{"passage":["Acts 15:1–7"],"results":[{"document":"lbcf1689","id":"26.15","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1689/paragraphs/26.15","segments":[{"text":"In Cases of difficulties or differences, either in point of Doctrine or Administration; wherein either the Churches in general are concerned, or any one Church in their Peace, Union, and Edification; or any Member, or Members of any Church are injured, in, or by any proceedings in Censures not agreeable to truth and order: It is according to the Mind of Christ, that many Churches holding Communion together, do by their Messengers meet to consider, and give their Advice in or about that matter in difference, to be reported to all the Churches concerned; howbeit these Messengers assembled, are not entrusted with any Church-power properly so called; or with any Jurisdiction over the Churches themselves, to exercise any Censures either over any Churches, or Persons; or","proofs":["Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22–23, 25"]}]},{"document":"lbcf1689-modernized","id":"26.15","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1689-modernized/paragraphs/26.15","segments":[{"text":"In Cases of difficulties or differences, either in point of Doctrine or Administration; wherein either the Churches in general are concerned, or any one Church in their Peace, Union, and Edification; or any Member, or Members of any Church are injured, in, or by any proceedings in Censures not agreeable to truth and order: It is according to the Mind of Christ, that many Churches holding Communion together, do by their Messengers meet to consider, and give their Advice in or about that matter in difference, to be reported to all the Churches concerned; howbeit these Messengers assembled, are not entrusted with any Church-power properly so called; or with any Jurisdiction over the Churches themselves, to exercise any Censures either over any Churches, or Persons; or","proofs":["Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22–23, 25"]}]},{"document":"lbcf1677","id":"26.15","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1677/paragraphs/26.15","segments":[{"text":"In cases of difficulties or differences, either in point of Doctrine, or Administration; wherein either the Churches in general are concerned, or any one Church in their peace, union, and edification; or any member, or members, of any Church are injured, in or by any proceedings in censures not agreeable to truth, and order: it is according to the mind of Christ, that many Churches holding communion together, do by their messengers meet to consider, and give their advice, in or about that matter in difference, to be reported to all the Churches concerned; howbeit these messengers assembled are not entrusted with any Church-power properly so called; or with any jurisdiction over the Churches themselves, to exercise any censures either over any Churches, or Persons: or","proofs":["Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22–23, 25"]}]},{"document":"phila1742","id":"27.15","url":"/api/v1/documents/phila1742/paragraphs/27.15","segments":[{"text":"In Cases of Difficulties or Differences, either in Point of Doctrine or Administration; wherein either the Churches in general are concerned, or any one Church, in their Peace, Union, and Edification; or any Member, or Members of any Church are injured, in or by any Proceedings in Censures not agreeable to Truth and Order: It is according to the Mind of Christ, that many Churches holding Communion together, do by their Messengers meet to consider, and give their Advice in or about that Matter in Difference, to be reported to all the Churches concerned; howbeit these Messengers assembled, are not intrusted with any Church-power properly so called; or with any Jurisdiction over the Churches themselves, to exercise any Censures either over any Churches, or Persons; or","proofs":["Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22–23, 25"]}]},{"document":"flcf1646","id":"43.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/flcf1646/paragraphs/43.1","segments":[{"text":"And every particular member of each Church, how excellent, great, or learned soever, is subject to this censure and judgement; & that the Church ought not without great care and tendernesse, and due advice, but by the rule of faith to proceed against her members.","proofs":["Acts 15:1–3"]}]},{"document":"flcf1646","id":"46.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/flcf1646/paragraphs/46.1","segments":[{"text":"Thus being rightly gathered, and continuing in the obedience of the Gospel of Christ, none are to separate for faults and corruptions (for as long as the Church consists of men subject to failings, there will be difference in the true constituted Church) untill they have in due order, and tendernesse, sought redresse thereof.","proofs":["Acts 15:1–2"]}]},{"document":"flcf1646","id":"47.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/flcf1646/paragraphs/47.1","segments":[{"text":"one of another, if necessitie require it, as members of one body, in the common faith, under Christ their head.","proofs":["Acts 15:2–3"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"31.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/31.1","segments":[{"text":"For the better Government, and further edification of the Church, there ought to be such Assemblies, as are commonly called Synods or Councels.","proofs":["Acts 15:2","Acts 15:4","Acts 15:6"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"31.