The Ecclesiastical Catechism; Being a Series of Questions, Relative to the Christian Church, Stated and Answered, With the Scripture Proofs - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1831. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAP. VII. OP CHURCH DISCIPLINE. 1 67. What is Church Discipline? Church Discipline is the exercise of ecclesiastical power, for the prevention and correction of offences in the visible Church. » 2 Cor. x. 8. " Our authority which the Lord hath given as for edification." 168. What do the scriptures teach us respecting Church discipline? The scriptures declare the necessity for discipline in the Church--the authority by which it is administered--the offences which it is intended to remedy--and the acts by which offences are to be removed. 169. What necessity is there for the exercise of discipline in the visible Church 1 Offences must frequently arise in the visible Church, from the ungodliness of unregenerate professors, and from the remaining corruptions of those who are truly pious:b to prevent the unhappy effects of such offences, Christ hath instituted Church discipline;0 and no Church can, without the i faithful exercise of it hope for God's blessing.d i» Mat. xviii. 7. " For it must needs be that offences con e." c Rev. ii. 14. " But I have a few things against th? e, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to ca9t a stumbling block Is fore the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto i ids, and to commit fornication." d Rev. iii. 16. " So then, because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot I ill spue thee out of my mouth." m 170. In whom hath Christ lodged authority for administering Church discipline? Every society of rational creatures must exercise authority to correct offences against its own laws: private Christians, associated for religious exercises, have a right to manage, by common consent, in agreeableness to the Divine law, all their social concerns: but the Head of the Chujc...

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