subject of wonder that he has maintained by his own mighty arm, a similarity of regimen in that Priesthood, in every age, and that in his providence, he has preserved even a record of the names* of those men who have from time to time succeeded in the highest order of his Church. *It is one of the most curious monuments of antiquity, that in the providence of God, a catalogue of the names of the High-Priests, from Aaron to Christ, is preserved in the Scriptures, and that another of the Apostles and the Bishops, their successors, from Christ to us. is easily traced in profane history. This circumstance alone, has such weight in proving the divine right of Episcopal regimen, that the Reporter thinks proper to record the CATALOGUE AS FOLLOWS: Jewish High-Priests, from Aaron to the days of Christ. 24 Josuc, 25 Joakim, Rome 586. 41 Matathias, 42 Judas Macabaeus, 43 Jonathas, 45 John, called Hircan, 48 Hyrcan, 49 Aristobulus, For it is natural that he should protect that Priesthood, which is the very life blood of his visible body, which he instituted for the high, the blessed purpose of admitting redeemed man fo himself, and of being instrumental in fitting immortal souls for the high employ of worshipping 64 Caiaphas, Theophilus, 65 Jonathas and his brother when Jerusalem was taken in the year 61. A list of Bishops who succeeded each other from the Apostles down to the year 1817. him in the realms of his glory. It has been my happy lot to belong to his Church; it is my great honour to be admitted into his Priesthood-High is the station, for a creature so humble, so unworthy-May the Great, the Glorious Head, grant, of the fulness of his grace, to his whole Church, both 432 Sextus, 3d. 804 Wolfredus, 440 Leo Magnus, 524 Joannes, 1st. 530 Bonafacius, 2nd. 532 Joannes, 2nd. 535 Agapetus, 537 Sylverius, 829 Theogildus, 1020 Agelnothus, 1038 Eadlinus, 1050 Robertus, 1052 Stigandus, 1070 Lanfrancus, 540 Virgilius, 555 Palagias, 560 Joannes, 3d. 573 Benidictus, 578 Pelagius, 590 Gregorius Magnus. 596 Augustinus Monachus 1122 William Corboyl, R 1089 Anselm, 1114 Rodolphus, ministry and people, to you, and to us all, for Christ's sake. Presbyter Tertius. The Right Rev. Gentleman has no doubt exhausted the powers of his body as well as mind, in the support of his subject, I hope it and to my mind, with very ill success. 1138 Theobaldus, 1191 Reginald Fitz-Jocelin 1294 Robert Wenchelsey, 1313 Walter Reynolds, 1327 Simon Mepham, 1454 Thomas Bourchier, 1486 John Morton, Those who succeeded* Bishop Gilbert Shelton, J. Potter, Thomas Herring, John Moore living 1802, who with William Markham and other Bishops, consecrated Bishop White now living in Pennsylvania, and Bishop Provost, late of New-York, who together with one other Bishop, consecrated, in the city of New-York, Bishop Hobart and Bishop Griswold, both now living Thus hath God, by his power preserved his church and his word and with them his ministry. For the first part of this catalogue see Eusebiu's history. |