Institutes of the Christian Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)Note 853 — Chapter IV · THE STATE OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH, AND THE MODE OF GOVERNMENT PRACTISED BEFORE THE PAPACY.John Allen translation1 Tim. iii. 2-7.◇Copy noteReturn to CHAPTER IV. THE STATE OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH, AND THE MODE OF GOVERNMENT PRACTISED BEFORE THE PAPACY.