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 thereunto.
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 25.3
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 thereunto.
Unto this Catholique 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 thereunto.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 25.3
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 thereunto.
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