TY - BOOK AU - Moncreiff,Henry Wellwood TI - The free church principle: its character and history SN - 0790558505 AV - BX9084 PY - 1883/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Macniven & Wallace KW - Free Church of Scotland KW - Church and state KW - Scotland N1 - Introductory - spiritual independence as viewed by Thomas Chalmers: Origin and growth of his views -- Lord President Hope on Plurality Question -- Application of Chalmers' views at critical time -- Practical power of Chalmers' views Spiritual independence in its principle and history: The Headship of Christ over the church -- The Headship of Christ over the state and the application of the double headship to the question of spiritual independence -- Recognition of spiritual independence in ecclesiastical history -- Assertions of spiritual indep0endence during thirty years -- Earlier stages of the disruption controversy -- The final arguments at the disruption, and the vindication of our principles from affinity with Popish claims ER -