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Flock (2)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the correlative term to "pastor." "The way in which this term, or the language which implies it, invariably occurs in Scripture (1 Peter 5:2; John 21:15), points out to the people that they are not properly the minister's flock (which would exalt him into the mediator between them and God), but Christ's." Eden, Church Dictionary, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Flock (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/flock-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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