Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Church Polity: Or, What Is an Apostolic Church?; A Semi-Centennial Discourse, Delivered May 12, 1875, Before the Rhode Island Baptist State Convention
The only remamlng passage in which the word IS used in the gospels is Matt. 18. 17 - And if he shall neg lect to hear them, tell it unto the church; but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and. A pubhcan. That here the word de notes such a company of persons as could assemble in one place, is so generally admitted that no argument in support of the view is needed. Four authorities may be cited as examples of many. Meyer (lutheran) - Here the word means a single congregation, and may be larger or smaller according to place and circumstances. Owen (presbyterian). A congregation of believers, which at first was only one, but as Christianity spread from one country to another, became numerous and local. The use of the article denotes the particular Church to which the parties belonged. Trench (episco palian) -a single body of believers, united in one another and in Christ, and they forming a community by themselves, with all the privileges, ordinances, and means of grace essential to salvation, 'and this meaning is approved by Dr. N ast (episcopal Methodist).
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
