The Name, Nature, and Functions, of Ruling Elders: Wherein it Is Shown from the Testimony of Scripture, the Fathers, and the Reformers, That Ruling Elders Are not Presbyters or Bishops, and That as Representatives of the People, Their Office Ought to Be Temporary
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Thomas Smyth's 1845 study of the office of ruling elders in Presbyterian polity, arguing elders are distinct from ministers and outlining their duties, ordination, and church order.