 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.  Seven years' pioneer mission work in Cardiff - Page 49by William Francis James - 1881 - 145 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...forgiveness to such as truly repent. OF THE CHUKCH. The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is preached,...sacraments duly administered, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same. XIV. OF PURGATORY. The... | |
 | Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...pure Word of God is preached ; and the Sacraments be duly ministred according to Christs Ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same. As the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria and Anlioch.have erred : So also the Church of Rome hath erred,... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Gill - Theology, Doctrinal - 1796 - 498 pages
...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 word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered." For only faithful men, or believers in Christ, can have fellowship with the saints in a churchstate;... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - Dissenters, Religious - 1804 - 376 pages
...word of God is preached, and the sa" crarnents be duly administered according to " Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of " necessity are requisite to the same." But, do you not acknowledge that the pure word of God is so far from being preached in the Romish church,... | |
 | Rowland Hill - Christian life - 1806 - 336 pages
...the word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly administered according to Christ's ordinance in all those 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... | |
 | 1807 - 592 pages
...CHRIST. Our pious Reformers have taught us that " the visible Church of CHRIST is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of GOD is preached, and the sacraments duly ministered, according to CHRIST'S ordinance in all things' that are requisite to the same." When, therefore,... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1808 - 634 pages
...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 ffierutalem, Alexandria, and Antioch have erred ; so also the Church of Rome hath... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1810 - 488 pages
...compilers of the thirty-nine articles :— " A congregation of faithful men, in which the true word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered...things that of necessity are requisite to the same," Acts ix, 31. Gal. i, 2, 22. 1st Cor. xiv, 34. Actsxx, 17. Col. iv. 15. — 5. The word is now used... | |
 | John Gill - Baptists - 1810 - 626 pages
...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 word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered." Hence, 5. Those that were added to the church at Jerusalem, are said to be, such as should be saved,... | |
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