 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.  A key to the Revelation of St. John - Page 235de Philip Allwood - 1829Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Lois G. Schwoerer - 2001 - 412 pages
...article 19 of the Thirty-nine Articles, which read, "The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is...things that of necessity are requisite to the same," Care argued that Dissenters were the "true visible particular Churches of Christ and consequently part... | |
 | Kate Aughterson - 2002 - 628 pages
...a congregation of iaithful men, in the which the pure word of God is preached and the sacraments he duly ministered, according to Christ's ordinance in...things that of necessity are requisite to the same . . . 20. Of the authority of the Church The Church hath jiower to decree rites or ceremonies, and... | |
 | John Robert Wright - 2001 - 352 pages
...19) puts it: "The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the Word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance." A congregation, of men, women, and children! We are the body of Christ and members of one another.... | |
 | Church of England. House of Bishops - 2001 - 44 pages
...oversight (episkope). For Anglicans, the visible Church of Christ is found wherever the 'pure Word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance' (Article XIX). This is the sense in which the BCP uses the expressions 'Catholic Church' (in the prayer... | |
 | Howard Astin - 2002 - 180 pages
...the 39 Articles of Faith of the Anglican Church says, 'The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men in which the pure word of God is preached...things that of necessity are requisite to the same.' Article 25 goes on to say that the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion are to be celebrated within... | |
 | Paul D. L. Avis - 2002 - 422 pages
...Church of Christ', the article states, 'is a congregation of faithful men in the which the pure Word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly ministered...things that of necessity are requisite to the same.' In this definition there are several points to note. First, the term 'visible Church' clearly presupposes... | |
 | Steve Harper - 2009 - 162 pages
...article of religion in the Anglican Church, which states, "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."137 Wesley recognized that to be this kind of body placed weighty responsibilities on... | |
 | Jaroslav Pelikan - 2005 - 678 pages
...10. 106. Lamb Quad 4. 107. 39 Art 36. general requirement that preaching and the sacraments conform "to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same,"108 without specifying what "those things" are or whether ordination by a bishop standing in... | |
 | J. Philip Wogaman - 2004 - 226 pages
...the church in the old Anglican Articles of Religion: "The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is...things that of necessity are requisite to the same." Where, exactly, is such a congregation to be found? What is "pure" word of God? Of what importance... | |
 | Gerald Lewis Bray - 2004 - 682 pages
...repugnant to the Holy Scripture. 20. (19) 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, according to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to... | |
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