As in the case of a dissenting congregation, one great minister sometimes rules it, while ninety-nine ministers in the hundred are ruled by it, so here one noted man would rule his electors, but the electors would rule all the others.
He compares the influence of a prominent leader over a congregation to the relationship between elected officials and their constituents.
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