The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God

Quote by Charles Hodge

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 office of presbyters is a permanent one.

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

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 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 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 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...

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

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 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...

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...

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...