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actually admit affairs affirmed ancient apostolic Apostolic Constitutions argument authority bishops body century Chris Christ Christianity church polity church power civil clergy clerical common communion congregationalism congregations Constantine corruption course Cyprian Decretals dignity Dissenters divine doctrine duty ecclesiastical ecclesiastical polity effect emperor English Dissenters episcopacy episcopal epistles errors established exercise fact faith favour feeling Gospel ground hand heretics hierarchy honour human important influence instance Irenæus Jewish Judaism labour laity liberty Lord mankind manner mass means ment mind ministers of religion modern moral motives natural never offices once opinion Papacy papal parties pastors piety popular practice prerogatives presbyters present priests professed quæ question quod reason Reformation relation religious Roman Rome Romish sacerdotal scheme Scripture secular sense sentiments sion sort spiritual despotism superstition teachers temper Tertullian thing tion truth tyranny usages usurpations voluntary principle worship writers