Council of Nicaea I
“It has come to the knowledge of the holy and great synod that, in some districts and cities, the deacons administer the Eucharist to the presbyters [i.e., priests], whereas neither canon nor custom permits that they who have no right to offer [the Eucharistic sacrifice] should give the Body of Christ to them that do offer [it]. And this also has been made known, that certain deacons now touch the Eucharist even before the bishops. Let all such practices be utterly done away, and let the deacons remain within their own bounds, knowing that they are the ministers of the bishop and the inferiors of the presbyters. Let them receive the Eucharist according to their order, after the presbyters, and let either the bishop or the presbyter administer to them” (Canon 18 [A.D. 325]).
The canon was not closed at Nicaea
There is no priesthood provided for in the NT because the priesthood was a type of Christ, it was fulfilled on the cross.. God then destroyed the jewish priesthood in 70 AD to make His point
BTW Presbyters are not priests ... There are two VERY clear words for Priest in the greek if God so desired a priesthood in the New Church
hiereus -) a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites
archiereus...1) chief priest, high priest
2) the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding the high priestly office, both those who had previously discharged it and although disposed, continued to have great power in the State, as well as the members of the families from which high priest were created, provided that they had much influence in public affairs.
The word presbyteros has a completely different meaning than priest..
those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably
Nice try though :)