From the very first Establishing of Christian Churches, there was in each of them a certain number of Persons to whom the Government of it was committed, and who were distinguish'd from the rest of the People by the Offices which they Exercis'd, and by the choice which had been made of them for supervising the whole Flock, and 'tis what we call Consistory; Origen calls it the Ecclesiastical Senate, and makes it parallel with the Politick Senate of each City, to shew that the Ecclesi∣astical Senate very much surpasses the other, being com∣pos'd of Persons of more virtue and knowledg, than those which are Members of Politick Senates in Cities. The Ecclesiastical Senate, or Consistory, is compos'd amongst us of Ministers and Elders, and it ought not to be thought strange that we joyn Elders with the Ministers, after all we have said on the 3d Chapter, particularly on the 1st Article, where we have at large prov'd, that the Elders have had share for several Centuries in the Government of the Churches, and that they in all likelihood would have
Conformity of the ecclesiastical discipline of the Reformed churches of France with that of the primitive Christians written by M. La Rocque ... ; render'd into English by Jos. Walker.
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- Conformity of the ecclesiastical discipline of the Reformed churches of France with that of the primitive Christians written by M. La Rocque ... ; render'd into English by Jos. Walker.
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- Larroque, Matthieu de, 1619-1684.
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- London :: Printed for Tho. Cockbrill ...,
- 1691.
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- Huguenots -- France.
- Church polity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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still continued, if the ambition of Bishops and their Clergy had not insensibly abolish'd this laudable pra∣ctise. The Deacon Hillary, as has been shewn, com∣plained of it in his time. But altho' the Elders partake with the Ministers in Governing the Flocks, yet the right of precedency appertains to the Ministers; therefore in these testimonies we have alledged to prove that the Church has had great advantage, in the first Ages, of Lay-Elders, like ours, they are for the most part named after the Clergy.