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title: 'Which Is the Apostolic Church? An Inquiry'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Robert Mayne Patterson'
date: 1857-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 2'
- 'Titus 1'
- 'Matthew 16'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/patterson-1857-which-is-the-apostolic-church-an-inquiry
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# Which Is the Apostolic Church? An Inquiry

A concise inquiry into which church government is apostolic—prelacy, independency, or presbytery. The author argues from Scripture for the importance of ecclesiastical order and favors Presbyterian polity.

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