1 C' 12, 4

6

1 C12, 28

Mt 10, 2

Mt 16, 19

Je 3, 15

Mt 9, 38

Jn 7, 16

2 C5, 18

2 C 5, 20

1 C 4, 1-2

istry.

of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Feed My lambs, feed My Jn 21, 17

There are diversities of
graces, but the same Spirit; sheep.

-And there are diversities Feed the flock of God 1 Pt 5,2-3
of ministeries, but the same which is among you, taking
Lord;-And there are diver- care of it not by constraint,
sities of operations, but the but willingly, according to
same God Who worketh all God: not for filthy lucre's
in all.
sake, but voluntarily.-
God indeed hath set some Neither as lording it over
in the Church: first Apostles, the clergy, but being made a
secondly Prophets, thirdly pattern of the flock from the
Doctors; after that miracles; heart.

then the graces of healings, When the Prince of pastors 1 Pt 5, 4
helps, governments, kinds of shall appear, you shall re-

tongues, interpretations of ceive a never-fading crown of

speeches.

glory.

The names of the twelve The Church that is in 1 Pt 5, 13
Apostles are these: the first, Babylon elected together
Simon who is called Peter. with you, saluteth you, and
I will give to thee the Keys so doth my son Mark.

12.

-THE

PASTORS OF THE CHURCH DERIVE
THEIR MISSION FROM GOD.

Tt1, 5

I will give you pastors, Wo is unto me if I preach 1C9, 16 according to My own Heart, not the Gospel. and they shall feed you with For this cause I left thee knowledge and doctrine. in Crete, that thou shouldest Pray ye the Lord of the set in order the things that harvest, that He send forth are wanting, and shouldest labourers into His harvest, ordain Priests in every city. My doctrine is not Mine, but His that sent Me.

All things are of God, Who hath reconciled us to Himself by Christ; and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.

What I forgave, if I have 2 C2, 10 forgiven anything, for your sakes have I done it in the Person of Christ.

[You] received me as an Ga 4, 11 Angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

For Christ we are am- Blessed is he whom Thou Ps 64, 5 bassadors, God, as it were, hast chosen and taken to exhorting by us. Thee: he shall dwell in Thy Courts.

Let a man so account of us
as of the ministers of Christ, Blessed be he that cometh Ps 117,26
and the dispensers of the in the Name of the Lord.
mysteries of God.-Here now How beautiful upon the Is 52, 7-8
it is required among the dis-mountains are the feet of

pensers, that a man be found him that bringeth Good
faithful.

Tidings, and that preacheth

Ez 33, 7

Mt4, 19

Dt 33, 8-9

Mt 10, 40

peace of him that showeth and who hath been vested
forth good, that preacheth with the holy vestments,
Salvation, that saith to Sion: shall not uncover his head, he
Thy God shall reign-The shall not rend his garments.
voice of thy watchmen: they He said to [His Apostles]: Mk 16, 15
have lifted up their voice, Go ye into the whole world,
they shall praise together and preach the Gospel to
for they shall see eye to eye every creature.
when the Lord shall convert
Sion.

Go Behold I send you as Lu 10, 3,
lambs among wolves.-Into 5-6, 16
Thou, O son of man, I whatsoever house you enter,
have made thee a watchman first say: Peace be to this
to the House of Israel: there- house :-And if the son of
fore thou shalt hear the Word peace be there, your peace
from My Mouth, and shalt shall rest upon him: but if
tell it them from Me.
not, it shall return to you.-

Ac 6, 4

1 C 3,9

Jesus saith to them: Come He that heareth you, hear-
ye after Me, and I will make eth Me: and he that des-
you to be fishers of men. piseth you, despiseth Me.
To Levi he said: Thy per- And he that despiseth Me,
fection, and thy doctrine be despiseth Him that sent Me.
to thy holy man, whom thou We will give ourselves con-
hast proved in the tempta- tinually to prayer, and to
tion, and judged at the waters the ministry of the Word.
of contradiction.-Who hath We are God's coadjutors:
said to his father, and to his you are God's husbandry,
mother: I do not know you; you are God's building.
and to his brethren: I know As we were approved of 172,4
you not, and their own chil- God, that the Gospel should
dren they have not known. be committed to us; even so
These have kept Thy Word, we speak, not as pleasing
and observed Thy Covenant. men, but God, Who proveth
He that receiveth you, our hearts.
receiveth Me: and he that If also I should boast 2 C 10, 8
receiveth Me, receiveth Him somewhat more of our power,
that sent Me.
which the Lord hath given us

Le 21, 6, 10 They shall be holy to their unto edification, and not for
God, and shall not profane your destruction; I should
His Name for they offer not be ashamed.

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the burnt-offering of the The eleven Disciples went Mt 28,16,
Lord, and the bread of their into Galilee, unto the moun-
God, and therefore they tain where Jesus had ap-
shall be holy.- The High- pointed them.-And Jesus
Priest, that is to say, the coming, spoke to them, say-
Priest, that is the greatest ing: All power is given Me
among his brethren, upon in Heaven and in earth.-
whose head the oil of unc- Go ye, therefore, and teach
tion hath been poured, and all nations; baptising them
whose hands have been con- (1) In the Name of the
secrated for the Priesthood,'

Father,

He 13, 17

Jn 20, 21

Ac 15,28

29

Ac 15, 41

2 C13, 10

1 C4, 21

1 C5, 3-5

the world.

