The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.

Quote by Charles Hodge

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The Popish theory, which assumes that Christ, the Apostles and believers, constituted the Church while...

The Popish theory, which assumes that Christ, the Apostles and believers, constituted the Church while...

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the...

Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the...

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...

As the Church is the aggregate of believers, there is an intimate analogy between the...

As the Church is the aggregate of believers, there is an intimate analogy between the...

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...

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 -...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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

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

The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power...

The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power...

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...

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...