The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Being Its 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 1805-1903 Together with the Constitutional Rules Adopted in 1893-1901 and Administrative Acts of the Assembly of a General Nature

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Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, 1910 - 527 pages

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CONFESSION OF FAITH 288	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 Christ the Mediator	43

Of Bishops or Pastors	356

Of Ruling Elders	357

Of Deacons	358

Of Church Government and of Judicatories	360

Of the Church Session	361

Of the Presbytery	364

Of the Synod	367

Of the General Assembly	369

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

Of the Sacraments	119

Of Baptism	121

Of the Lords Supper	125

Of Church Censures	129

Of Synods and Councils	131

Of the State of Man after Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead	133

Of the Last Judgment	135

Of the Holy Spirit	138

Of the Love of God and Missions	139

Declaratory Statement	140

THE LARGER CATECHISM	141

PAGE	146

THE SHORTER CATECHISM	311

The Ten Commandments	348

The Lords Prayer	349

The Creed	350

THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT	351

Of the Church	354

Of the Officers of the Church	355

Of Electing and Ordaining Ruling Elders and Dea	372

cons	374

Of the Election and Ordination of Bishops or Pas tors and Evangelists	378

Of Translation or Removing a Minister from One Charge to Another	384

Of Resigning a Pastoral Charge	387

Of the Organizations of the Church	393

Of Cases without Process	407

Of Removals and Limitations of Time	420

THE DIRECTORY FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD	427

Of the Public Reading of the Holy Scriptures	429

Of Public Prayer	430

Of the Worship of God by Offerings	432

Of the Preaching of the Word	433

Of the Administration of Baptism	434

Of the Administration of the Lords Supper	437

Of the Admission to Full Communion of Persons Bap tized in Infancy	440

Of the Mode of Inflicting and Removing Censures	441

Of the Solemnization of Marriage	444

Of the Visitation of the Sick	447

Of the Burial of the Dead	448

Of Fasting and of the Observation of the Days of Thanksgiving	449

The Directory for Secret and Family Worship	450

CONSTITUTIONAL RULES	453

Trials for Licensure	454

APPENDIX	455

A ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY	457

Amendments to the Constitution	459

Assembly Funds	460

Theological Seminaries	463

Foreign Ministers	465

Ministers of Other Denominations in the U S A	470

Presbyteries and Synods	472

Sessions and Churches	474

Boards of the Church	478

B GENERAL RULES FOR JUDICATORIES	481

INDEX	489

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Title	The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Being Its 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 ...
Author	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Publisher	Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, 1910
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	14 Jun 2007
Length	527 pages

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