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| | Church Polity or The Kingdom of Christ -- Reynolds |
 | | The kingdom of the Messiah was not to be limited by geographical divisions, nor restricted to a peculiar nation. |
 | | The most opulent earthly kingdoms had perished, and the most powerful dynasties been destroyed; even Judah and Israel, though blessed with divine protection and guidance, had bowed their necks to the oppressor, and gone into captivity; but the kingdom of the Messiah would never perish, and of his government there would be no end. |
 | | CHAPTER II As the kingdom of Christ is a subject of pure revelation, it may justly be expected that every thing pertaining to its nature, and to the external organizations by which its principles are to be diffused among men, will be found in the inspired volume, in which that revelation is deposited. |
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