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title: 'A Church Without a Bishop: The Apostolical and Primitive Church, Popular in Its Government, and Simple in Its Worship'
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authors:
- 'Lyman Coleman'
date: 1844-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 6'
- 'Acts 6'
- 'John 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/coleman-1844-a-church-without-a-bishop-the-apostolical-and-primitive-church-popular-in-its-government-and-simple-in-its-worship
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# A Church Without a Bishop: The Apostolical and Primitive Church, Popular in Its Government, and Simple in Its Worship

Coleman&#039;s 1844 defense of the primitive apostolic church argues against episcopacy and formal liturgies, urging simple worship and popular church government &#039;in spirit and truth.&#039;

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