The Principles of Church Polity: Illustrated by an Analysis of Modern Congregationalism and Applied to Certain Important Practical Questions in the Government of Christian Churches. Southworth Lectures Delivered at Andover Theological Seminary in the Years 1879-1881

Scribner, 1882 - Всего страниц: 433

EARLY Congregationalism in this country did however give	1

IT is true in some sense that the ideal Church Polity may claim	14

THE history of associations shows us that the effort to express	22

THE officers of a Congregational church are properly of two classes	25

THE PRINCIPLES OF CONGREGATIONALISM	31

these are	50

THE PRINCIPLES OF CONGREGATIONALISM APPLIED TO	64

they	65

THE negative form of the same principle has also been emphasized	229

BUT layordination is now obsolete and the Congregational	233

The principle of the communion of churches	236

THE examination of the one to be ordained as conducted by	239

THE act of ordination should be greatly simplified	246

The Congregational minister also owes a certain allegiance	247

THE nature of true communion of churches may be understood	259

Song	313

THE inquiry Whether these principles have actually accomplished	76

LECTURE III	94

THE Inquiry into the adaptation of the principles of a true Church	112

true Church Polity to the social wellbeing of	120

THE fundamental principles of a true Church Polity should deter	126

THAT they themselves in New England violated the principle	138

NOR have the principles of this polity been wanting in influence	148

THESE principles will be applied however to 1 the requirements	156

THE Custom of early Congregationalism is undoubted The assent	176

FAULT has been found with Puritan Congregationalism that it	177

As to what are credible evidences of true discipleship experience	183

LECTURE VI	187

THE application of the principle of a regenerate membership	193

LECTURE VII	217

THE essential unity of Scripture and enlightened Christian reason	223

THESE last two considerations especially cover two epochs	226

ence	315

LECTURE X	321

The principle of conserving the results of common experi	324

BUT in looking over our history we find repeated cases of inquiry	335

THE propagation of these principles as made concrete in an	336

A DEPARTURE from this principle is however manifest in	347

LECTURE XI	355

MOREOVER these principles are adapted for selfpropagation as	359

THE thrift and intensity of missionary zeal are closely related	364

Two important distinctions are needed to estimate the meaning	366

THE records of early Christianity show its triumphs through	377

THE tendency to exalt the beneficial results of socalled force	411

THESE evil tendencies are combated by certain tendencies	418

WHILE then no intelligent adherent of the principles of the true	426

THE triumph of the principles will bring that condition of	428

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Название	The Principles of Church Polity: Illustrated by an Analysis of Modern Congregationalism and Applied to Certain Important Practical Questions in the Government of Christian Churches. Southworth Lectures Delivered at Andover Theological Seminary in the Years 1879-1881 Southworth lectures
Автор	George Trumbull Ladd
Издатель	Scribner, 1882
Владелец оригинала:	Гарвардский университет
Оцифровано	26 авг 2008
Количество страниц	Всего страниц: 433

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