Excerpt from The Theological Works of Herbert Thorndike, Vol. 1: Sometime Prebendary of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminister This is that we must stand upon in the first place, to aver the first pattern of the form, after which it shall appear that Churches were governed from the beginning by Bishops and their presbyters. It is to be seen in the first Church - the 7 Church of Jerusalem, mother of all Churches, - which we shall find under the charge of James of Jerusalem, one of the Apostles, and his presbyters; no doubt by consent and ap The pointment of the Apostles, providing for the Church there Chum. 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.