 | Charles Hodge - 1879 - 556 pages
...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...those who rule well, but do not labour in the word and doctrine." In the standards of the Scotch Church, speaking of officers, it is said some are extraordinary,... | |
 | Charles S. Robinson - 1881 - 524 pages
...discipline. In conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, bv a L-reat part of the Protestant Reformed Churches, to be designated. In the Holy Scriptures, by tho title of governments ; and of those who rule well, but do not labor In the word and doctrine. CHAPTER... | |
 | John Aspinwall Hodge - 1882 - 558 pages
...J Miller on Ruling Elders, pp. 72-106. office. It is adopted by almost all the Reformed churches.* "This office has been understood, by a great part...governments ; and of those who rule well, but do not labor in the word and doctrine " (1 Cor. 12 : 28; Rom. 12 : 7, 8 ; 1 Tim. 5 : 17). It is the continuation... | |
 | John Aspinwall Hodge - 1884 - 600 pages
...J Mitter on Ruling Elders, pp. 72-106. office. It is adopted by almost all the Reformed churches.* "This office has been understood, by a great part...governments; and of those who rule well, but do not labor in the word and doctrine " (1 Cor. 12 : 28; Rom. 12 : 7, 8 ; 1 Tim. 5 : 17). It is the continuation... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - 1886 - 888 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...Churches, to be designated in the holy Scriptures, ly the title of governments; and of those who rule well, but do not labor in the word and docFor the... | |
 | Henry Jackson Van Dyke - 1890 - 292 pages
...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...governments and of those who rule well but do not labor in word and doctrine." The Puritan doctrine as laid down by Thomas Cartwright(in his "Ecclesiastical... | |
 | John McClintock, James Strong - 1891 - 1138 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 the Protestant refonned churches, to be designated in the holy Scriptures by the title of governments, and of those... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - 1905 - 974 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. [NOTE. — See under Form of Government, Chap. xiii.] 1. Ruling elders... | |
 | Thomas Smyth - 1908 - 646 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... | |
 | Thomas Smyth - 1908 - 648 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... | |
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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... 
