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The Reformation · 1541
The Ecclesiastical Ordinances
John Calvin · 1509–1564
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What it is
Four orders of ministry — pastors, teachers, elders, deacons — with a consistory of ministers and lay elders charged with the discipline of the whole city.
Why it lasted
The constitution of Reformed church government, copied from Scotland to New England, and the origin of presbyterian polity.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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