But To Be The Vicar Of Christ,

The Office Of Presbyters Is A Permanent One.

The Galatians Are Severely Censured For Giving Heed To False Doctrines, And Are Called To Pronounce Even An Apostle Anathema, If He Preached Another Gospel.

All Church Power Is, Therefore, Properly Ministerial And Administrative. Everything Is To Be Done In The Name Of Christ, And In Accordance With His Directions.

No More Soul-destroying Doctrine Could Well Be Devised Than The Doctrine That Sinners Can Regenerate Themselves, And Repent And Believe Just When They Please.

All Church Power Arises From The Indwelling Of The Spirit; Therefore Those In Whom The Spirit Dwells Are The Seat Of Church Power. But The Spirit Dwells In The Whole Church, And Therefore The Whole Church Is The Seat Of Church Power.