It Is Important That When We Come

The Right Of The People To A Substantive Part In The Government Of The Church Is Recognized And Sanctioned By The Apostles In Almost Every Conceivable Way.

The Bible Contains All The Extant Revelations Of God, Which He Designed To Be The Rule Of Faith And Practice For His Church; So That Nothing Can Rightfully Be Imposed On The Consciences Of Men As Truth Or Duty Which Is Not Taught Directly Or By Necessary Implication In The Holy Scriptures.

The Doctrines Of Grace Humble Man Without Degrading Him And Exalt Him Without Inflating Him.

So Too, In Forming A Constitution, Or In Enacting Rules Of Procedure, Or Making Canons, The People Do Not Merely Passively Assent, But Actively Cooperate. They Have, In All These Matters, The Same Authority As The Clergy.

Faith Is Not A Blind, Irrational Conviction. In Order To Believe, We Must Know What We Believe, And The Grounds On Which Our Faith Rests.