Ruling Elders Are Declared To Be The

No More Soul-destroying Doctrine Could Well Be Devised Than The Doctrine That Sinners Can Regenerate Themselves, And Repent And Believe Just When They Please.

That The Apostolic Office Is Temporary, Is A Plain Historical Fact.

The Doctrines Of Grace Humble Man Without Degrading Him And Exalt Him Without Inflating Him.

Christ Has Not Only Ordained That There Shall Be Such Officers In His Church - He Has Not Only Specified Their Duties And Prerogatives - But He Gives The Requisite Qualifications, And Calls Those Thus Qualified, And By That Call Gives Them Their Official Authority.

The Right Of The People To A Substantive Part In The Government Of The Church Is Recognized And Sanctioned By The Apostles In Almost Every Conceivable Way.