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Commentaries on the Affairs of the Christians Before the Time of Constantine the Great (Volume 1); Or, an Enlarged View of the Ecclesiastical History of the First Three Centuries

Commentaries on the Affairs of the Christians Before the Time of Constantine the Great (Volume 1); Or, an Enlarged View of the Ecclesiastical History of the First Three Centuries


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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1813. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... prefiding prefbyter to be appointed, under the Cent. title of " bifhop," the province of teaching, and lalfo the direction and management of every thing of a facred nature, was transferred to him. As anj it was not, however, to be expected that one man could be equal to the perfonal difcharge of duties fo various and extenfive, he had the power of committing to either of the elders the fulfilment of fuch of them as that elder might appear to him to be particularly well qualified to execute. When any thing of more than ordinary moment occurred, the bifhop called together the prefbyters, and confulted with them as to what was necefiary or proper to be done. Having thus taken council with the elders, he next convened a general meeting of the people, to whofe determination every thing of importance was alwayfc finally referred, and fubmitted to them, for their approval or rejection, the meafures which appeared to him and the prefbyters as either requifite or eligible to be purfued VJ. The bifhop was commonly chofen from amongft the prefbyters; and the prefbyters, for the moft part, taken from the clafs of deacons. The people, however, were not bound to abide by this rule j and it was occafionally departed from, when the probity, the faith, and the general merits of any individual amongft the multitude pointed him out as a perfon deferving of preference. Thai the income or ftipend of the feveral teachers and minifters of the church could have been but fmall, whilft, at the fame time, the trouble and perils which they neceffarily had to encounter in the difcharge of their functions were manifold and great, is fo apparent as not to admit of a / Afts, xxi. 18. 22. R 4 doubt Cent, doubt. But in thofe primitive times of which 1 we are now treating, a Chriflian paftor's ft...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781154364927
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 122
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1154364925
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 231 gr

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