A Companion To The Temple; Or, A Help To Devotion In The Use Of The Common Prayer - Softcover

Thomas Comber

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461453274 ISBN 13: 9780461453270

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

A Companion To The Temple; Or, A Help To Devotion In The Use Of The Common Prayer by Thomas Comber. This volume presents a thorough Anglican manual on ordination, examining the offices of deacons, priests, and bishops, and the consecration rites that bind the church’s leadership. It anchors the three sacred orders in Scripture and early antiquity, arguing for their unity, dignity, and subordination within a properly ordered hierarchy. The text outlines the prefaces, proper preparations, examinations, and testimonials required before ordination, the solemn prayers and liturgies, the roles of archdeacons and metropolitans, and the oaths of canonical obedience. It emphasizes the Holy Spirit’s role in equipping clergy, the necessity of sound doctrine, and the discipline necessary to maintain order and purity in the church. Comber also critiques papal and popular practices, argues for the episcopal right to ordain, and provides extensive guidance on the morals and duties of clergy, their families, and their congregations. This work functions as a devotional and practical guide for clergy and church governance, grounded in scripture, patristic tradition, and Anglican reform.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461453274
• ISBN 13: 9780461453270
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 386