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Originally Posted by aron
The Early Lee would put up with variety, not because he was magnanimous, or long-suffering, but because his position was weak. Had he imposed uniformity, he would have lost out. But over time the inexorable trend was toward uniformity and conformity. Uniformity both reflected his growing power, and consolidated it.
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"Early-Lee" and "Early-Nee" were much closer to the original Brethren ideals spear-headed by Groves, Muller, Chapman, and recorded by Lang in his landmark book,
Churches of God.
"Later-Lee" and "Later-Nee" were much closer to the Exclusive Brethren, like Darby, Wigram, etc., who altered their ways during their first ugly division.
Early-Lee also permitted multiple publications, which were much blessed by the Lord, as the many gifts to the body of Christ were operating according to their measure of life. Later-Lee, however, became paranoid over this, seeing various publications as a loss of power and control over the LC's.