 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, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.  The Quarterly Review - Page 5291876Full view - About this book
 | Jane West - 1806 - 654 pages
...corrupt and barren members. Our church urges no general or particular claims to infallibility. She is a " congregation of faithful men, in which ' the pure word of God is preached, and" ' ' the facraments duly miniftered accord-' " ing to Chrift's ordinance, in all things... | |
 | 1807 - 592 pages
...constitute the Church of CHRIST. Our pious Reformers have taught us that " the visible Church of CHRIST is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure...GOD is preached, and the sacraments duly ministered, according to CHRIST'S ordinance in all things' that are requisite to the same." When, therefore, we... | |
 | David Bogue, James Bennett - 1808 - 492 pages
...their character in the nineteenth article of the church of England. " The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preac-hed, and the sacraments be duly administered according to Christ's ordinance." In the epistles... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1808 - 872 pages
...any law or feŁt,. but only by i he name of Jefus Chrift. ' 1 9. That the vifible church of Chrift is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the fncraments duly adminiitered ; and that the church of Rome had erred in matters of... | |
 | John Gill - 1810 - 626 pages
...Christ 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 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... | |
 | John Wesley - 1810 - 432 pages
...According to the 20th article, the visible Church of England is, the congregation of English believers in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered. (But the word church is sometimes taken in a looser sense ; for " a congregation professing... | |
 | John Wesley - 1811 - 516 pages
...a little more than the Apostle has expressed.} « 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 administered." It may be observed, that, at the same time, our... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1811 - 340 pages
...church of England, cannot be a part of the true visible church of Christ; for, this it thus defines, " A congregation of faithful men, in which " the pure word of God is preached, and the sa" craments be duly administered according to " Christ's ordinance, in all those... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1812 - 684 pages
...CHURCH OF CHRIST. THE church of Jesus Christ is a holy catholic church, and a communion of saints, a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure...God is preached, and the sacraments duly ministered. Article XIX. It is a holy church, represented as an immaculate spouse, to be presented to the great... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - 1812 - 262 pages
...body, is not the church of Christ. Take special notice of the words, " 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 ordinance in all those things... | |
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