But to be the Vicar of Christ, to claim to exercise his prerogatives on earth, does involve a claim to his attributes, and therefore our opposition to Popery is opposition to a man claiming to be God.

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The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative...

The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative...

The right of the people to a substantive part in the government of the Church...

The right of the people to a substantive part in the government of the Church...

The Church is everywhere represented as one. It is one body, one family, one fold,...

The Church is everywhere represented as one. It is one body, one family, one fold,...

When the great promise of the Spirit was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, it...

When the great promise of the Spirit was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, it...

The Reformers, therefore, as instruments in the hands of God, in delivering the Church from...

The Reformers, therefore, as instruments in the hands of God, in delivering the Church from...

So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons,...

So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons,...

Ruling elders are declared to be the representatives of the people.

Ruling elders are declared to be the representatives of the people.

It is a thoroughly anti-christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life...

It is a thoroughly anti-christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life...

If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to...

If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to...

That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.

That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.

Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal...

Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal...

The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to...

The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to...

The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was...

The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was...

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God

There can, therefore, be no doubt that Presbyterians do carry out the principle that Church...

There can, therefore, be no doubt that Presbyterians do carry out the principle that Church...

Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church -...

Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church -...

If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the...

If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the...

All the reasons which require the subjection of a believer to the brethren of a...

All the reasons which require the subjection of a believer to the brethren of a...

Our first remark on this subject is that the ministry is an office, and not...

Our first remark on this subject is that the ministry is an office, and not...