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Books of Discipline
Books of Discipline, 1560, 1578. Both works expounded an ideal never fully realized. The First Book of Discipline (1560) was largely the work of the uncompromising Calvinist John Knox, a blueprint for the government of the reformed church in Scotland. It was heavily dependent upon the Ordinances of Calvin's church in Geneva, with which Knox was personally acquainted. The book's implementation was, however, opposed by many of the Scottish nobility. Knox died in 1572 and three years later Andrew Melville, principal of Glasgow University, began drawing up a Second Book of Discipline, intended to purge the Scottish church of the last vestiges of episcopal government.
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JOHN CANNON. "Books of Discipline." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Books of Discipline." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-BooksofDiscipline.html JOHN CANNON. "Books of Discipline." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-BooksofDiscipline.html |
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Books of Discipline
Books of Discipline, 1560, 1578. Both works expounded an ideal never fully realized. The First Book of Discipline (1560) was largely the work of the uncompromising Calvinist John Knox. It was heavily dependent upon the Ordinances of Calvin's church in Geneva. Knox died in 1572 and three years later Andrew Melville began drawing up a Second Book of Discipline, intended to purge the Scottish church of the last vestiges of episcopal government.
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JOHN CANNON. "Books of Discipline." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Books of Discipline." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-BooksofDiscipline.html JOHN CANNON. "Books of Discipline." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-BooksofDiscipline.html |
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Discipline, Books of
Discipline, Books of. The ‘First Book of Discipline’ (1560) was drawn up by J. Knox and others as a plan for the ordering and maintenance of the new Scottish Church. It was never enforced.
The so-called ‘Second Book of Discipline’ (1578), chiefly the work of A. Melville, was prepared as a manifesto of the stricter Presbyterians against efforts to restore a modified episcopacy. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Discipline, Books of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Discipline, Books of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-DisciplineBooksof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Discipline, Books of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-DisciplineBooksof.html |
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Books of Discipline
Books of Discipline. See DISCIPLINE, BOOKS OF.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Books of Discipline." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Books of Discipline." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BooksofDiscipline.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Books of Discipline." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BooksofDiscipline.html |
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