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The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism
The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.
Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671
THE CONFESSION OF FAITH First agreed upon by the Assembly of Divine… › Chapter 25: Of the Church.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. XXV. Of the Church.
THE Catholic or Universal Church which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the Elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the Head thereof; and is the Spouse, the Body, the fullness of him that filleth all in alla.
THE Catholick or Universal Church which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the Elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the Head thereof; and is the Spouse, the Body, the fulness of him that filleth all in alla.
- aEp•. 1.10.
II. The Visible Church which is also Catholic or Universal, under the Gospel (not confined to one Nation, as before under the law) consist• of all those, throughout the world▪ that pro•ess the true Religion