Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-20

The Pastoral Address 81 the English,
American and Colonial bishops, fn
session at the Arch-EpIsc OpaI Palace
az Lambeth. England.
To the faithful in Christ Jesus. the Priests and
Deac0ns. and the Lay Members Of the Church
of Christ in communion with the Anglican
Branch Of the Church Catholic:
1--WE, the undersigned Bishops, gathered
under the good providence Of God for
prayer ard conference at Lambeth, pray
for you that We may obtain grace, mercy
and peace from our God, our Father, and
from the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
eve give thanks 10 God, brethren be-
loved, for the faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love toward the saints,
which hath abounded among ven; and for
the knowledge Of Christ which, through
you hath been spread abroad among the
most vigorous races Of the earth, and with
one mouth we make our supplications to
God, even the Father, that by the power
of the Holy Ghost he would strengthen us
with His might, to amend among us the
things which are amiss, TO supply the
things which are lacking, and TO reach
forth unto higher measures of love and
zeal in worshipping Him, and in making
known His name and we pray that in His
good time He would give back unto His
whole Church the blessed gift Of Unity in
Truth.
"And now we exhort you in love that
We keep whole and undefled the faith once
delivered to the saints a. We have received
IL Of the Lord Jesus. We entreat you 10
watch and pray, and to strive heartily with
us against the frauds and subleties where
with the faith hath been aforetime and IS
now assailed.
1--WE beseech you to hold fast, as the sure
Word of God, all the canonical scriptures
Of the Old and New Testament; and that
by diligent study of these oracles of God,
praying in the Holy Ghost, ye seek to know
more Of the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour,
whom they reveal into us, and Of the will
of God, which they declare.
Furthermore we entreat you 10 guard
yourselves and yours against the growing
superstitions and additions with which, in
these latter days, the truth of God hath
been overlaid; as otherwise, so especially
by the pretension 10 universal sovereignty
over Gods heritage asserted for the See of
Rome, and by the practical eTaltatiOn of
the blessed Virgin Mary as mediator in the
place of her Divine son, and by the address
ing of prayers TO her as intercessor between
God and man. OF such beware, we beseech
you, knowing that the jealous God giveth
not his honor TO another.
Build yourselves up, therefore, beloved,
in your most holy faith grow in grace and
in the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ,
our Lord. Show forth before all men by
your faith, selEdenial, purity and godly
conversation as well as by your labors for
the people among whom God hath so widely
spread you, and by the setting forth of His
Gospel to the unbelieyers and the heather,
that We are indeed the servants of Him who
died for us 10 reconcile His Father 10 us,
and to be a sacrifice for the sins of the
whole world.
Brethren beloved, with one voice we
warn you; the time is short; the Lord
cometh; watch and be sober. Abide stead
fast in the communion of saints, wherein
God hath granted you place. Seek in
faith for oneness with Christ in the blessed
sacrament of His body and blood. Hold
fast the oreeds and the pure worship and
order, which of Gods grace We have
inherited from the primitive Church.
Beware of causing divisions contrary TO the
doctrine We have received. Pray and seek
for unity among yourselves, and among
all the faithful in Christ Jesus, and the
good Lord make you perfect, and keep your
bodies, souls and spirits until the coming
of the Lord Jesus Christ"