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n. - The position of one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

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  • The apostleship is the incarnation of the tradition.
  • We have received the favour of this apostleship, that is grace; and a fitness for it, that is truth.
  • Luke has recorded none, for he tells them (2 Cor.xii. 12) that the signs of his apostleship were among them, in wonders and mighty deeds.
  • The apostles, it is true, were elders virtually, that is, their apostleship contained all offices in it, but they were not elders formally.
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