The Government and Order of the Church of Scotland

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Presbyterian treatise ecclesiastical polity work theological treatise

*The Government and Order of the Church of Scotland* is a 17th-century Presbyterian treatise outlining the principles, structure, and ecclesiastical polity of the Church of Scotland.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Church of Scotland constitution	1
The Government and Order of the Church of Scotland canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Presbyterian treatise ⓘ ecclesiastical polity work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
aimsTo	codify the polity of the Church of Scotland ⓘ defend Presbyterian church government ⓘ
associatedWith	Reformed churches ⓘ Scottish Reformation tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Scotland ⓘ
describes	Presbyterian model of church governance ⓘ congregational sessions ⓘ general assembly of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ hierarchy of church courts ⓘ presbyteries ⓘ synods ⓘ
documents	constitutional principles of the Church of Scotland ⓘ practical rules for church governance ⓘ
focusesOn	Presbyterian ecclesiastical order ⓘ authority of presbyteries and synods ⓘ discipline within the church ⓘ principles of church government ⓘ relation between ministers and elders ⓘ roles of church courts ⓘ structure of the Church of Scotland ⓘ worship and order in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
genre	church polity manual ⓘ religious non-fiction ⓘ theological literature ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	later Presbyterian polity discussions ⓘ understanding of historic Church of Scotland governance ⓘ
historicalContext	confessionalization of the Church of Scotland ⓘ post-Reformation Scotland ⓘ
intendedAudience	elders and church officers ⓘ ministers of the Church of Scotland ⓘ students of theology ⓘ
isAbout	disciplinary procedures in the church ⓘ ordination and oversight of ministers ⓘ organization of local congregations ⓘ relationship between church and ecclesiastical authority ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian church government ⓘ ecclesiastical polity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformed Christianity ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Calvinist ⓘ
timePeriod	17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Alexander Henderson → wroteText → The Government and Order of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

Church of Scotland court system → recognisedBy → The Government and Order of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Scotland constitution