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Page 154
... them as the proper immediate subjects of the Christian sacraments , is a main
thing intended in the question , by being such as ought to be admitted to the
communion and privileges of members of the visible church , in complete
standing .
... them as the proper immediate subjects of the Christian sacraments , is a main
thing intended in the question , by being such as ought to be admitted to the
communion and privileges of members of the visible church , in complete
standing .
Page 163
And the distinction of the visible church of Christ into these two , is plainly
signified of the growth of the good ground , and that in the stony and thorny
ground , which had the same appearance and show with the other , until it came
to wither ...
And the distinction of the visible church of Christ into these two , is plainly
signified of the growth of the good ground , and that in the stony and thorny
ground , which had the same appearance and show with the other , until it came
to wither ...
Page 217
And that true piety is what persons ought to look at in themselves as the
qualification that is a proper ground for them to proceed upon , in coming into the
visible church of Christ , and taking the privileges of its members , I think is
evident also ...
And that true piety is what persons ought to look at in themselves as the
qualification that is a proper ground for them to proceed upon , in coming into the
visible church of Christ , and taking the privileges of its members , I think is
evident also ...
Page 231
And the same apostle in his first epistle to the Corinthians , directs it to “ the
church at Corinth , that are sanctified in Christ Jesus , called to be saints , with all
that in every place call on the name of the Lord Jesus ; " i . e . to all visible
Christians ...
And the same apostle in his first epistle to the Corinthians , directs it to “ the
church at Corinth , that are sanctified in Christ Jesus , called to be saints , with all
that in every place call on the name of the Lord Jesus ; " i . e . to all visible
Christians ...
Page 259
OBJECTION I . THE scripture calls the members of the visible church by the name
of disciples , scholars , or learners ; and that sug . gests to us this notion of the
visible church , that it is the school of Christ , into which persons are admitted in ...
OBJECTION I . THE scripture calls the members of the visible church by the name
of disciples , scholars , or learners ; and that sug . gests to us this notion of the
visible church , that it is the school of Christ , into which persons are admitted in ...
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