“Our first remark on this subject is that the ministry is an office, an...” — Charles Hodge Quote

Our first remark on this subject is that the ministry is an office, and not merely a work.

There can, therefore, be no doubt that Presbyterians do carry out the principle that Church power vests in the Church itself, and that the people have a right to a substantive part in its discipline and government.

The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.

The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to pronounce even an apostle anathema, if he preached another gospel.

I write my novels longhand. I love the feeling of writing; I love to see pen on paper. It feels more creative than typing, and it's a more visual process for me - I can picture the entire scene in my head and am merely writing what I see.

And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying all we did not know.

Merely slogans and statements will not remove poverty.

Children with Hyacinth's temperament don't know better as they grow older; they merely know more.

Some plants become weeds simply by virtue of their success rather than any other factor. You merely want less of them.