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

Quote by Charles Hodge

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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,...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 -...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...