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[David Price]

On the Apostolical Succession, by William J. Irons                       49114
   [Subtitle: Parochial Lectures (Second Series)]
   [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/4/9/1/1/49114 ]
   [Files: 49114-0.txt; 49114-h.htm]



For those wishing to know: Rev. William J(oseph) Irons was Vicar of Holy 
Trinity, Brompton, England, and gave these lectures around 1847. 
Apostolical Succession is the idea that Jesus Christ appointed and 
empowered his early disciples to run the church, and that they, and only 
they, could pass on that appointment and special powers.  He argues that 
the Church of England Bishops are valid Apostolical Successors and the 
non-conformist groups (Baptist, Methodist etc.) are not and their 
ministers lack key powers.  This is 100% Tractarian stuff!

All the best,
David,
England, still warm, but the wind is dying down