 | William Sherlock - 1683 - 60 pages
...Apoftles, Prophet s, Hvange- Eph. 4. u,it. lifts, Pa/tors, and Teachers, for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the Miniftry, for the edifying of the Body of Chrift ; to what purppfe has he instituted a (landing Miniftry in his Church,to offer up the Prayers of the... | |
 | John GRATTON - 1703 - 104 pages
...feme Apoftles, fame Prop hets, Evangelifts, Paftors, Teachers, for the perfecting of < the Saints t for the Work of the Miniftry, for the Edifying of the Body of Chrift ; till we aH come into the Unify of the Faith, and of the Knowledge of the Son of God, unto a ptrfeS... | |
 | John Bowtell - 1711 - 32 pages
...in tbe bond of peace ; and when he has told them what God had done for the perfeÄing of the Saints, for the work of the Miniftry, for the edifying of the Body of Chrift ; he adds the Reafon why God had taken fuch particular Care of his Church, that the Members of it from... | |
 | John Pearson (bp. of Chester.) - 1715 - 426 pages
...fome Ta Apoftles, and fome Prophets, and fome Taftors andTeachers; for the perfecJing of the Saints, for the work of the Miniftry, for the edifying of the . body ofChrin. It is then moft apparent that jcfus was fo far ChrisJ, as that he was anointed to the Prophetical... | |
 | Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...Prophets, and fome Evangelifts, and fome Paftors , and Teachers ; for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the Miniftry, for the edifying of the Body of Chrift; that we, hence(orth, be no i Cot. i2. i3. * Rom. 3. 29. Eph. 2. i8, i9, 20, 2i, 22. b Eph. 4. 4, s,... | |
 | Edward Maynard - 1722 - 434 pages
...for the Propagation of the Gofpel amongft all Nations ; or in the Eph.iv. words of the Apoftle,— ->-for the Work ."• of the Miniftry, for the Edifying of the Body of Chrijt, that is, for the Building up his Church, with which he had Promis'd to be Prefent Always unto... | |
 | Basil Kennett - 1726 - 218 pages
...as they are fan<3ified and fet a-part to perform all things neceffary/or theperfefling of theSaints, for the work of the Miniftry, for the edifying of the Body of Cbrift f ,• fo are they hereby obliged to take heed un-+ f Eph. ir, tx. to themfclvesj and unto all... | |
 | Robert Warren - 1728 - 246 pages
...apoftles, and fome prophets, and fome evangelifts, and fume pajlors, and teachers, for the perf effing of the faints, for the Work of the miniftry, for the edifying of the hody of Chrift. Whence we learn, that as our Lord beftowed extraordinary Officers on his Church (which... | |
 | Joseph Besse - 1732 - 466 pages
...affigns to all of them one and the fame End, Work and Service, viz. For the perfecting of the Saints, for the Work of the Miniftry, for the Edifying of the Body of Chrift. And that their Call or Qualification was after one and the fame Manner is evident from v. 7. Unto every... | |
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... for the edifying of the body of Chrift ; till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the mcafurc of the ftaturc of the fulnefs of Chrift... 
