The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Containing the Standards Subordinate to the Word of God, Viz. : the Confession of Faith, the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, the Form of Government, the Book of Discipline, and the Directory for the Worship of God as Ratified and Adopted by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia in the Year of Our Lord 1788 and as Amended in the Years 1805-1894 : Together with the Constitutional Rule Adopted in 1893, and Administrative Acts of the Assembly 0f a General Nature

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CONFESSION OF FAITH	9

Of God and of the Holy Trinity	16

Of Gods Eternal Decree	20

Of Creation	26

Of Providence	28

Of the Fall of Man of Sin and of the Punishment thereof	34

Of Gods Covenant with Man	38

Of the Sacraments	42

Of the Parties in Cases of Process	394

Of Charges and Specifications	396

Special Rules Pertaining to Cases before Sessions	400

General Rules Pertaining to the Trial of a Minister Elder or Deacon	401

Of Cases without Process	403

Of Evidence	405

Of the Ways in which a Cause may be Carried from a Lower to a Higher Judicatory	407

Of General Review and Control	408

Of Christ the Mediator	43

Of Free Will	51

Of Effectual Calling	54

Of Justification	59

Of Adoption	63

Of Sanctification	65

Of Saving Faith	67

Of Repentance unto Life	70

Of Good Works	73

Of the Perseverance of the Saints	79

Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation	82

Of the Law of God	86

Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience	92

Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day	97

Of Lawful Oaths and Vows	104

Of the Civil Magistrate	107

Of Marriage and Divorce	111

Of the Church	114

Of the Communion of Saints	117

PAGE	119

Of the Lords Supper	125

Of Synods and Councils	131

THE LARGER CATECHISM	139

PAGE	144

THE SHORTER CATECHISM	199

The Creed	348

Of the Synod	365

Of Licensing Candidates or Probationers to Preach	372

Of Translation or Removing a Minister from	382

Of Resigning a Pastoral Charge	384

Of Missions	385

Of Moderators	386

Of Clerks	387

Of Commissioners to the General Assembly	388

Of Amendments	389

THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE	393

Of References	409

Of Complaints	410

Of Appeals	411

Of Dissents and Protests	414

Of Removals and Limitation of Time	415

Of Judicial Commissions	416

Of Differences between Judicatories	417

THE DIRECTORY FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD	419

Of the Assembling of the Congregation and their Behavior during Divine Service	420

Of the Public Reading of the Holy Scriptures	421

Of Public Prayer	422

Of the Worship of God by Offerings	424

Of the Preaching of the Word	425

Of the Administration of Baptism	426

Of the Administration of the Lords Supper	428

Of the Admission of Persons to Sealing Ordinances	431

Of the Mode of Inflicting and Removing Censures	432

Of the Solemnization of Marriage	435

Of the Visitation of the Sick	438

Of the Burial of the Dead	439

Of Fasting and of the Observation of the Days of Thanksgiving	440

The Directory for Secret and Family Worship	441

CONSTITUTIONAL RULES	443

APPENDIX	445

A ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY	447

Amendments to the Constitution	449

Assembly Funds	450

Theological Seminaries	453

Foreign Ministers	455

Ministers of Other Denominations in the U S A	460

Presbyteries and Synods	462

Sessions and Churches	464

B GENERAL RULES FOR JUDICATORIES	469

INDEX	477

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Título	The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Containing the Standards Subordinate to the Word of God, Viz. : the Confession of Faith, the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, the Form of Government, the Book of Discipline, and the Directory for the Worship of God as ...
Autor	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Edición	revisada
Editor	Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-school Work, 1896
Procedencia del original	Universidad de Columbia
Digitalizado	15 Jul. 2009
Largo	525 páginas

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