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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.
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III. 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, make them effectual thereuntog.
III. Unto this Catholick 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, make them effectual thereuntog.
IV. This Catholic Church hath been sometimes more, sometimes less visibleh. And particular Churches, which are Members thereof, are more or less pure, according as the Doctrine of the Gospel is taught and embraced, Ordinances administered, and public Worship performed more or less purely in themi.
IV. This Catholick Church hath been sometimes more, sometimes less visibleh. And particular Churches, which are Members thereof, are more or less pure, according as the Doctrine of the Gospel is taught and imbraced, Ordinances administred, and publick Worship performed more or less purely in them