 | 1830 - 890 pages
...interpreter, and the completion of 'prophecy'," (p. 24,)—(and we have grave authority for stating that " 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 administered according to Christ's... | |
 | Mrs. Loudon (Margracia) - Economics - 1835 - 362 pages
...the Church had never read the nineteenth article of their own faith, which would have informed them, that " The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men." The congregation, therefore, not the clergy, constitute the Church; while, who are the "faithful,"... | |
 | Nicholas Snethen - 1835 - 390 pages
...church, it has somewhat of a disagreeable effect. In looking over our "articles of religion," we find that "the visible church of Christ" is a " congregation of faithful men;" and that "every particular church may ordain, change, or abolish, rites and ceremonies, &c." The Methodists,... | |
 | Mrs. Loudon (Margracia) - Economics - 1835 - 400 pages
...the Church had never read the nineteenth article of their own faith, which would have informed them, that " The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men." The congregation, therefore, not the clergy, constitute the Church; while, who are the " faithful,"... | |
 | Samuel Wilton Rix - 1837 - 278 pages
...or ceremonies, and authority in controversies of faith,' most heartily adhering to this description, that' 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 ministered according to Christ's... | |
 | William James Early BENNETT - 1837 - 458 pages
...hearts of the church of Christ.* We would not narrow the entrance into the kingdom of * Our articles say 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 administered." But this visible church,... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1838 - 584 pages
...together and exhibited in a single view by the affirmation, which is made in our 19th Article of Religion, that " 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... | |
 | 1839 - 836 pages
...of asserting this high prerogative, and excommunicating all other communions, our church only says, that " The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure word of God is preached, [which the Altitudinarians account irrelevant words;]... | |
 | Tresham Dames Gregg - 1839 - 650 pages
...too much to do." Again, sir, if you admit, with the nineteenth article of your profession of faith, " That the visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacramenis be duly ad mistered according to Christ's... | |
 | Thomas Maguire - 1840 - 488 pages
...not touch upon that lor the present, but will come at once to the nineteenth article, which saj's, that " 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 ministered, according to Christ's... | |
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the visible Church of Christ is " a congregation of faithful men, 
