The true nature of a Gospel church and its government ... by the late pious and learned minister of the Gospel, John Owen ...

Title

The true nature of a Gospel church and its government ... by the late pious and learned minister of the Gospel, John Owen ...

Author

Owen, John, 1616-1683.

Publication

London :: Printed for William Marshall ...,

1689.

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Subject terms

Church polity.

Congregational churches -- Discipline.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• publisher's advertisement
  • Some other Books Printed for and Sold by William Marshal.
• CHAP. I. The Subject Matter of the Church.
• CHAP. II. Of the Formal Cause of a Particular Church.
• CHAP. III. Of the Polity, Rule, or Discipline of the Church in General.
• CHAP. IV. The Officers of the Church.
• CHAP. V. The Especial Duty of Pastors of Churches.
• CHAP. VI. Of the Office of Teachers in the Church, or an Enquiry into the State, Condition, and Work of those called Teachers in the Scripture.
• CHAP. VII. Of the Rule of the Church; or, of Ruling Elders.
• CHAP. VIII. The Nature of Church-Polity or Rule; with the Duty of Elders.
• CHAP. IX. of DEACONS.
• CHAP. X. Of EXCOMMVNICATION.
• CHAP. XI. Of the Communion of Churches.
• ERRATA.