COMMENTARY :
F.P. Ramsay, Exposition of the Book of Church Order (1898), on Chapter 5, Section 6, "Of the General Assembly"
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The Historical Development of the PCA Book of Church Order
Chapter 14 : The General Assembly
Paragraph 7 : On Consideration of the Assembly's Actions
14-7. Actions of the General Assembly pursuant to the provision of BCO 14-6 such as deliverances, resolutions, overtures, and judicial decisions are to be given due and serious consideration by the Church and its lower courts when deliberating matters related to such action. Judicial decisions shall be binding and conclusive on the parties who are directly involved in the matter being adjudicated, and may be apealed to in subsequent similar cases as to any principle which may have been decided. See BCO 3-5 and 3-6, and WCF 31.3.)
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Background and Comparison :
PCA 1973, Adopted text, as printed in the Minutes of General Assembly,
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Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, Proposed text,
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PCUS 1879,
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PCUS 1869 draft,
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PCUS 1867 draft,
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Chapter Index [links to Par. 1 of each chapter]: |
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FoG
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I. King & Head of Church
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RoD
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II. Preliminary Principles
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DfW |
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[FoG = Form of Government ; RoD = Rules of Discipline ; DfW = Directory for Worship] |
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