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Excerpt from Presbytery: A Sermon, Preached at the Opening of the Synod of Cincinnati, in the Second Presbyterian Church, Oxford, Ohio, October 18, 1850 Christ is the head, occupying the position of highest dignity, containing in himself the fullness of that spiritual life which flows in vital currents to the extremities of the Church, while, as the possessor of infallible wisdom, he presides over all her movements, and as the inheritor of all power, he secures to her protection and blessing. The Church itself is the body, dependent on him for vital communications, and wholly subordinate to his rule. This Church is not, in form, distinguished by some single feature. Like the body, it has its trunk and limbs. The diversity of gifts, of offices, and operations which belong to the former, are employed by the apostles as a fine illustration of the diverse offices and operations characteristic of the latter. Instead of all being under obligation to minister in the same manner to the edification of the brethren, there is everywhere inculcated a striking diversity both of original gifts and ecclesiastical offices, which are to be exercised and filled for the good of all. Some are set apart to this work, others to that, some minister at tables, some rule with authority, some work miracles, some preach the truth, some declare the future, some, with infallible certainty, settle the foundations of the Christian faith, and complete the canon of the inspired word. "For the body is not one member, but many." "If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased him. Now, ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the Church: first, apostles, secondly, prophets, thirdly, teachers, after that, miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.