The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative is one chosen by others to do in their name what they are entitled to do in their own persons; or rather to exercise the…

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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 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 ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.

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.

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 office of presbyters is a permanent one.

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

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

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

Romanists tell us that the Pope is the vicar of Christ; that he is his...

Romanists tell us that the Pope is the vicar of Christ; that he is his...

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,...

The Church, however, is a self-governing society, distinct from the State, having its officers and...

The Church, however, is a self-governing society, distinct from the State, having its officers and...

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...