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... considered " the Church of Christ as a spiritual society entirely distinct from the civil government , having a right to regulate their own ecclesiastical policy , independently of the interposition of the magistrate . ” † * Records of ...
... considered " the Church of Christ as a spiritual society entirely distinct from the civil government , having a right to regulate their own ecclesiastical policy , independently of the interposition of the magistrate . ” † * Records of ...
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... considered , " in all matters that respect relig- ion , as universal and unalienable . " No creed or polity should be enforced by the State : our Church does " not even wish to see any religious constitution aided by the civil power ...
... considered , " in all matters that respect relig- ion , as universal and unalienable . " No creed or polity should be enforced by the State : our Church does " not even wish to see any religious constitution aided by the civil power ...
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... considered as remaining under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery which dis- missed him until he actually becomes a member of another . " What is a Pastor elect ? A Minister or Probationer who has been called to be a Pastor of a church ...
... considered as remaining under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery which dis- missed him until he actually becomes a member of another . " What is a Pastor elect ? A Minister or Probationer who has been called to be a Pastor of a church ...
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... considered void . In 1830 it decided that unbaptized persons could not vote for Elders . In 1855 the O. S. Assembly judged " it most consonant to our ' Form of Government ' that communi- cants only should vote for Ruling Elders . " The ...
... considered void . In 1830 it decided that unbaptized persons could not vote for Elders . In 1855 the O. S. Assembly judged " it most consonant to our ' Form of Government ' that communi- cants only should vote for Ruling Elders . " The ...
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... considered " as private church members only , unless they be duly elected and set apart as church officers hereafter . " + Must they be ordained ? " The Minister shall proceed to set apart the candidate by prayer to the office of Ruling ...
... considered " as private church members only , unless they be duly elected and set apart as church officers hereafter . " + Must they be ordained ? " The Minister shall proceed to set apart the candidate by prayer to the office of Ruling ...
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Page 198 - RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a Priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained.
Page 324 - Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice ?(1) 2.
Page 153 - And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought unto him for their Confirmation, the Curate of every Parish shall either bring, or send in writing, with his hand subscribed thereunto, the names of all such persons within his Parish, as he shall think fit to be presented to the Bishop to be confirmed.
Page 22 - ... destroy the end of Christian liberty, which is, that being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
Page 82 - Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, doth signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord's.
Page 100 - Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden in the word ; nor can such incestuous marriages ever be made lawful by any law of man, or consent of parties, so as those persons may live together as man and wife.
Page 451 - ... and, finally, they recommend it to all their people to use the most prudent measures, consistent with the interest and the state of civil society, in the counties where they live, to procure eventually the final abolition of slavery in America.
Page 22 - GOD alone is Lord of the conscience and hath left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are in any thing contrary to his Word or beside it in matters of faith or worship...
Page 73 - Under the gospel, when Christ the substance was exhibited, the ordinances in which this covenant is dispensed, are the preaching of the Word...
Page 486 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House by any two members — on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the House.