DOCTRINES.

1. The apostolic office, except as to what was peculiar and extraordi- nary, being essentially the same with the ministerial office in general, Paul teaches, 1. That ministers are the servants of Christ, deriving their authority from him, and not from the people ; 3. That their calling is to preach the gospel, to which all other avocations must be made subordi- nate J 3. That the object of their appointment is to bring men to the obe-