Ratio Discipline, Or, The Constitution of the Congregational Churches

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William Hyde, 1844 - 324 σελίδες

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Characteristics of a true church
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Concluding remarks
32
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES 13 Of the visible and invisible church
33
No immutable form prescribed to the visible church 15 Varieties of form and sects 16 Foundation or authorities of the Congregational system
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Fundamental principles of the Congregationalists
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Remarks on the preceding general principles
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Facts on the origin of Congregational churches 20 Of the name Independents sometimes given
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Origin and Import of the name Congregationalist 22 Views of Congregationalists in respect to the primitive churches
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Of the churches immediately after the Apostolic
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GATHERING OF CHURCHES 24 Duty of Christians to enter into a church state
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Qualifications of church members
51
Testimonies of Congregational writers on this subject
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Numbers requisite for a church gathering
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Of articles of belief
56
Of the covenant and grounds of the same
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Covenants authorized by scripture
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Sentiments of the Primitive and of foreign churches
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Of the public religious exercises
64
Forms of church articles and covenants
66
Form of the call or invitation
67
CHAP IV CHURCH OFFICERS 36 Need of officers in the church shown from the light of nature
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Church officers recognized in the scriptures
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Number of officers in Congregational churches Ruling Elders
71
Further remarks on the office of Ruling Elders
73
Office of Deacons
74
Duties of Deacons
75
Further remarks on the duties of Deacons
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Induction of Deacons into office
78
Duties of a minister NOTE On the mode of Preaching
79
Duties of a Pastor further considered 48 Of Committees of laymen for religious purposes
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Duties of the brotherhood
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ADMISSION OF MEMBERS
88
Of the character of those who are to be admitted 51 Claims or right of such to admission
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Statements of personal religious experience
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Grounds or reasons of the foregoing practice
93
Examination of persons coming from other churches
95
CHOICE AND CALL OF A PASTOR 57 Of the internal or personal call of a minister
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External call or call from the church
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Church precedence in the call of a pastor and grounds of
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The precedence of the church in the pastoral call a Natural Right
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Founded also on scripture authority and example
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Necessary to the maintenance of purity in the ministry
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The church has no coercive power over the Parish 64 Grounds of the reference of the choice to the Parish or Society
106
The concurrent action of the two a matter of agreement 66 Of the support of the minister
108
ORDINATION OF THE PASTOR 63 Of the necessity and authority of ordination
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Of the meaning and comparative importance of ordi nation
111
Remarks on the early practice of the churches
112
Reasons for calling the neighboring churches to the Council
114
Of the admission of laymembers or delegates sent 74 Preparatory proceedings of the Council
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Further proceedings of the Council
118
Ordaining Prayer
119
Import of the imposition of hands
120
Of the object and manner of the Charge
121
Of giving the Right Hand of Fellowship
122
Spirit of the Right Hand of Fellowship and closing services
123
Installation of a minister 82 Accountability of delegates and ministers to the churches
124
Of the members of a Council substituting others in their stead 84 Of inviting others to sit as members who are not cho sen by the churches
126
Of the churchmembership of a minister
127
ORDINATION OF MISSIONARIES 86 Occasions and need of Missionary ordination
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Of ordaining for distant churches at the invitation of the same
131
Ordination of Missionaries to the heathen
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Certain early instances of missionary ordination
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This practice a security to the heathen themselves 91 Its consistency with the churchs right of election
134
Historical facts illustrative of the practice
135
Formation of the Council
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OF CHURCH CENSURES AND EXCOMMUNICATION 95 Design or object of church censures
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Of suspension and excommunication when the offence is private
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Punishment of public and known offences
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NOTE On the duty of pastors in respect to public scandals 98 Of the proper spirit or temper in dealing with offenders
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Treatment and right of the excommunicate 100 Restoration of the offender on repentance
142
Of refusing to attend the sacrament with scandalous persons
143
Form of suspension from Mathers Disciplinæ
