| FRCA ARTICLE 24 – Subscription to the Confession by ministers and teaching staff A minister of the Word and all teaching staff at the theological seminary shall subscribe to the Three Forms of Unity of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia by signing the Form(s) adopted for that purpose. Anyone refusing to subscribe in that manner shall not be ordained or installed in office. Anyone who, being in office, refuses to do so shall because of that very fact be immediately suspended from office by the consistory, and classis shall not receive him. If he obstinately persists in his refusal he shall be deposed from office. ARTICLE 25 – Subscription to the Confession by elders and deacons Elders and deacons shall also subscribe to these Three Forms of Unity by signing the Form adopted for that purpose. Anyone being in office who refuses to do so shall because of that very fact be immediately suspended from office by the consistory. If he obstinately persists in his refusal he shall be deposed from office. | CANRC ARTICLE 26 – Subscription to the Confession All ministers of the Word, elders, deacons, and professors of theology shall subscribe to the confessions of the Canadian Reformed Churches by signing the form(s) adopted for that purpose. Anyone refusing to subscribe in that manner shall not be ordained or installed in office. Anyone who, being in office, refuses to do so shall, because of that very fact, be immediately suspended from office by the consistory with the deacons, and classis shall not receive him. If he obstinately persists in his refusal, he shall be deposed from office. |
| DKO Artikel 53 De Dienaers des Woords Gods / Item die Professorê inde Theologie (‘twelck oock den anderen Professoren wel betaemt) zullen de Belijdenissen des Geloofs der Nederlantscher Kercken onderteecken / ende de Dienaers die sulcx sullen refuseren / sullen de facto van haren Dienst by den Kercken-Raet / ofte de Classe opgeschorst werden / ter tijdt toe sy haer daer inne gheheelijcken verclaert sullen hebben : ende indien sy opstinatelijcken in weygheringhe blijven / sullen sy van harê Dienst geheelijcken afgestelt werden. Artikel 54 Insghelijcx sullen oock de School-Meesters ghehouden zijn de Artijckelen als boven / ofte in de plaetse van dien den Christelijcken Catechismum te onderteeckenen. Artikel 55 Niemandt vande Gereformeerde Religie sal hem onderstaê eenigh boeck ofte schrift van hem ofte van eenê anderen gemaeckt ofte overgheset / handelende van de Religie / te laten drucken ofte andersins uyt tegheven / dan ‘tselfde voor henen doorsien ende goet gekent zijnde van de Dienaren des Woords zijns Classis / ofte particulierê Synodi ofte Professoren der Theologie van deze Provincien / doch met voorweten zijnes Classis. | DCO English translation of the Church Order of Dort (external link) |
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| Articles: Topics related to this article | Other Commentaries VanOene, With Common Consent VanRongen, Decently and in Good Order. art. 24 VanRongen, Decently and in Good Order, art. 25 |