oly Scripture, the "Power of
the Keys" is called a "binding and loosing"; also a "remitting and
retaining of sin," having reference to the authority to admit into
communion with the Church or to exclude therefrom. (See St. Matt.
16:19; 18:18; and St. John 20:23.)

Kindred, Table of.--A table set forth in the Prayer Book of the
Church of England, with the title, "Table of Kindred and Affinity,
wherein whosoever are related are forbidden in Scripture and in our
laws to marry together." While this Table is not published in the
American Prayer Book, it is regarded by many American canonists as
the law of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. It
is interesting to note that this Table is (or at least was until a
few {161} years ago) embodied in the Statutes of the State of
Maryland, and that in some other States there are laws forbidding
the marriage of first cousins.

Kingdom of God.--The New Testament name for the Church. St. Matthew
uses the phrase, "kingdom of heaven," while the other Evangelists
employ the term, "kingdom of God," both being equivalent terms
meaning the same thing, viz.: the kingdom of Christ on earth, the
kingdom of the Gospel, the Church of Christ. This is, indeed, a
heavenly and divine kingdom, for though it is now set up on earth
yet its nature, its purpose, its powers and its ends are "of
heaven." That this phrase is used to signify the Church on earth
can be seen most plainly in the various parables in which our Lord
likens the "kingdom of heaven" to such things as of necessity belong
to the present time. See the parables in St. Matt. 13; also in St.
Mark 4:26-32. The Gospel which our Lord delivered to man is not an
abstract Gospel, but "the Gospel of the kingdom ":--see St. Matt.
4:23; 9:35; 24:14; St. Mark 1:14; St. Luke 4:43; 9:2; 10:9; 16:16;
Acts 1:13; 8:12; 19:8; 20:25; 28:23 and 31. From these and many
other passages we learn that our Lord embodied His Truth and
Salvation in an _Institution_ which should be the means of its
preservation, the instrument of its promulgation throughout the
world, and into which men are admitted by Holy Baptism to become
partakers of His Salvation. This truth appears constantly in the
Bible and is the basis of its appeals to live righteously and
godly in this present world. As an example of this see Col. 1:12
and 13. {162}

Kissing the Stole.--The stole represents the yoke of Christ, and
the Priest in recognition of that yoke and of his vows,