The Congregational Catechism : Containing a General Survey of the Organization, Government And Discipline of Christian Churches
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I, p. 98, ed. Paris, 1636.) CHAPTER V. CONSTITUTIOX OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES. Q. 71. Are any modern churclies modeled exactly after the primitive pattern 1 A. No. But the polity of the Congrega- tional churches corresponds in its general fea- tures with that of the Apostolic churches. Q. 72. What is the Congregational system of church polity ? A. It is that system of church order and discipline which was established in New England by the first English Colonists, and is now maintained by t...he great body of their de- scendants. The Congregational system of church government is also adopted by the churches of the Congregational Un- ion of England and Wales, by the French Evangelical churches generally, by the Baptist churches in Great Britain and America, and by many churches called In- 80 CONSTITUTION OF THE dependent or Congregational in various parts of the British Empire and of the United States. Q. 73. What was the origin of the Congre- gational churches of this country ? A. The Congregational churches of New England were founded by certain ministers and Christians of Great Britain, who, in the early part of the 17th century, were driven by religious persecution to seek an asylum in this newly-discovered country.
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