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JESUS Christ, upon whose shoulders the government is, whose name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace, 1of the increase of whose government and peace there shall be no end, who sits upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and justice, from henceforth even for ever; having all power given unto him in heaven and in earth by the Father, who raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand, far above all principalities, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come, and put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all: He being ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things, received gifts for his church, and gave officers necessary for the edification of his church, and perfecting of his Saints. 2

Preface to The Form of Presbyterial Church-Government (1799) 

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“the government of the church, by the ministry of the word, is not a contrivance of men, but an appointment made by the Son of God.”

John Calvin

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  1. Bible References 5 Provided by RefTagger; For more information, visit http://reftagger.com have been formatted to interact with the Bible plugin 6 I Cor changed to 1 Cor, etc , all bible references come from the ESV (English Standard Version) 7 The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016.
  2. The editor has corrected some clerical errors (Eg. Spelling errors) 8When the editor has changed the printed document he has made a note of the change. the editor did not make changes to the language (‘eth’, etc) or common errors throughout the document (eg ‘a’ instead of ‘an’).

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