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Author: Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod.
Title: A platform of church-discipline: Gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord.
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Print source: A platform of church-discipline: Gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord.
Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod., Mather, Richard, 1596-1669., Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.
[London]: Printed in New-England; and reprinted in London for Peter Cole, at the signe of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exhcange [sic]., 1653.
Subject terms:
Congregational churches -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Early works to 1800.
Councils and synods -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Early works to 1800.
Church and state -- Massachusetts -- Early works to 1800.
New England -- Church history -- Early works to 1800.
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To all that are Faithful in Christ Jesus, especially to the Godly of the Common-Wealth of England, and the Nations thereunto belonging; Grace, Mercy, and Peace.
Books Printed by Peter Cole in Leaden-Hall, London, And are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, by the Exchange.
The Preface.
CHAPTER I. Of the Form of Church-Government; and that it is one, im∣mutable, and prescribed in the Word of God.
CHAP. II. Of the Nature of the Catholick Church in general, and in special, of a particular visible Church.
CHAP. III. Of the matter of the visible Church both in respect of Quality and Quantity.
CHAP. IV. Of the From of A Visible Church, and of Church Covenant.
CHAP. V. Of the first subject of Church-Power, or, to whom Church-Power doth first belong.
CHAP. VI. Of the Officers of the Church, and especially of Pastors and Teachers.
CHAP. VII. Of Ruling Elders, and Deacons.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Election of Church-Officers.
CHAP. IX. Of Ordination, and Imposition of hands.
CHAP. X. Of the power of the Church, and its Presbytery.
CHAP. XI. Of the Maintenance of Church-Officers.
CHAP. XII. Of Admission of Members into the Church.
CHAP. XIII. Of Church-members their removal from one Church to another, and of Letters of recommendation, and dismission.
CHAP. XIV. Of excommunication and other Censures.
CHAP. XV. Of the Communion of Churches one with another.
CHAP. XVI. Of Synods.
CHAP. XVII. Of the Civil Magistrates power in matters Ecclesiastical.
A Table of the Contents of the Chapters in this Platform of Church-Discipline.