CHAPTER XVIII: THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH.

THE MEASURE OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST. Unity in Diversities--Christ the Administrator--The Ascension of David and of David's Son--Height and Breadth--The Giving of Jesus--Christ's Descent and Ascent--The Warfare of Christ--The Spoils of His Victory--The Enlistment of His Prisoners--Apostles and Prophets, Evangelists and Pastors--Paul, Augustine, Luther, Knox, Wesley--The Demands of the Future--Individual Responsibility [17]227

THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH. The Aim of the Christian Ministry--A perfect Manhood--Sleight or Sport?--Junctures of Supply--Reunion in the Knowledge of the Son of God--The Stature of Christ our Standard--The Dangers of Childishness--Speculative Error--Gnosticism and Agnosticism--Conditions of Safety--Church Organization--The Framework of the Body of Christ--Its Continuity of Tissue [18]244 ON CHRISTIAN MORALS.