Unity apostolic. — Divisions evil—Which or whether any prevailing polity Government Devised.—§ 1. Separatism.—‘The Holy'-The Friends—Ply- Government Localized.-Independency-Congregationalism. Government Centralized.-I. Prelacy. § 1. Support in Scripture. Antiquity.-§ 3. Expediency. $ 2. II. The Papacy.-Supremacy-Church-Ministry- Government Harmonized. - 1. The Holy' to be distinguished from 2 The Society of Friends or Quakers.- - 3. Plymouthism or Brethrenism. (1.) Their chosen sphere.-Active opera- 6. Rome had small stated assemblies in private dwellings, recognized as por- tions of the one Church at that Probability in the case of Antioch rising almost to absolute certainty in that of Jerusalem-In four other places a plu- rality under one government is pre- sented, removing all doubt, and illus- § 1. Its Constitution.-The Church,' and apostles and elders, welcome a deputa- tion-Three parties-The deputation, the elders, the apostles, all represen- tatives-Private members do not appear deliberating The reference not to them-The others come to consider- No private member spoke-The de- cision ordained by apostles and § 2. Its Occasion.-Judaizing teachers at Antioch-Enforcing the law of Moses essential to salvation-Failure of local elders to settle the dispute-Why not settled by an inspired apostle? an au- thority in which all could acquiesce necessary The question having a wider range than Antioch, consequent- ly a reference and deputation appointed -Both parties present with the refer- § 3. Deliberation. Proof of authority - Unity apostolic. - Divisions evil-Which or whether any prevailing polity Government Devised.-§ 1. Separatism. The Holy'-The Friends-Ply- --- Government Centralized.-I. Prelacy. § 1. Support in Scripture. - § 2. ... Government Harmonized. II. The Papacy.-Supremacy-Church-Ministry— 2 The Society of Friends or Quakers. — 3. Plymouthism or Brethrenism. (1.) Their chosen sphere.-Active opera- (3.) Views of the Church.-Origin ascribed to Pentecost-Membership impossible -Positive principles-Call, Come out of her,' misapplied-Apostolic customs not equally to be observed-Exercise The question decided by the ablest critics (2.) Did Christ appoint priests under the Three subordinate questions must not be (3.) Were deacons constituted ministers Proof that the office was for temporal con- Christ, the twelve, and the seventy said Had the twelve authority over the seventy?-Reply in the negative, The title bishop not applied to the apos- tles Their universal commission dis- proves the theory-If true, it would overthrow other prelatic assertions- Was James Bishop of Jerusalem ?—The 238 244 |