...that it deserves no such censure. - " The visible Church of Christ," says the nineteenth article, " is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the...word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly administered, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that are of necessity requisite...

...word. The 19th and 23d articles state, ' that one of the constituents of the visible church is, that the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of ne* cessity are requisite to the same : that it is not lawful for any man to minister the sacraments...

...the church of England, as a body, is not the church of Christ. Take special notice of the words, " 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 ministered according to Christ's...

...article of the church of England, viz. i• A congregation of faithful men in which the pure •word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly ministered, according to Christ's ordinances, in all those things that of necessity arc requisite to the same." Yet let it be noted here,...

...day to lay the foundation of an edifice sacred to religion — a structure intended for the use of ' a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God will be preached, and the sacraments duly administered, according to Christ's ordinance,' it has been...

...dead, they were buried ; whereas, if I had only looked into my prayer-book, I might have found that ' the visible church of Christ' is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly Administered according to Christ's...

...with their proofs. The :first document which shall be offered, is part of the nineteenth article—" 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 ministered, according to Christ's...

...holy Scripture doth set out unto us only the Name of Jesus Christ, whereby men must be saved. XIX. Of the Church. THE visible Church of Christ is a congregation...be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance hi all those things that of neceslity are requisite to the same. 400 As the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria,...

...accords with the definition in your Nineteenth Article, whieh says, "The visible Church of Christ isa congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure...Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly administered according to Christ's ordinance," &c. • In those early times, every Christian Church...

...obtaining eternal salvation only by the name of Christ. fTlie same.] XIX. Of the church. " The visihlc church of CHRIST is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure word of god is preached, and the sacraments he duly ministered according to CHRIST'S ordinance, in all those things...