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... Communicate with fome Church , efpe- cially in fuch a divided State of the Church , be a neceffary Duty , Incumbent on all Chriftians . II . Whether Conftant Communion be a neceffary Duty , where Occafional Communion is Lawful . III ...
... Communicate with fome Church , efpe- cially in fuch a divided State of the Church , be a neceffary Duty , Incumbent on all Chriftians . II . Whether Conftant Communion be a neceffary Duty , where Occafional Communion is Lawful . III ...
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... Communicate in all holy Offices , this can be no more called an Act of Communion , than it can be faid to make him a member of the Church , of which he is no member , and refolved not to be : Prayers , and receiving the Sacraments , & c ...
... Communicate in all holy Offices , this can be no more called an Act of Communion , than it can be faid to make him a member of the Church , of which he is no member , and refolved not to be : Prayers , and receiving the Sacraments , & c ...
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... Communicate in any other part of the Church , or any other Congregation , as in that , in which they live and Communicate : For this holy Feaft fignifies no other Communion between them , who receive at the fame time , and in the fame ...
... Communicate in any other part of the Church , or any other Congregation , as in that , in which they live and Communicate : For this holy Feaft fignifies no other Communion between them , who receive at the fame time , and in the fame ...
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... Communicating with the Church , wherein I live , if it be a Sound and Orthodox Member of the Chriftian Church , I maintain Communion with the whole Catholick Church , which is but one Body . So that here is no choice ... Communicate ; ( 18 )
... Communicating with the Church , wherein I live , if it be a Sound and Orthodox Member of the Chriftian Church , I maintain Communion with the whole Catholick Church , which is but one Body . So that here is no choice ... Communicate ; ( 18 )
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William Sherlock. the World over , with which we must Communicate ; and therefore we have nothing else to do , but to judge , whether that part of the Church , wherein we live , be fo Sound and Orthodox , that we may Communi- cate with ...
William Sherlock. the World over , with which we must Communicate ; and therefore we have nothing else to do , but to judge , whether that part of the Church , wherein we live , be fo Sound and Orthodox , that we may Communi- cate with ...
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Act of Chriftian Act of Communion Actual Communion Adminiſtration Affemblies Apoſtles Baptifm becauſe bers Bleffings Body of Chrift bound Cafe Catholick Communion Charter Chriftian Communion Church confifts Church of Chrift Church of England Church-Communion Church-Covenant Church-ftate Church-memberſhip Communicate conftant Communion conftantly conftitution diftinct divided Divine Covenant Edification Edifying effential exerciſe fame Body felf felves feparate fhall fhould fignifies finful fixt Member fome Church fometimes fuch a particular fuppofe himſelf Houſe increaſe Independent Church Inftitution joyn juftifie live in Communion Lords Supper memberſhip moſt municate munion muſt National Church nion obferve occafional Communion oppofite particular Chriftians Perfons performed plain poffible Pray Prayers prefent Presbyterian Priviledges Promifes publick reaſon receive the Lords Sacraments Schifm Schifmatical Schifmaticks ſeparate Separate Churches Spirit ſtate thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe underſtand Unity univerfal Church unleſs uſe vifible Communion viſible wherein whole Catholick Church whole Chriftian Church whole Church World
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Page 36 - Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils : ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
Page 3 - There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling-, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptifm, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Page 33 - ... for the edifying of the body of Chrift ; till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man...
Page 46 - Height of men, and cunning craftinefs, whereby they lie in w.ait to deceive ; but fpeaking the truth in love, may grow • up into him in all things, which is the head, even Chrift : From whom the whole body fitly joined together, and...
Page 46 - ... grow • up into him in all things, which is the head, even Chrift : From whom the whole body fitly joined together, and compacted by that which every joint fupplieth, according to the effectual working in the meafure of every part, maketh increafe of the body, unto the edifying of itfelf in love.Tbe Gofpel.
Page 35 - Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be to you a Father, and ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Page 49 - Schifm; and fome think it very indifferent, whom they Communicate with, and therefore take their turns in all. But this is as contrary to all the Principles of Church*Communion, as any thing can poffiblybe.
Page 48 - GOD that giveth the increase. (1 Cor. iii. 6, 7.) And if the DIVINE SPIRIT confines his influences and operations to the unity of the Church (as the same apostle tells us that there is but one body and one spirit (Eph. iv. 4), which plainly signifies that the operations of this one spirit are appropriated to this one body, as the soul is to the body it animates), then it does not seem a very likely way for edification, to cut ourselves off from the unity of CHRIST'S body. ELDERS. Presbyterian sects...
Page 38 - Li this enquiry; that wherever there is a Church established by public authority, if there be nothing sinful in its constitution and worship, we are bound to communicate with that Church, and to reject the communion of all other parties and sects of Christians. For the advantage always lies on the side of authority. No public establishment can justify sinful communion ; but if there be nothing sinful in the communion...