...of the character they sustain — messengers, watchmen, and stewards of the Lord, whose duty it is to teach and to premonish, to feed and provide for...Lord's family, to seek for Christ's sheep that are scattered abroad, and never to cease their labour until, as far as in them lies, they have brought...

...dignity and to how weighty an office and charge ye * Ezek. xxxiv. 4, &c. are called ; that is to say, to be messengers, watchmen, and stewards of the Lord ; to teach and premonish, to feed and provide for the Lord's family ; to seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed...

...faithful and elect people." In the ordination service, " she is very bold," and saith, their office is to " seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed abroad,...children who are in the midst of this naughty world." Nor in her other services is she a whit behind this testimony, especially in the burial service, where...

...character was the pious tenant of the humble cot which I discovered while perambulating the parish, " to seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed abroad, and for his children that arc in the midst of this naughty world, that they may be saved through Christ for ever."* Maria...

...into how high a " dignity, and to how weighty an office and charge " ye are called ; that is to say, to be messengers, " watchmen, and stewards of the...that are dispersed " abroad, and for His children in this naughty world, " that they may be saved, through Christ, for ever !" If these words are indeed...

...to undertake; even (to use the solemn language of our Liturgy in its ordination charge) " to become messengers, watchmen, and stewards of the Lord, to...provide for the Lord's family ; to seek for Christ's flock that are dispersed abroad, and for his children who are in the midst of this naughty world, that...

...the Appendix refers, we are reminded that it is the duty of the Presbyters of the Church of England " to seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed abroad,...children who are in the midst of this naughty world," (ie a world that lieth in wickedness,} " that they may be saved through Christ for ever." When this...

...how they must teach, premonish, feed, provide for the Lord's family ; what a charge lies upon them, " to seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed abroad, and for his children in this naughty world, that they may be saved through Christ for ever." They are intreated to have...

...is to say, to be the messengers, the watchmen, the pastors, and the stewards of the Lord ; to teach, to premonish, to feed, and provide for the Lord's family ; to seek for Christ's sheep that be dispersed abroad, and for his children which be in the midst of this naughty world, to be saved...

...which " shall be saved." ' It is not their i It is our commission as Ministers of the Establishment, " to seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed abroad, and for his children who arc in the midst of this naughty world, profession, nor their form, nor their Establishment, nor their...