Excerpt from The Theory Ruling Eldership: Or the Position of the Lay Ruler in the Reformed Churches ExaminedThis theory has for its sole basis an inference from I Tim. V. 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine and we think it is to be deeply regretted that the illustrious Calvin, to whom the praise is in a great measure clue of having restored the laity to a place in the administration of the Church, should have given currency, by the weight of his authority.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.