Presbytery and not Prelacy

This treatise on religious governance and church discipline argues for the superiority of Presbyterian polity over hierarchical and episcopal governance models. Smyth draws on scriptural and historical evidence to make his case, providing a thorough and rigorous defense of Presbyterianism as the most authentic and faithful expression of the Christian faith.

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