...lbe F.ditor of lhe Gospel Advocate. IN the ordering of priests, the bishop is authorized to say, " whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ;...and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained." From this, it has been argued by the adversaries of the church, that its ministers assume the power...

...of ordaining them, to address them in the words of Christ to his Apostles : receive the Holy Ghost ; whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained /f Again, what Scriptural authority has he for using leavened bread for his Sacrament, whereas it is...

...office and work of a priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of oui hands: whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven : and whose sins thou dost retain, hey are retained : And be thou a "aimful Dispenser of the word ot God, and of his holy Sacraments :...

...Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands: whose sins thou dostforgive, they are forgiven: and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained : And be thou a faithful Dispenser of the word of God, and of his holy Sacraments: In the name of the Father,...

...authority to " read the gospel, and to preach :" To the priest, it is said, " Receive the Holy Ghost Whose sins thou dost forgive, " they are forgiven...whose sins thou dost retain, they are " retained." Moreover ; until a person is admitted to the order of priesthood, he is not capable of any benefice...

...authority to read the Gospel, and to preach." To the priest, it is said, *' Receive the Holy Ghost : whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ; and whose sins thou dost retain, they arc retained." — An amplification of these particulars may be seen in Burn, under the head ORDINATION....

...spoken without any restraint or limitation at all, which 1 apprehend to convey an indelible character, " Receive the Holy Ghost, for the office and work of...whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful dispenser of the word oi' God, and of his holy sacraments, in the name of the Father,...

...the office and work of a priest in the Church of God ; now committed unto thee by the imposition of hands : whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven,...and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. Where we may observe, that although some other words are inserted, to determine and distinguish the...

...of a priest in the church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands : whosesins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven, and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained." It is due to our dissenting brethren, to point out the grounds on which this text is introduced into...

...follows : ' Dies consecratiohis ejus (Barlow) nondum apparet.' P. 642. (2 ) ' Receive the Holy Ghost : whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ;...whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained : and be thou a faithful dispenser of the word of God, and of his Holy Sacraments.' — Bishop Sparrow's...