Exceedingly for greatly, A.V. Were obedient to the faith. Compare the phrase, obedience of froth or "to the faith" (Romans 1:5; Romans 16:25). The addition of a great multitude of priests was an important incident in the Church's history, both as they were a higher order of men, and a class very liable to be prejudiced against the faith which would rob them of their importance.
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