In the scriptures the followers of Christ are also
described as constituting " one body." " By one spirit
are we all baptized into one body." — (1 Cor. xii. 13.)
Let the reader refer to this portion of scripture, and
he will see that Christians, with their various gifts,
proceeding from one spirit, are compared to the hu-
man frame, which, though composed of divers mem-
bers, each having a distinct function, is nevertheless
one harmonious whole, each member or part sympa-
thizing and co-operating with the others. By this
beautiful figure St. Paul represents the church : "And
God hath set some (says he) in the Church, first Apos-
tles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers," and so on ;
comparing them all to the hands, feet, and head of
the human frame. And to teach us that these divers
classes should act in perfect concert, though each in
its own particular sphere, he reminds us of the unity
and mutual dependence subsisting between the various
members of the body : " The eye cannot say unto
the hand I have no need of thee ; nor again the head
to the feet I have no need of thee." If, then, as St.
Paul teaches, the human frame be a fit emblem of
the church, the church must necessarily have a visi-
ble head. While the members of the human frame
have each its own functions, they are all united and
controlled by one head, without which there could be
ho unity of action, and indeed no action at all. Now
let this be applied to the respective theories of Catho-
lics and Protestant churchmen respecting the church.
