The Church, However, Is A Self-governing Society,

There Is No Form Of Conviction More Intimate And Irresistible Than That Which Arises From The Inward Teaching Of The Spirit.

In Every System Of Theology, Therefore, There Is A Chapter De Libero Arbitrio. This Is A Question Which Every Theologian Finds In His Path, And Which He Must Dispose Of; And On The Manner In Which It Is Determined Depends His Theology, And Of Course His Religion, So Far As His Theology Is To Him A Truth And Reality

The Church Is Everywhere Represented As One. It Is One Body, One Family, One Fold, One Kingdom. It Is One Because Pervaded By One Spirit. We Are All Baptized Into One Spirit So As To Become, Says The Apostle, On Body.

The Church, However, Is A Self-governing Society, Distinct From The State, Having Its Officers And Laws, And, Therefore, An Administrative Government Of Its Own.

The Grace Of God Exalts A Man Without Inflating Him, And Humbles A Man Without Debasing Him.