That this ministry is alike given to every Christian congregation, with like power and commission to have and enjoy the same, as God offers fit men and means, the same rules given to all for the election and execution thereof in all places.¹

1. Matthew 18:17; 28:20; 1 Corinthians 3:21–23; 4:17; 12:4–7; 14:33, 36; 16:1; Ephesians 4:10–13; see also Article 20. ↩︎