The American Presbyterian and Theological Review, 1864, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The American Presbyterian and Theological Review, 1864, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Henry B. Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Presbyterian and Theological Review, 1864, Vol. 2 We now leave the author Of this laborious and important historical work, and resent the results Of our own investiga tion concerning the Eatin Patriarchate. We confine ourselves to the period which may be called emphatically the patri archal eriod in the development of the hierarchial organiza tion 0' the church, and the common basis Of the Greek and Latin hierarchy, but at. A point, when the Latin patriarch already raised the claim of a still superior dignity and autho rity above all the Greek patriarchs of the East. The full development Of the pa. Acy proper was the work Of the Middle Ages, and woul carry us beyond the limits of the work which we placed at the head of this article. The original organization Of Christianity under its visible form as an institution not Of, but in, and for, this world, was the apostolical, which stands by itself, different from all subse quent organizations, and yet the fountain head from which they have derived whatever Is essential and permanently valuable in them. For the apostles are not dead, but still live in and for the church they founded, and speak through every true servant Of Christ and minister Of the gospel, whether he be a Greek or Latin metropolitan, or an Anglican bishop, or a Presbyterian pastor, or a Congregational preacher. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.