The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"AndTHE PRIESTHOOD. 447in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall aiton the seat of His majesty, you shall also sit ontwelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."And immediately after, He adds that the worthysuccessors of the Apostles shall share in their felicity;every one that hath left house, or brethren,or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children,or lands for My name s sake, shall receive a hun1dred-fold, and shall possess life everlasting."I know that there are many in our days who denythat Priests possess any spiritual power, as if Godcould not communicate such power to men. I understand why atheists and rationalists, who reject allrevelation, should deny all supernatural authorityto the ministers of God. But that professing Christians, who accept the testimony of Scripture, shouldshare in this unbelief, passes my comprehension.Has not the Almighty, in numberless instancesrecorded inHoly Writ, made man the instrumentof His power? Did not Moses convert the riversof Egypt into blood? Did he not cause water toissue from the barren rock ? Did not the prophetspredict future events ? Did not the sun stop in theDid not Eliseus,do weheavens, at the command of Josue ?the prophet, raise the dead to life? Whybelieve all these prodigies?Because the Scripturesrecord them. Does not the same Word of God declare that the Apostles received power to confer theHoly Ghost by the imposition of hands, to forgive1Matt. xix. 27-29.