...required to be so answered by every minister who enters our church, namely, " Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith of this church,...the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures ? Do you approve of the government and discipline of the Presbyterian church in these United States?"...

...confession to which a candidate is required to subscribe, is the following: "Do you sincerely receive and " adopt the confession of faith of this church...the system of doctrine taught in the holy scriptures ?" His assent to this surely does not involve any vow or engagement, — to teach the doctrines of...

...which accordingly is brought forward in full form in the next question : "Do you sincerely receive, and adopt the Confession of Faith of this church,...system of doctrine taught in the holy scriptures?" The Confession of the church, is therefore a rule, sustained by the authority of (he church, the sincere...

...word of God, THE ONLY INFALLIBLE RULE OF FAITH ANt) Fit ACT ICE .?" • " Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith of this Church, AS CONTAINING THE SYSTEM OF DUCTK1NE TAUGHT IN THE HOLY SCRIP.TURKS ?" • Here we have the candidate, in one sentence, declaring,...

...answer he wishes to give again, to the following question : " Do you * Sketch, p. 5. sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith of this church,...system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures'?" He is not bound by the civil law contrary to the law of God; but when he has voluntarily adopted the...

...gave, and what answer he wishes to give again, to the following question : " Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith of this church,...system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures'?" He is not bound by the civil law contrary to the law of God; but when he has voluntarily adopted the...

...elder elect, in the presence of the congregation, the following questions : " Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith of this Church, as containing the system of doctrine taught in the ll"i\ Scriptures?" "Do you accept the office of 640 MINUTES. [AD 1856. ruling elder in this congregation,...

...infallible deductions of common sense. I did ex animo, solemnly swear, that I received and adopted "the Confession of Faith of this Church, as containing...system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures." I do the same thing still, and expressly notified the Presbytery of this fact, at their session in...

...other questions proposed to the candidate for orders, are the following: — "Do you sincerely RECEIVE and ADOPT the Confession of Faith of this church,...system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures? Do you approve of the government and discipline of the Presbyterian church (which require the zealous...

...or in " licensing preachers," it is ordained that the candidate be asked, " Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith of this Church as...the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures ?" Observe the words, " the system." Yes, the identical system taught in the Scriptures—that is,...