Episcopacy Its Origin Claims And Present Position In The Church Of England Etc PDF Download

Excerpt from The Historic Episcopate: A Study of Anglican Claims and Methodist Orders An historical paper by the writer in the Methodist Review resulted, to his surprise, in a request from eminent quarters that in view of the more than academic interest awakened in the doctrine of the historic episcopate a volume might be prepared on that particular branch of the general subject treated of in the article mentioned. The following pages are a response to that desire. The difficulty of writing a book on this important theme in such manner that it shall be acceptable to all classes will be appreciated perhaps by those who are acquainted with the vast extent of ground to be gone over, and the many problems which perplex the candid historian; and yet we may truly say that no pains have been spared to meet the requirements of the general reader, and, in some degree, the more exacting demands of the critical student. In that part treating of Methodist orders we have confined ourselves wholly to that phase of the subject on which special emphasis is placed by Anglicans, purposely refraining from extended discussion of some questions regarded as debatable among us, and for the adequate treatment of which the future may grant both facilities and time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.