An Apology for Apostolic Order and Its Advocates, Occasioned by the Strictures and Denunciations of the Christian's Magazine: In a Series of Letters, Addressed to the Rev. John M. Mason, D.D., the Editor of that Work |
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Page 94
... elders in every city , " & c . he observes , " Hence we learn , that there was not any equality among the ministers of the church , but that one was placed over the rest in authority and counsel . " CALVIN here acknowledges what the ...
... elders in every city , " & c . he observes , " Hence we learn , that there was not any equality among the ministers of the church , but that one was placed over the rest in authority and counsel . " CALVIN here acknowledges what the ...
Page 97
... elders as well as we could , " & c . † The testimony of DAILLE and L'ANGLE , ministers of the same church , has been already adduced , and is well worthy of attention . Let us pass on from the Calvinistic to the LUTHERAN churches . The ...
... elders as well as we could , " & c . † The testimony of DAILLE and L'ANGLE , ministers of the same church , has been already adduced , and is well worthy of attention . Let us pass on from the Calvinistic to the LUTHERAN churches . The ...
Page 118
... Elders , called also Bishops , as overseeing a particular flock ; and Deacons . And after the death of the Apostles , the term Bishop be- came appropriate to their successors in the ordinary eccle- siastical powers of ordination and ...
... Elders , called also Bishops , as overseeing a particular flock ; and Deacons . And after the death of the Apostles , the term Bishop be- came appropriate to their successors in the ordinary eccle- siastical powers of ordination and ...
Page 121
... Elders are merely aids to him in discipline ; and his Deacons are officers who have the care of the poor and some other temporal functions . The right to exercise power over other congregations and their pas- tors , is no part of his ...
... Elders are merely aids to him in discipline ; and his Deacons are officers who have the care of the poor and some other temporal functions . The right to exercise power over other congregations and their pas- tors , is no part of his ...
Page 123
... Elders or Presbyters of Ephesus and Crete ; for the powers of or- dination and government were expressly vested in them , and not in the Elders or Presbyters . And yet when Ti- mothy and Titus , in order to spread the gospel as Evange ...
... Elders or Presbyters of Ephesus and Crete ; for the powers of or- dination and government were expressly vested in them , and not in the Elders or Presbyters . And yet when Ti- mothy and Titus , in order to spread the gospel as Evange ...
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