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Among the early church fathers, it was noted that the offices of elder and bishop were identical, and were not differentiated until later, and that [[Plurality (church governance)|plurality]] of elders was the norm for church government. [[St. Jerome]] (347–420) "In Epistle Titus", vol. iv, said, "Elder is identical with bishop; and before the urging of the devil gave rise to factionalism in religion, so much that it was being said among the people, 'I am of Paul, I of Apollos, I of Cephas', the churches were governed by a joint council of elders. After it was... decreed throughout the world that one chosen from among the presbyters should be placed over the others."<ref>W.A. Jurgens, "The Faith of the Early Fathers." The Order of St. Benedict, Inc., 1979, pg. 194</ref> This observation was also made by [[Chrysostom]] (349–407) in "Homilia i, in Phil. i, 1" and [[Theodoret]] (393–457) in "Interpret ad. Phil. iii", 445.

[[Aerius of Sebaste]] also attacked the episcopal polity in the 4th century.<ref>~~{{Cite web|title=~~Philip Schaff: History of the Christian Church, Volume III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 311-600 - Christian Classics Ethereal Library~~|url=~~https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc3/hcc3.iii.vii.xx.html~~|access-date=2021-12-21|website=ccel.org}}~~</ref>

[[Aerius of Sebaste]] also attacked the episcopal polity in the 4th century.<ref>Philip Schaff: History of the Christian Church, Volume III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 311-600 - Christian Classics Ethereal Library https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc3/hcc3.iii.vii.xx.html</ref>

Presbyterianism was first described in detail by [[Martin Bucer]] of [[wikipedia:Strasbourg|Strasbourg]], who believed that the early Christian church implemented presbyterian polity.

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 Among the early church fathers, it was noted that the offices of elder and bishop were identical, and were not differentiated until later, and that [[Plurality (church governance)|plurality]] of elders was the norm for church government. [[St. Jerome]] (347–420) "In Epistle Titus", vol. iv, said, "Elder is identical with bishop; and before the urging of the devil gave rise to factionalism in religion, so much that it was being said among the people, 'I am of Paul, I of Apollos, I of Cephas', the churches were governed by a joint council of elders. After it was... decreed throughout the world that one chosen from among the presbyters should be placed over the others."<ref>W.A. Jurgens, "The Faith of the Early Fathers." The Order of St. Benedict, Inc., 1979, pg. 194</ref> This observation was also made by [[Chrysostom]] (349–407) in "Homilia i, in Phil. i, 1" and [[Theodoret]] (393–457) in "Interpret ad. Phil. iii", 445.
-[[Aerius of Sebaste]] also attacked the episcopal polity in the 4th century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philip Schaff: History of the Christian Church, Volume III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 311-600 - Christian Classics Ethereal Library|url=https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc3/hcc3.iii.vii.xx.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=ccel.org}}</ref>
+[[Aerius of Sebaste]] also attacked the episcopal polity in the 4th century.<ref>Philip Schaff: History of the Christian Church, Volume III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 311-600 - Christian Classics Ethereal Library https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc3/hcc3.iii.vii.xx.html</ref>
 Presbyterianism was first described in detail by [[Martin Bucer]] of [[wikipedia:Strasbourg|Strasbourg]], who believed that the early Christian church implemented presbyterian polity.