543
  6.  The influence of Rome would recommend its adoption, 544
  7.  A vacancy which occurred after the death of Hyginus accords
      with this view.  Valentine a candidate for the Roman bishopric, 545
  8.  The letters of Pius to Justus corroborate this view, 547
  9.  It is sustained by the fact that the word bishop now
      began to be applied to the presiding elder, 550 10.  The Pontifical Book remarkably confirms it—­Not strange that
      history speaks so little of this change, 552
Little alteration at first apparent in the general aspect of the
    Church in consequence of the adoption of the new principle, 554
Facility with which the change could be accomplished, 565
Polycarp probably dissatisfied with the new arrangements, 556
Change, in all likelihood, not much opposed, 558
Many presbyters, as well as the people, would be favourable to it, ib. 
The new system gradually spread, 559

CHAPTER VIII.

The catholic system.

History of the word Catholic, 561
Circumstances in which the system originated, ib. 
The bishop the centre of unity for his district, 562
Principal or apostolic Churches—­their position, 564
The Church of Rome more potentially principal, 566
How communion maintained among the Churches, 567
Early jealousy towards the bishop of Rome, 568
The Catholic system identified with Rome, 569
Why the Apostle Peter everywhere so highly exalted, 570
Roman bishops sought to work out the idea of unity, 571
Theory of the Catholic system fallacious, 572
How Rome the antitype of Babylon, 573

CHAPTER IX.

Primitive episcopacy and presbyterian ordination.

Where Christians formed only a single congregation Episcopacy
    made little change, 575
The bishop the parish minister, ib. 
Every one who could might preach if the bishops permitted, 576
Bishops thickly planted—­all of equal rank—­the greatest had very
    limited jurisdiction, 577
Ecclesiastics often engaged in secular pursuits, 578
The Alexandrian presbyters made their bishops, 580