Excerpt from The Twins, or Conversations on the Importance of the Office of the Ruling Elder: Its Scriptural Authority, Qualifications, and Duties As my little book on the Pastoral office has appeared before the public, and received a flattering notice, the present work on the Eldership seems a suitable companion for it; the two classes of presbyters being so intimately connect ed in the polity of our Church, that the one cannot put forth its full ener gy unless sustained and aided by the other. When united, these church officers form a whole of such surpass ing agreement and power, as would. 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.