Excerpt from An Assertion of the Government of the Church of Scotland, in the Points of Ruling-Elders, and of the Authority of Presbyteries and Synods: With a Postscript in Answer to a Treatise Lately Published Against Presbyteriall Government<br><br>Ver there was a ruling Elder in the Chrdiian world tiil Part and Vzret firii created them. Iiball 1101: dcfire to take him at his word {or his life, but if he be not abie to give a fausfafiory anfwer' unto that v'vhich ts here {ayd borh from Scripture, and fiom antiquit}1 for ruling El de1s then haih be given fcntence againfi his own repara firm for ever. And fo' ninch the more that 1131: tr1g1u that afl'ertion of E pifibpacie boldly averted that the' nan. E of the Elders of the Church,' tn all antiquity compre bendeth none hut Preachers and Divines; and that ther for none but they may be called Smiam.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.