The first principles of the oracles of God collected

Name: The first principles of the oracles of God collected
Author: Thomas Shepard

The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shepherd ...The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shephard ...

Thomas Shepard 1605–1649London: printed for John Rothwel, 1655

[5], 17 p. · 6.6k words · Wing S3112 · ESTC R37142

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THE SUM OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, In way of Question and Answer. › Part › Q. Are these Members bound only to cleave to Christ their head by F…: Q. Are these Members bound only to cleave to Christ their head by Faith?

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.

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Q. Are these Members bound only to cleave to Christ their head by Faith?

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A. Yes, and to one another also by brotherly love, which they are bound to strengthen and confirm (as well as their faith) by a solemn Covenant, Eph. 4. 15, 16. Col. 1. 4. Jer. 50. 4. Isa. 56. 45. Zach. 11. 14. Zeph. 3. 9. Psal. 119. 106.

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Q. What benefits are there by joining thus to a particular Church?

Q. What benefits are there by joyning thus to a particular Church?

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The first principles of the oracles of God collected

Q. Are these Members bound only to cleave to Christ their head by Faith?

Q. What benefits are there by joining thus to a particular Church?

Q. What benefits are there by joyning thus to a particular Church?

Q. Are there not some who never find these benefits?

Q. What are the miseries of those who carelessly, and wilfully despise, and so refuse to join to Gods Church?

Q. What are the miseries of those who carelesly, and wilfully despise, and so refuse to joyn to Gods Church?

Q. What therefore ought people chiefly to labour for, and to hold forth unto the Church, that so they may be joined to it?

Q. What therefore ought people chiefly to labour for, and to hold forth unto the Church, that so they may be joyned to it?

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Q. Are these Members bound only to cleave to Christ their head by Faith?

Q. What benefits are there by joining thus to a particular Church?

Q. What benefits are there by joyning thus to a particular Church?

Q. Are there not some who never find these benefits?

Q. What are the miseries of those who carelessly, and wilfully despise, and so refuse to join to Gods Church?

Q. What are the miseries of those who carelesly, and wilfully despise, and so refuse to joyn to Gods Church?

Q. What therefore ought people chiefly to labour for, and to hold forth unto the Church, that so they may be joined to it?

Q. What therefore ought people chiefly to labour for, and to hold forth unto the Church, that so they may be joyned to it?