 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1860 - 916 pages
...the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. Thia office has been understood, by a great part of the Protestant Reformed Churches, to be de* As the office and character of the gospel minister is particularly and fully described in the Holy... | |
 | Joseph Sylvester Clark, Henry Martyn Dexter, Alonzo Hall Quint, Isaac Pendleton Langworthy, Christopher Cushing, Samuel Burnham - 1863 - 408 pages
...for the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, by a great part of...designated in the Holy Scriptures, by the title of ' governments,1 and of those who ' rule well,' but do not ' labor in the word and doctrine.' " —Form... | |
 | Henry Martyn Dexter - 1865 - 350 pages
...for the purpose of excrcising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, by a great part of...Churches, to be designated in the Holy Scriptures, by tho title of ' governments/ and of thotte who ' rule well.' but do not ' labor in the word and doctrine.'... | |
 | Henry Martyn Dexter - 1865 - 352 pages
...of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office hae been understood, by a great part of the Protestant Reformed Churches, to be designated in tho Holy Scriptures, by the title of ' governments,' and of those who ' rule well,' but do not ' labor... | |
 | Henry Martyn Dexter - 1871 - 426 pages
...for the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, by a great part of...governments,' and of those who ; rule well,' but do not' labor in the word and doctrine.' "—Form of Gov. of Pres. Church. Book i. ch. 5. " Let the Elders... | |
 | Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - 1860 - 868 pages
...styled (not are so by divine calling, and hence not by divine right,) ruling elders." In ch. v. it is: "This office has been understood by a great part of...the Holy Scriptures by the title of governments and (described in their works as) those who rule well, but do not labour in word and doctrine." We have... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - 1873 - 734 pages
...for the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, by a great part of...governments ; and of those who rule well, but do not labor in the word and doctrine. For the better establishing and settling congregations, it is ordered... | |
 | James Henley Thornwell - 1873 - 656 pages
...and refer among other texts to 1 Tim. v. 17. They t«ll us further1 that "the office of Ruling Elder has been understood, by a great part of the Protestant...Churches, to be designated in the Holy Scriptures by the 1 Book i., chap. v. title of govei-nmenls, and of those who rule well, but do not labour in the Word... | |
 | Henry Martyn Dexter - 1874 - 446 pages
...for the parpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, by a great part of...governments,' and of those who ' rule well,' but do not ' labor in the word and doctrine.' " — Form of Gov. of Prts. Church. Book i. ch. 5. 2 See Formula... | |
 | Henry Martyn Dexter - 1874 - 448 pages
...pastors or ministers. Thij office ha* l>een under-stood, by a great p;irt of the Protestant liefurmed Churches, to be designated in the Holy Scriptures, by the title of ' covernmentf»,' and of thnpo who 'rule well,' but do not ' Ыюг in the word and doctrine.' " —... | |
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RULING elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, by a great part of the Protestant Reformed... 
