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Excerpt from Hindrances to a Successful Ministry: A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of Jared M. Heard, in Clinton, Mass., August 25, 1858
IF there be a special revelation of truth from God for the salvation Of mankind, there must be minds prepared for its reception and transmission. And if there be minds prepared to receive and transmit it, they must act in such concert and harmony as to form a body and organism; and if they be a body and organism, they must have the various functions and Offices of an organization. Therefore a revelation, a church, and a ministry whose work shall be special and distinctive, are things each Of which necessitates the others. And it has always been found, and it always must be, that each one determines the other two, and they rise and fall together. If there be no distinctive divine revelation, then there need be no church as its steward, for the common light of nature falls into the minds of all. And if no church, then no ministry, for the common sentiment and the com mon literature are the universal utterance of what comes to all men alike, and they are its only authorized priest hood.
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IF there be a special revelation of truth from God for the salvation Of mankind, there must be minds prepared for its reception and transmission. And if there be minds prepared to receive and transmit it, they must act in such concert and harmony as to form a body and organism; and if they be a body and organism, they must have the various functions and Offices of an organization. Therefore a revelation, a church, and a ministry whose work shall be special and distinctive, are things each Of which necessitates the others. And it has always been found, and it always must be, that each one determines the other two, and they rise and fall together. If there be no distinctive divine revelation, then there need be no church as its steward, for the common light of nature falls into the minds of all. And if no church, then no ministry, for the common sentiment and the com mon literature are the universal utterance of what comes to all men alike, and they are its only authorized priest hood.
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.
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Language - English
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Author
Edmund H. Sears
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ISBN - 9780331613551
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 22
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Edmund H. Sears
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ISBN - 9780243255245
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 24
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