...consent of parties, so as those persons may live together as man and wife. CHAP. XXVI. Of the Church. / The Catholic or Universal church, which is invisible,...spouse, the body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. II. The whole body of men throughout the world, professing the faith of the gospel, and...

...Section V., note » ;) 1 Cor. vii. 15 ; Matt. xix. 6. ' Deut. xxiv. 1—4. CHAPTER XXV. OF THE CHURCH. THE catholic or universal church, which is invisible,...spouse, the body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.1 lEph.i. 10,22,23; v. 23, 27,32; Col. i. la II. The visible church, which is also catholic...

...(See Section V., note s ;) 1 Cor. vit 15 ; Matt xix. 6. s Deut xxiv. l_i. CHAPTER XXV. OF THE CHURCH. THE catholic or universal church, which is invisible,...and is the spouse, the body, the fulness of him that fillotl' all in all.1 lEph.i. 10,22,23; v. 23, 27, 32; Col. i. 1a II. The visible church, which is...

...invisible. By the invisible church, we mean the whole body of sincere believers, of every age and nation, " that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ, the glorious Head thereof." Part of these are already made perfect in heaven. Another portion are at present...

...rather, a part of the church. "The invisible church," I again quote the words of our Confession, " consists of the whole number of the elect that have...spouse, the body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all."* This is a definition of the church for which Christ gave himself; for he died for all...

...none that will come unto him. (4) Q. 64. What is the invisible church ? Jl. The invisible church is the whole number of the elect, that have been, are,...shall be gathered into one under Christ the head. (5) (1) Matt. xvi. 18. And upon this rock I will build my church ; and the gates of hell shall not...

...in it, not left to their own wills and dis cretion in their own case. w CHAPTER XXV. OF THE CHURCH. THE catholic or universal church, which is invisible,...spouse, the body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. x II. The visible church, which is also catholic or universal under the gospel, (not confined...

...willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin. XIII. OF THE CHURCH. The Catholic, or universal Church, which is invisible,...of Him that filleth all in all. The visible Church consists of all those throughout the world who profess the true religion, together with their children....

...of six paragraphs, four of which explain the catholicism of the church, and are as follows : — I. The catholic or universal church, which is invisible,...spouse, the body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all. II. The visible church, which is also catholic or universal under the Gospel (not confined...

...sacred writings. First, we intend by it that catholic or universal church, which is invisible, and consists of the whole number of the elect that have...spouse, the body, the " fulness of him that filleth all in all." In this use of it we concur with that truly valuable and most comprehensive summary, "...