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of the church, like those blessed ministering* 

 spirits, incessantly bringing down the commands 

 of God to the church in their doctrine, and carry- 

 ing up the prayers of the church before God's 

 throne, in their holy offices and intercessions. 

 So that, you see, this holy oil,* which without 

 measure was shed upon the head of our great 

 High Priest,^ (all power being given to Him, both 

 in heaven and earth,) runs down in full stream 

 upon the beard, (for, JAs my Father sent me, 

 saith he to his disciples, even so send I you ;) and 

 so by, and through them, to their successors, holy 

 bishops and presbyters, even down to the skirts 

 of his garment : for in this comely and exquisite 

 order we find it in my text — For this cause I 

 (Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ,) left thee 

 (Titus) in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order 

 (or, correct,) the things that are wanting, and ordain 

 elders in every city, as I had appointed thee. 



In which words we have these three parts : — 

 First. The erection of a power in the person 

 of Titus, a metropolitical power over the whole 

 island of Crete ; / left thee in Crete. 



Secondly. The end of this institution, or the 

 use and exercise of this power, in a double in- 

 stance, iTn^iop^^v, yta,] Koc^irocvoa, to order, and to or- 

 dain; to correct and constitute; to make bishops^ 



* Psm. cxxxiii. 2. f Matt, xxviii. 18. 



X John, XX. 21. 



