Unto this catholic visible Church, Christ hath given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the saints, in this life, to the end of the world: and doth by his own presence and Spirit, according to his promise,... The Confessions of Faith, Catechisms, Directories, Form of Church-government ... - Page 313by Church of Scotland - 1764 - 632 pagesFull view - About this book
| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...15; [Am. ed. Pror. xxix. 18]. III. Unto this catholic visible Church Christ hath given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering...life, to the end of the world : and doth by his own presence and Spirit, according to his promise, make them effectual thereunto.1 IV. This catholic Church... | |
| Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1711 - 232 pages
...¿Mat. 13.47. Ifa.y 7. sEfSii 3. Unto this Catholkkvifíble Church Chrift hath given' the Mini (try, oracles and ordinances of God for the gathering and...life, to the end of the' World : And doth by his own Pretence & Spirir,accordin£ to bis Promift, make them eftcâual thereunto g. gi Cor. fonitime* Icfs... | |
| Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1719 - 658 pages
...f. Ill, Unto this Catholick Viable Church, Chrift hath given the tyliniftry, Oracles, and Ordinance; of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the Saints...Life to the End of the World : and doth by his own Prcfence and Spirit, according to his Prornife, make them effectual thereunto g. IV. ^ £rft fruit... | |
| Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...which there is no ordinary poffibility of falvation/. III. Unto this catholick viuble church, Chfift hath given, •the miniftry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the faints, in this life, to the end of the world: and doth by his own prefence and fpirit, according to... | |
| Church of Scotland - Prebyterianism - 1768 - 576 pages
...family of God e, out of which there is no ordinary poffibiltty of filvation/. IIL Unto this catholic vifible church, Chrift hath given the miniftry, oracles,...ordinances of God, 'for the gathering and perfecting of the faints, in this life, to the end of the world: and doth by his own pretence and fpirit, according to... | |
| Literature, Modern - 1801 - 544 pages
...the 25th Chapter of the Weflminfier Confejjton of Faith. " Unto the Catholic vifible chuich Chriit hath given the miniftry, oracles and ordinances of •God, for the gathering and perfecting of the faints in this life, to the end of the Л-orld." And is this, indeed, я// which the Scotch Church... | |
| John Skinner (bp. of Aberdeen.) - Episcopacy - 1803 - 568 pages
...the following words from the xxvth chapter of it, " Un" to the catholic vifible church, Chrift has given " the miniftry, oracles and ordinances of God, for " the gathering and perfecting of the faints in this " life, to the end of the world •" he immediately adds — " And this is all that... | |
| John Skinner (Bp. of Aberdeen) - Church history - 1803 - 564 pages
...following words from the xxvth chapter of it, — " Un" to the catholic vifible church, Chrift has given " the miniftry, oracles and ordinances of God, for " the gathering and perfecting of the faints in this " life, to the end of the world ;" he immediately adds — " And this is all that is... | |
| George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...entitled, Of the church, sect. 3. " Unto the catholick visible church Christ hath given the min" istry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering...saints in this life, to the end of the world.'* And ihis is all that is said on the subject. Neither has presumed to delineate the essentials of a christian... | |
| Thomas Yardley How - Episcopacy - 1808 - 144 pages
...for this purpose." ibid. p. 339. " Unto this catholic visible church Christ hath given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering...life, to the end of the world ; and doth, by his own presence and spirit, according to his promise, make them effectual thereunto." Pres. con. of Faith... | |
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