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" THE visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same. "
The Creeds of Christendom: With a History and Critical Notes, Vol III - Page 788
by Philip Schaff - 1877
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The Canons of the Holy Apostles: The Greek Text as Orginally Printed in 1540 ...

Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...Scripture doth set out unto us only the Name of Jesus Christ whereby men must be saved. 19. Of the Church. The visible Church of Christ, is a Congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is preached ; and the Sacraments be duly ministred according to Christs Ordinance, in all those things...
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Articles agreed upon by the archbishops and bishops ... and the whole clergy ...

Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same. As the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch, have erred ; so also the Church of Rome hath erred,...
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Directions for Studying I. A General System Or Body of Divinity. II. The ...

Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...the Bifhop of Rome. To obviate this Pretenfe, our Article afferts, that the vifible Church of Chrift is a Congregation of faithful Men, in. which the pure Word of God is preach'd, and the Sacraments be duly miniftred according to Chrift's Ordinance, in all thofe things...
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A collection of controversial discourses by G. Hickes and a popish ..., Volume 1

George Hickes - 1727 - 478 pages
...therefore I need but tranicribe it to confute it. idly, Out of the forefaid Article, the vifible Church is a Congregation of faithful Men, in which the pure Word of God is preached, &c. But in the Roman Catholick Church, according to their T)o£lrine, the pure Word of God...
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The Old Whig ; Or, The Consistent Protestant, Volume 1

Church and state - 1739 - 472 pages
...equally in the laity as in the clergy, by defining, in her ipth article, the vijible church to be, a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the facraments be duly adminifter'd according to Chrijfs ordinance, in all thofe things...
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The rational foundation of a Christian Church, and the terms of Christian ...

Isaac Watts - 1747 - 410 pages
...others. This is the Church that is defcribcd in the i9th Article of the Church of England (viz.) " A Congregation of faithful Men in which " the pure Word of God is preached, and " the Sacraments be duly miniftered, ac" cording to Cbrtffs Ordinance, in all thofe "...
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 9

John Wesley - Biography - 1786 - 738 pages
...includes a little more than the Apoftle has expreffed.) " Of the CHURCH. " The vifib!» Church of Chrift is a congregation of faithful men,, in which the pure Word of God is preached, and the facramcnts be duly adminiftred." It may be obferved, that at the fame time our Thirty-nine...
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A Complete Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity: Or, A System ..., Volume 3

John Gill - Theology, Doctrinal - 1796 - 498 pages
...Chrut Jesus, or believers in him : so in the article of the church of England a church is defined, " A congregation of faithful men, in which the pure...is preached, and the sacraments duly administered." For only faithful men, or believers in Christ, can have fellowship with the saints in a churchstate;...
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A Dissent from the Church of England Fully Justified: And Proved to be the ...

Micaiah Towgood - Dissenters, Religious - 1804 - 376 pages
...tisible church of Christ; for, this.itthuf.4le- '• k __ * W Deftucc. page j*r . •• . j..>i fines, " A congregation of faithful men, in which " the "pure word of God is preached, and the sa" crarnents be duly administered according to " Christ's ordinance, in all those...
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Village Dialogues, Between Farmer Littleworth, Rev. Mr. Lovegood ..., Volume 1

Rowland Hill - Christian life - 1806 - 336 pages
...being " a congregation of faithful men in which the word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly administered according to Christ's ordinance...things that of necessity are requisite to the same." * That this is the true import of the term " Schism" in the word of God, see an Essay on the subject...
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