A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline
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A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline is a 17th-century Puritan treatise by Thomas Hooker that systematically outlines and defends his views on congregational church governance.
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| A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1059206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline Context triple: [Thomas Hooker, notableWork, A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline]
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A.
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England is a 17th-century treatise by Puritan minister John Cotton that systematically defends and explains the principles and practices of New England Congregational church polity.
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B.
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians is an influential late-18th-century evangelical Christian treatise critiquing nominal Christianity and urging a more authentic, active faith.
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C.
The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed is a 17th-century theological treatise by Puritan theologian John Owen defending the Calvinist doctrine that true believers will unfailingly persevere in faith to final salvation.
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D.
The Church as Communion
The Church as Communion is a key Anglican–Roman Catholic ecumenical document that explores the nature of the Church as a community of believers united in faith, sacraments, and mission.
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E.
The Reformed Pastor
The Reformed Pastor is a classic 17th-century Puritan manual on pastoral ministry and spiritual oversight written by English theologian Richard Baxter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline Target entity description: A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline is a 17th-century Puritan treatise by Thomas Hooker that systematically outlines and defends his views on congregational church governance.
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A.
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England is a 17th-century treatise by Puritan minister John Cotton that systematically defends and explains the principles and practices of New England Congregational church polity.
-
B.
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians is an influential late-18th-century evangelical Christian treatise critiquing nominal Christianity and urging a more authentic, active faith.
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C.
The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed is a 17th-century theological treatise by Puritan theologian John Owen defending the Calvinist doctrine that true believers will unfailingly persevere in faith to final salvation.
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D.
The Church as Communion
The Church as Communion is a key Anglican–Roman Catholic ecumenical document that explores the nature of the Church as a community of believers united in faith, sacraments, and mission.
-
E.
The Reformed Pastor
The Reformed Pastor is a classic 17th-century Puritan manual on pastoral ministry and spiritual oversight written by English theologian Richard Baxter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century book
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Christian non-fiction book ⓘ Puritan work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| argumentStyle |
biblical exegesis
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theological reasoning ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hooker ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| field |
Christian theology
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church history ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical work
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religious treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasStructure | systematic exposition ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Puritan debates over church polity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Puritan ecclesiology
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Protestant theologians
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Puritan ministers ⓘ members of congregational churches ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
church discipline
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church polity ⓘ congregational church governance ⓘ congregationalism ⓘ |
| opposes |
episcopal church governance
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presbyterian church governance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to argue for the autonomy of local congregations
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to defend congregational church governance ⓘ to outline a system of congregational church government ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
autonomy of the local church
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church authority ⓘ church covenant ⓘ church membership ⓘ discipline of church members ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Puritanism
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surface form:
New England Puritanism
|
| religiousPerspective |
Calvinist
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Reformed ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
Puritanism ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline | ecclesiology ⓘ |
| theologicalPositionDefended |
congregationalism
ⓘ
independent church government ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
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