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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 66 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=4mm, Gew.=109gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of th… Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 66 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=4mm, Gew.=109gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: APOSTOLICAL SUCCESSION. Si cette glise, fille du Christ et mre du Christianisme, a vu la rvolte sortir de son sein, la faute en fut a ses prtres; car ses prtres taient des hommes. Mais elle retrouvera son unit' parceque ces hommes, tout caducs qu'ils sont, n'en sont pas moins les successeurs directs des aptres, ordonns d'[ge en [ge par des vques, qui reurent eux-mmes d'vque en vque, sous l'imposition des mains, en remontant jusqu' Saint Pierre et Jesus Christ, l'infusion de l'Esprit Saint, avec l'uutorit ncessaire pour communiquer cette gr[ce au monde rgnr. De Custink. They say the world has hope, despite its fall, Because prelatic power shall rescue all. On each young priest official grace descends, Who on his knees before the prelate bends: Thus sacred hands on sacred heads impress The right to govern and the power to bless. Vain superstition ! There is not a line In Scripture gives to men such power divine: There's not a word which bids the church depend On gifts which thus from priest to priest descend. If sacramental grace and priestly power, Feigned often to deceive and to devour, Thus by a prelate's hands can be bestowed, Show us the charter in the Book of God. This wanting, let us mark that not alone Are they successors to apostles shown, Who, saved by grace, from sin's dominion free, Share with apostles faith and sanctity; (Then would the doctrine fail, since no one knows, If from such faithful men his title flows, ) Whate'er a prelate's character, he shares The power apostles left unto their heirs; And every priest the priestly gift commands On whom such prelate duly laid his hands. Borgia, a bishop by succession true, To papal wealth and papal honors grew; ...<