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/31.2","segments":[{"text":"So, if Magistrates be open Enemies to the Church, the Ministers of Christ, of themselves, by vertue of their Office; or, they, with other fit persons, upon delegation from their Churches, may meet together in such Assemblies.","proofs":["Acts 15:2","Acts 15:4"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646-modernized","id":"31.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646-modernized/paragraphs/31.1","segments":[{"text":"For the better Government, and further edification of the Church, there ought to be such Assemblies, as are commonly called Synods or Councils.","proofs":["Acts 15:2","Acts 15:4","Acts 15:6"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646-modernized","id":"31.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646-modernized/paragraphs/31.2","segments":[{"text":"So, if Magistrates be open Enemies to the Church, the Ministers of Christ, of themselves, by virtue of their Office; or, they, with other fit persons, upon delegation from their Churches, may meet together in such Assemblies.","proofs":["Acts 15:2","Acts 15:4"]}]},{"document":"orthodox1679","id":"39.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/orthodox1679/paragraphs/39.1","segments":[{"text":"General Councils, or Assemblies, consisting of Bishops, Elders, and Brethren,","proofs":["Acts 15:1–7"]},{"text":"and is the best means under Heaven to preserve Unity, to prevent Heresie, and Superintendency among, or in any Congregation whatsoever within its own Limits, or Jurisdiction.","proofs":["Acts 15:1–2, 30–31"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"95","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/95","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For the Yoke of Circumcision was put upon the Neck of the Disciples,","proofs":["Acts 15:1, 10"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"99","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/99","segments":[{"text":"For some said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses ye cannot be saved,","proofs":["Acts 15:1"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"23","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/23","segments":[{"text":"And Relaxed the Penitent from this Censure. Called a Synod, and stigmatized Hereticks;","proofs":["Acts 15"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"30","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/30","segments":[{"text":"(2) Because, all the substantials of Church Government, under the New Testament, which either concern Ministers, Ordinances, Censures, Synods, Councils, and their power, are proposed, and set down in Scripture, namely in the third Chapter of the first Epistle to Timothy;","proofs":["Acts 15"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"31","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/31","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":["Acts 15:2, 4, 6"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"31","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/31","segments":[{"text":"(2) Because, in that one church, there were church Presbyters, who were called Governours, not of any one particular congregation, but of the church, which was made up of many particular churches;","proofs":["15:2–3"]},{"text":"(4) Because, there is a particular example of a Synod, which had the power of Jurisdiction, and which consisted, and was made up of members, out of diverse Classical Conventions: For when the Question about circumcision, and the keeping of Moses Law, which troubled the Churches of Syria, Cilicia, Antioch, and Jerusalem, could not be determined in their own particular churches, the matter was referred to a Synod of Apostles and Presbyters, who met at Jerusalem, which decided the controversy, and appointed their decrees to be obligatory, and binding to all these foresaid churches;","proofs":["Acts 15"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"31","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/31","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":["Acts 15:2, 4, 22–23, 25"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"7","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/7","segments":[{"text":"The former of these was the opinion of the false prophets,","proofs":["Acts 15:1–2"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"11","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/11","segments":[{"text":"Or by faith, and workes, as both the Pseudapostles at Hierusalem,","proofs":["Acts 15:1"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"11","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/11","segments":[{"text":"and at Ierusalem.","proofs":["Acts 15:2"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"18","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/18","segments":[{"text":"This obseruation of the Iudaicall ceremonies is necessarie vnto saluation, as did the false apostles,","proofs":["Acts 15:1"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"34","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/34","segments":[{"text":"If a necessitie were laid vpon the Church of God to obserue the same traditions▪ and ceremonies at all times, and in all places, assuredly neither had the ceremonies of the old lawe bin, as they are now,","proofs":["15:1"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"34","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/34","segments":[{"text":"The Iewish ceremonies, prescribed by God himselfe for a time vnto the Iewes, are to be obserued of vs Christians. Such were the old Heretikes, the false Apostles,","proofs":["Acts 15"]}]}]}