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title: 'A Plea for Emphasizing the Divine Right of Presbytery'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John William Primrose'
date: 1884-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Leviticus 18'
- 'Leviticus 20'
- 'Hebrews 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/primrose-1884-a-plea-for-emphasizing-the-divine-right-of-presbytery
---

# A Plea for Emphasizing the Divine Right of Presbytery

Affirms Leviticus 18 & 20 forbid incest (including marriage to a deceased wife's sister) and urges the Church to teach the divine right of Presbytery. Emphasizes obedience to Scripture for church order.

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