 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 942 pages
...declared that " It is absolutely necessary First Prcsby U'ria n Church of Louisville T. Wilson, Ac. that the government of the church be exercised under...congregational, presbyterial, and synodical assemblies," etc. (Sec. 1, chap. 8.) The church session is the governing body of a particular congregation or church,... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1809 - 444 pages
...Form of Government. Chap. VII. Of Church Government, and the Several kinds of yudicatories, " I. It is absolutely necessary that the government of the...assemblies. In full consistency with this belief, \ve embrace, in the spirit of charity, those Christians who differ from us, in opinion or in practice,... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1809 - 448 pages
...Form of Government. Chap. VII. Of Church Givernment, and the Several kinds of Judicatories. *' I. It is absolutely necessary that the government of the...congregational, presbyterial and synodical assemblies. In full consistency-with this belief, tve embrace, in the spirit of charity, those Christians who differ from... | |
 | Theology - 1835 - 700 pages
...principles of their system, as set forth in their standards, it may not be improper here to present. " It is absolutely necessary, that the government of the...congregational, presbyterial, and synodical assemblies."* In accordance with these principles, the book goes on to specify the several kinds of church courts, or... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1830 - 576 pages
...OF GOVERNMENT. — CHAP. VII. OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT, AND THE SEVERAL KINDS OF JUDICATOB.IES. " I. It is absolutely necessary that the government of the...Christians, that the church be governed by congregational, presbyierial, and synodical assemblies. In full consistency with this belief, we embrace, in the spirit... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Clergy - 1830 - 556 pages
...OF GOVERNMENT. — CHAP. VII. OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT, AND THE SEVERAL KINDS OF IUDICATORIES. " I. It is absolutely necessary that the government of the...scripture and the practice of the primitive Christians, ihat the church be governed by congregational, presbyterial, and synodical assemblies. In full consistency... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1839 - 568 pages
...blessing the people. (2) CHAPTER VIII. OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT, AND THE SEVERAL KINDS OF JUDICATORIES. I. IT is absolutely necessary that the government of the...be exercised under some certain and definite form. (3) And we hold it to be expedient, and agreeable to Scripture and the practice of the primitive Christians,... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1839 - 558 pages
...absolutely necessary that the government of the church be exercised under some certain and definite form. k And we hold it to be expedient, and agreeable to Scripture...congregational, presbyterial, and synodical assemblies. In full coni Heb. xiii. 17. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for... | |
 | Oxford (Ohio) - 1839 - 438 pages
...Church. We cordially subscribe the following declaration by the framers of our Book of government: ** We hold it to be expedient, and agreeable to Scripture,...Congregational, Presbyterial, and Synodical assemblies.'" We shall endeavor to show that these are a perpetuation of the only three judicatories authorized by... | |
 | William Orme - 1840 - 262 pages
...Christians who differed from them in their views on this subject. The language of this formulary is, " It is absolutely necessary, that the government of the...expedient, and agreeable to Scripture, and the practice of primitive Christians, that the Church be governed by congregational, presbyterial, and synodical assemblies.... | |
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I. It is absolutely necessary that the government of the church be exercised under some certain and definite form. And we hold it to be expedient, and agreeable to Scripture and the practice of the primitive Christians, that the church be governed by... 
