Excerpt from A Digest of Constitutional and Synodical Legislation of the Reformed Church in America (Formerly the Ref. Prot. Dutch Church) And whereas it is judged proper to publish the Government and Discipline of the Reformed Dutch Church-in America, in the English language; and it is thereby become necessary, not only to translate the Rules of Church Government of the National Synod of Dordrecht, but also to explain in what manner the said rules are executed, con sistent with the local circumstances of said Church: Therefore, the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in America, held at new-york, in October, 1792, have caused the prae tice of their Church to be comprised in the following Explanatory Articles, agreeably to which, the Rules of Church Government of the said National Synod of Dordrecht, are applied and executed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.