Project Gutenberg 2004-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 142 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 Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jordan Dohms and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Divine Right of Church Government" by Sundry Ministers of Christ within the City of London is a theological treatise likely written in the early 19th century. The work explores the legitimacy and scriptural foundation of Presbyterian church governance, arguing that it possesses a divine right as appointed by Christ, distinguishing it from other forms of governance prevalent in the church. The opening of the book establishes the context for its arguments, emphasizing the necessity of a structured church governance that aligns with biblical principles. It includes an introductory explanation of the nature of divine right and presents the authors’ intention to elucidate the scriptural basis for Presbyterian governance. The text also addresses contemporary challenges to church order and the importance of adhering to Christ’s commands, highlighting the authors' commitment to safeguard true Presbyterianism against perceived threats from rival governance models. The treatise promises to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of church governance that is both theologically sound and practically applicable. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Presbyterian Church -- Government BX Text Canon Law Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 807179 802058 2024-10-06T10:29:01.841384 2023-10-06T11:08:01.605467 text/html text/html 793995 2020-12-18T13:53:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 260985 2020-12-18T13:53:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 348456 2024-10-06T10:29:13.504354 application/epub+zip 359787 2024-10-06T10:29:05.483419 application/epub+zip 343238 2024-10-06T10:29:04.028387 application/epub+zip 692234 2024-10-06T10:29:19.890319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639390 2024-10-06T10:29:12.494358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632409 2022-09-07T13:39:49.750126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763357 763301 2024-10-06T10:29:00.387450 2023-10-06T11:08:00.291464 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 763370 2020-12-18T13:53:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255499 2020-12-18T13:53:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 763374 2020-12-18T13:53:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255472 2020-12-18T13:53:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20919 2024-10-06T10:29:20.022295 application/rdf+xml 16544 2024-10-06T10:29:04.602389 image/jpeg 3983 2024-10-06T10:29:04.314366 image/jpeg 339469 2024-10-06T10:29:01.902391 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog