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13941	nan	The Divine Right of Church Government Wherein it is proved that the Presbyterian government, by preaching and ruling elders, in sessional, Presbyterial and synodical assemblies, may lay the only lawful claim to a divine right, according to the Holy Scriptures			.txt	text/plain	126818	9939	78	intermeddling in church government, if Jesus Christ had not by office peace shall be on them, and upon the Israel of God. THE DIVINE RIGHT OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT. As the Scripture is the rule of church government, so Christ is the sole Christ gave the power of church government and other ordinances unto the Therefore no formal power of church government was ever given by Christ proper power for church government from Christ, are in the word called all the church offices, with all their spiritual gifts and power, 1 Cor. iii. 1. _Of the Divine Right of Christ's Church Officers, viz. The divine right of this church officer, the mere ruling elder, is much distinct New Testament officer's ruling power in the Church, and the special kind of governing officers, set of God in the Church of Christ certain kind of church officer which Christ in his word calls an elder,	./cache/13941.txt	./txt/13941.txt