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title: 'The Purpose of the Covenant Union'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1935-11-18
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetics'
- 'Creeds and Confessions'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 40'
- 'Psalms 119'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1935-the-purpose-of-the-covenant-union
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# The Purpose of the Covenant Union

Machen outlines the Covenant Union's purpose: to defend the Bible, the Reformed (Calvinistic) system, and Presbyterian church government against Modernism, citing the ordination pledge.

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