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THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 43
inconsistent, as this. The phrase refers to the external
unity of the Church, and thus the argument has great
force : " There is one body, that is, one Church. Christ
intends to have only one body, and his disciples must
therefore keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of
peace, and not divide or rend the body by dissensions,
and thus thwart the purpose of Him who is the one
Head over all things to the Church, which is His body."
Thus this passage is unanswerable evidence that in the
inspiration of St. Paul there is not, and ought not to
be, but one outward visible Church.
Reminding the reader that the Sacred Scriptures
recognize but one Comprehensive Church, and that
what the inspired apostles and founders of the Church
maintained as great principles of duty have lost none
of their force by the lapse of time or by the prevalence
of discords (for " heaven and earth shall pass away, but
my word," says the Lord, " shall not pass away "), we invite him still to accompany us in the further course of
our reflections.
| Title | The comprehensive church |
| Creator | Vail, Thomas H. (Thomas Hubbard) |
| Publisher | Appleton |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000047 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 43 inconsistent, as this. The phrase refers to the external unity of the Church, and thus the argument has great force : " There is one body, that is, one Church. Christ intends to have only one body, and his disciples must therefore keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, and not divide or rend the body by dissensions, and thus thwart the purpose of Him who is the one Head over all things to the Church, which is His body." Thus this passage is unanswerable evidence that in the inspiration of St. Paul there is not, and ought not to be, but one outward visible Church. Reminding the reader that the Sacred Scriptures recognize but one Comprehensive Church, and that what the inspired apostles and founders of the Church maintained as great principles of duty have lost none of their force by the lapse of time or by the prevalence of discords (for " heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word," says the Lord, " shall not pass away "), we invite him still to accompany us in the further course of our reflections. |
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