History of Presbyterianism sume, should be organized as nearly as possible on this same divinely recorded model. They should, in the first place, as we have already seen, be church of veritable saints with respect to their membership; they should be separate from the world and united together among themselves; they should have two classes of office bearers with a plurality of serving members in each of these classes, and all this for the promotion of suitable order and good government, as well as for the at¬ tainment of all the other grand ends of true Chris¬ tian fellowship. The manner of electing these office bearers, set¬ ting them apart to their several offices—their char¬ acter and qualifications and the various duties re¬ quired of them, are all likewise clearly pointed out in the same apostolic records. As to their election, both classes are to be chosen by the members of the respective churches where they are to officiate. This is sufficiently plain from a variety of approved examples left upon record in the Scriptures and which consequently we must regard as equivalent to an express requisition. Thus, for instance, were the seven Deacons chosen in the primitive church at Jerusalem , and thus also were the other class, the Bishops, chosen in all the other primitive churches of which we read in the apostolic writings. Those accordingly who are once elected or chosen by the regular members of the churches over which they are required to preside, are in the next place to be ordained or solemnly set apart to their re- 198