles that of the Presbyterians .
For the Presbyterians and Wesley , the presbyter is able to ordain and in this act conveys authority and thereby maintains unity . The form followed in the ordination service by Wesley also resembles that of the Presbyterians .
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37 In this it is again similar to Presbyterianism , for , as we have seen , Presbyterians always insisted that , though the preaching presbyters are the instruments or conveyors of ordination , it is the Presbytery which ordains.38 ...
37 In this it is again similar to Presbyterianism , for , as we have seen , Presbyterians always insisted that , though the preaching presbyters are the instruments or conveyors of ordination , it is the Presbytery which ordains.38 ...
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Contents
Abbreviations | 11 |
Puritan Authors in Wesleys Publications | 31 |
Wesleys Abridgment of Puritan Literature | 47 |
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