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Tom said:
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I am referring to the following comment you made.
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I don't know what Calvinism has to do with this. Any suggestion that a mere man can or should take the place of the Holy Spirit acting through all mature male saints seems to me like indescribable, if common, heresy.

Perhaps I am misunderstanding you, but it looks like you believe that Calvinists subscribe the notion
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that a mere man can or should take the place of the Holy Spirit...
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It is entirely possible that I am misunderstanding you
It's possible. This:

'Any suggestion that a mere man can or should take the place of the Holy Spirit acting through all mature male saints seems to me like indescribable, if common, heresy.'

relates to this:

'2. That the early church was in his [James'] care before Peter (suggesting that he was actually the 1st pope)'