Question 21

Name: Introduction to the Worship of God - Question 21
Author: John Owen

Seeing the church is a society or spiritual incorporation of persons under rule, government, or discipline, declare who or what are the rulers, governors, or officers therein under Jesus Christ?

Answer —

They have been of two sorts:

1.Extraordinary, appointed for a season only; and,

2.Ordinary, to continue unto the end of the world.

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Chicago: John Owen, "Question 21," Introduction to the Worship of God in Introduction to the Worship of God, and Discipline of the Churches of the New Testament Original Sources, accessed September 15, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3W93AHSLHW5FGUB.

MLA: Owen, John. "Question 21." Introduction to the Worship of God, in Introduction to the Worship of God, and Discipline of the Churches of the New Testament, Original Sources. 15 Sep. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3W93AHSLHW5FGUB.

Harvard: Owen, J, 'Question 21' in Introduction to the Worship of God. cited in 1667, Introduction to the Worship of God, and Discipline of the Churches of the New Testament. Original Sources, retrieved 15 September 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3W93AHSLHW5FGUB.