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"Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests."
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"The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom."
"The task of a priest, in some respects, may be different today, but the principles upon which Herbert built his life as a priest are of universal application."
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"As priests uphold their people in prayer, so their people are to uphold them with prayer and love, for he cannot work without his people."
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"Priesthood is not a convenient, historically conditioned form of Church organisation, but is rooted in the Incarnation, in the priesthood and mission of Christ himself."
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