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Bert,
Thanks for the background.
What would be the argument that the Continental Reformed would have made for distinguishing between teaching and ruling elders in terms of the perpetuity of their office?
In other words, if the idea is sound in terms of retirement and succession for ruling elders and deacons then why isn't it sound in terms of retiring ministers? Ironically, it is the perpetuity of ministers and not ruling elders that tends toward the heirarchy of the Roman Catholic Church.
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