{"passage":["Acts 15:23"],"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":"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 15:22–23"]}]},{"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 15:22–23"]}]},{"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":"25","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/25","segments":[{"text":"(9) Because, that external union of brotherhood, which is amongst all the Visible Christians in the world, is Catholick, and Universal;","proofs":["Acts 15:23"]}]},{"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":"(1) Because, the Apostolick church referred all weightier matters, which did equally concern many Congregations, to the free suffrages, and votes of the Apostles, Pastors, and select Brethren, and not to the determination of any one particular church, or congregation;","proofs":["Acts 15:23–25"]},{"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":"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"]}]}]}