144
General or state associations
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Objects and religious exercises of General associations
155
Relation of clerical associations to the rights of the churches
156
OF LICENSING TO PREACH 117 Early views of the churches in respect to preachers 118 Imperfect arrangements on this subject
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Associations authorized to license preachers
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Of the examination previous to licensing
159
Length of time for which licenses are granted 122 Form of the license 123 Of annulling or revoking licenses
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Early Congregational views of ministerial removals
161
Treatises or authorities on this subject
162
1st class of cases justifying a ministers removal 127 2d class of cases authorizing removal
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Other occasions authorising a ministers departure 129 Advice of a Council necessary in the removal of a minister 130 Testimonies in favor of the pre...
165
Of the calling and the nature of the Council
166
Proceedings of the Dismissing Council
167
Recommendation of Pastors regularly dismissed
168
Further considerations on this subject
173
Advice of Council in the discipline of a pastor
174
Proceedings and results of the Council 141 Of the testimony adduced against a pastor
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Of the deposed ministers relation to the church 143 Subordinate means of pastoral discipline
176
Duty of neighboring churches in the case of neglecting discipline
177
COUNCILS
179
Acts of communion according to the Synod of 1662
181
Ancient testimonies on this subject 150 Of those who have the right of calling Councils
182
Obligation of the churches to regard Letters Missive
183
Of the feelings with which Councils should be sum moned 153 Principles on which Councils are to decide
184
Of the weight due to the Advice of Councils
185
Advice of Councils in matters merely prudential Advice in matters of Conscience 156
186
On the right of a Council which has been dissolved to assemble and act by its own authority
187
MUTUAL COUNCILS 158 Occasions of calling mutual councils
188
Practice in selecting the council and letter missive
189
Mutual councils representative of all the churches 161 Mutual councils are ultimate tribunals
190
Consociated or permanent mutual councils
191
Of the authority or powers of consociations
192
Historical remarks on consociations
193
Objections to permanent or consociated councils
194
Objections to councils which are not permanent
195
Of the progress and improvement of the Congregational system
196
EXPARTE COUNCILS 168 Of the nature of Exparte Councils
197
Circumstances that warrant an agrieved person or per sons in calling an exparte council
198
An Exparte allowable only on the refusal of a Mutual council
199
Proceedings of Exparte councils 173 Further proceedings of the same
200
Proceedings of the exparte council in relation to the church
201
Object and necessity of Exparte councils
202
The necessity of them superseded by consociations
203
CHAP XVIIISYNODS 177 Nature of synods and scripture grounds of the same 178 Powers and authority of synods
204
Of the members of synods and the calling of the same
205
Historical notices of synods NOTE On the authorship of the Cambridge Platform
206
Synodical decisions persuasive or advisory
208
DISCIPLINE OF WHOLE CHURCHES 182 Congregational churches may discipline each other
209
Method of discipline laid down in the Platform
210
BAPTISM 185 Significancy and subjects of baptism 186 Method of proceeding at baptisms
212
Mode of applying water in baptism
213
Administration of adult baptism
214
Relation of adult baptism to church membership
215
Of the agent or administrator in baptism
216
Of the right of a minister to baptize abroad 192 Administration of baptism in private
217
Infant baptism
218
Relation of baptized children to the church
220
Of the baptism of adopted children
222
Duties of particular churches to their baptized children
223
HALFWAY COVENANT 197 Members and engagements entered into 198 Origin of halfway covenanting
224
Further remarks on the same subject
227
Early opposition to the system of halfway covenanting 201 Doings of the synod of 1662 on this subject
228
Views of the objectors to the synods articles
230
Prevalence results and abandonment of the system
231
THE LORDS SUPPER 204 Origin and permanency of the Lords supper
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Qualifications of those to be admitted
233
This sacrament administered to members of other sects
239
Recent attempts to establish Conferences
246
Days of fasting and prayer and of thanksgiving
252
Trinity 3 Of Gods Eternal Decree 4 Of Creation 5
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thereof 7 Of Gods covenant with man 8 Of Christ the
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Σελίδα 74 - And the saying pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Σελίδα 267 - The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withholdeth mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, to pass by and to ordain them to dishonor and wrath for their sin, to the praise of his glorious justice.
Σελίδα 83 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Σελίδα 276 - Christ, and therefore cannot be saved: much less can men, not professing the Christian religion, be saved in any other way whatsoever, be they never so diligent to frame their lives according to the light of nature, and the law of that religion they do profess; and to assert and maintain that they may is very pernicious, and to be detested.
Σελίδα 46 - Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Σελίδα 232 - For I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread: and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Σελίδα 94 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Σελίδα 29 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone...
Σελίδα 88 - Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report ; if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things.
Σελίδα 261 - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther...

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