The right of the people to a substantive part in the government of the Church is recognized and sanctioned by the apostles in almost every conceivable way.

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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...

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

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

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God

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...

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

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...

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...

But to be the Vicar of Christ, to claim to exercise his prerogatives on earth,...

But to be the Vicar of Christ, to claim to exercise his prerogatives on earth,...

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...

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 -...

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...

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 ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.

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

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 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 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...

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,...

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,...

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...