This approach to church polity reflects their continental Reformed roots.

The opposition to Calvin's church polity came to an end.

As founder, he had exercised absolute power and authority over all matters of church polity.

Although his views on church polity were presbyterian, he became known in the 1640s as an Erastian, arguing for overall state control of religious matters.

The first volume presented issues related to baptism, and the second discussed church polity.

In 2008 there was nearly 3400 members in 110 communities, and the church polity is episcopal.

It maintains a congregational-connectional form of church polity, which has been significantly amended in recent years.

He also became the spokesman for the new church polity known as Congregationalism.

Concerned with church polity until the end of his life, Cotton continued to write about the subject in his books and correspondence.

Evident in this work is that Cotton had become more liberal towards Presbyterian church polity.