---
title: 'Revised Book of Discipline'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Henley Thornwell'
date: 1859-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Ecclesiology'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 18'
- 'Acts 15'
- 'Galatians 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/thornwell-1859-revised-book-of-discipline
---

# Revised Book of Discipline

Defense of the Revised Book of Discipline, arguing for brevity, clarified procedures, and the inherent right of church courts to inquire and supervise members for spiritual good and order.

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