# Viii. Of The Church Of Christ.

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We believe in, and confess a visible church of
God, namely, those who, as has been said before,
truly repent and believe, and are rightly baptized;
who are one with God in heaven, and rightly incorporated
into the communion of the saints here on
earth. These we confess to be the chosen generation,
the royal priesthood, the holy nation, who are
declared to be the bride and wife of Christ, yea,
children and heirs of everlasting life, a tent, tabernacle
and habitation of God in the Spirit, built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, of
which Jesus Christ himself is declared to be the
corner stone (upon which his church is built). This
church of the living God, which he has acquired,
purchased, and redeemed with his own precious
blood; with which, according to his promise, he
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will be and remain always, even unto the end of the
world, for consolation and protection, yea, will dwell
and walk among them, and preserve them, so that
no floods or tempests, nay, not even the gates of
hell, shall move or prevail against them—this church
we say, may be known by her scriptural faith, doctrine,
love, and godly conversation, as, also, by the
fruitful observance, practice, and maintenance of the
true ordinances of Christ, which he so highly enjoined
upon his disciples. 1 Cor. 12; 1 Pet. 2:9;
John 3:29; Rev. 19:7; Tit. 3:6,7; Eph. 2:19–21;
Matt. 16:18; 1 Pet. 1:18,19; Matt. 28:20; 2 Cor.
6:16; Matt. 7:25.



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