Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives - but he gives the requisite qualifications, and calls those thus qualified, and by that call gives them their official authority.
-- Charles Hodge
   
Charles Hodge   Name:
Charles Hodge
Type:
Theologian
Nationality:
American
Birth:
1797
Death:
1878
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