Sentence:  [...] the head of that Church, in whose place I stand in my Church, and in whose place no other standeth (the elders and deacons have their place, but this belongeth to the <WSD>angel</WSD> or minister of the Church), and the Lord commendeth him for trying ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a (Catholic Apostolic church).