Jus Divinum Regiminis Ecclesiastici: The Divine Right of Church Government

by London Ministers of Sion College, David W. Hall

Book by Ministers of Sion College, London, Hall, David W.

Genres: Theology, Ecclesiology, Biblical Studies

242 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I became a Presby for pragmatic reasons. I will remain one, largely because of the clear wisdom and biblical reasoning set down by God's ministers in this book. I had a lot of trouble with the Latin, but that is not the fault of the book but is the fault of my education.

[Alex McEwen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a super weird read for me. It was defense of the Presbyterian Church government from historical, theological, and moral grounds. I don’t know if this was a super helpful read though. I don’t know who the audience of this work would be today. Maybe it’s for a Reformed Anglican or maybe even a curious Catholic considering whether Presbyterianism is a valid form of Church government. Maybe it’s a PHD student tracking the origins of Presbyterian church government. But the audience definitely isn’t lay people, or even generally learned Presbyterians. I don’t know if this is saying anything that the Presbyterians aren’t already prone to believe. I also don’t know if this work is saying anything that can’t be found in far more accessible works.

Additionally I read this as a scanned pdf that didn’t make this a super attainable work.

[Zach · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a dense defense of Presbyterianism. Every angle of debate is carefully considered according to various texts of Scripture. The authors lay out the nature of a divine right, argue that Christ has established by divine right a form of church government, and then outline the specifics of that church government (ruling elders, presbyteries and general synods). The careful attention to biblical detail is astounding. Hard to read, but probably the best defense of Presbyterianism to be found.

[Douglas Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great.

[Gabriel Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read, the format of this version is a bit hard to read, but all in all very good! Every Presbyterian ought to read this work!