(2) And of the Son, (3) And of the Holy You shall receive the power Ac 1,8 Ghost.of the Holy Ghost coming Teaching them to observe upon you, and you shall be all things whatsoever I have witnesses unto Me in Jerucommanded you; and be-salem, and in all Judea, and hold, I am with you all days, Samaria, and even to the even to the consummation of uttermost parts of the earth. 13. LEGISLATIVE POWER.

Obey your Prelates, and be such a one to satan for the
subject to them. For they destruction of the flesh, that
watch, as being to render an the spirit may be saved in
account of your souls. the day of our Lord Jesus

As the Father hath sent Christ.
Me, so I also send you.

For it hath seemed good to
the Holy Ghost and to us, to
lay no farther burden upon
you than these necessary
things. - That you abstain
from things sacrificed to idols,
and from blood and from for-
nication.

He went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches; commanding them to keep the precepts of the Apostles and the Ancients.

I write these things being absent, that, being present, I may not deal more severely, according to the power which the Lord hath given me unto edification, and not unto destruction.

What will you? shall I come to you with a rod, or in charity, and in the spirit of meekness?

I indeed absent in body, but present in spirit, have already judged as though I were present, him that hath so done.-In the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, you being gathered together and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus;-To deliver

Names and types of the
Priests of the Church:

1. Priests.

Lu 17, 4

2. Priest of the Most Ge 14, 18 High God.

3. A Priest for ever.

4. A Priest according to

the order of Mel-
chisedech.

He 5, 6

He 7, 17

5. Priests of God and of Ap 20, 6
Christ.

6. Priests of the Church.
7. Sacrificing Priests.
8. Ministers of the Altar.
9. Ministers of Christ.
10. Dispensers of

the

Mysteries of God. 11. The Seat of the Lord. 12. The Chosen of our Lord.

Ja 5, 14 Lu 22, 19

J1, 13 1 C4, 1 1C4,1

Jn 20, 21

Jn 15, 16

Ga 3, 28

Jn 10, 16

1 C 10, 17

Ep 4,4-6

1 Pt 2, 9

14.- -THE CHURCH ONE.

You are all one in Christ
Jesus.

Other sheep I have that
are not of this Fold: them
also I must bring, and there
shall be One Fold and One
Shepherd.

one faith, one baptism.-One
God and Father of all.

Not the God of dissension, 1 C14, 33 but of peace.

Holy Father, keep them in Jn 17, 11 Thy Name, whom Thou hast given Me: that they may be

We being many are one one, as We also are. body.

One is my dove, my perfect Ca 6, 8 One body and one Spirit: one is but one, she is the only as you are called in one hope one of her mother, the chosen of your calling.-One Lord, of her that bore her.

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You are a chosen genera-| Thou hast redeemed us to Ap5, 9tion, a kingly priesthood, a God, in Thy Blood, out of holy nation, a purchased every tribe, and tongue, and people. people, and nation,- And

Ep 5,25

27

Ca 4,7

Ge 7, 23

Ju 18-21

Ep 2, 19

He 12, 22

hast made us to our God a twelve foundations, and in
Kingdom and Priests. them, the twelve names of
Christ loved the Church, the twelve Apostles of the
and delivered Himself up for Lamb.

it. That He might sanctify Holiness becometh Thy Ps 92, 5
it, cleansing it by the laver House, O Lord.

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of water in the Word of That being delivered from Lu 1, 74-
Life. That He might present the hand of our enemies, we
it to Himself a glorious may serve Him without fear,
Church not having spot or
wrinkle, or any such thing,
but that it should be holy and
without blemish.

-In holiness and justice before Him, all our days.

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Sanctify them in Truth. Jn 17, 17, Thy Word is Truth.-And my for them do I sanctify Myself: that they also may be sanctified in Truth.

Thou art all fair, O love, and there is not a spot in thee.

Ep 1, 4

He destroyed all the sub- He chose us in Him before stance that was upon the the foundation of the world, earth, from man even to that we should be holy and beast, and the creeping unspotted in His sight in things and fowls of the air: charity. and Noe only remained, and In [Christ] all the building, Ep 2, 21 they that were with him in being framed together, growthe Ark. eth up into a Holy Temple in

In the last time there the Lord. should come mockers, walk- Christ gave Himself for us, Tt2, 14 ing according to their own that He might redeem us desires in ungodliness.- from all iniquity, and might These are they who separate cleanse to Himself a people themselves, sensual men, acceptable, a pursuer of good having not the Spirit.-But works.

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you, my beloved, building These signs shall follow Mk 16,17-
yourselves upon your Most them that believe: In My
Holy Faith, praying in the Name they shall cast out
Holy Ghost,-Keep your- devils: They shall speak
selves in the love of God. with new tongues.-They
You are no more strangers shall take up serpents and
and foreigners; but you are if they shall drink any deadly
fellow citizens with the thing, it shall not hurt them:
Saints, and the domestics of they shall lay their hands on
God.
the sick, and they shall

You are come to Mount recover.
Sion, and to the City of the Amen, amen, I say to you, Jn 14, 12
Living God, the Heavenly he that believeth in Me, the
Jerusalem, and to the com- works that I do, he also shall
pany of many thousands of do, and greater than these
Angels, and to the Church of shall he do.

the first-born, who are To one indeed, by the 1 C 12, 8-
written in the Heavens. Spirit, is given the

word of

Ap 21, 14 The wall of the City had wisdom and to another,

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