What believest thou concerning the Holy and Catholick Church of Christ?
I believe that the Son of God doth from the beginning of the World to the End thereof, gather, defend, and preserve unto himself by his Spirit and Word, out of whole Mankind, a Company chosen to everlasting Life, and agreeing in true Faith; and that I am a lively Member of that Company, and so shal remain for ever.
Proofs
- I believe that the Son (missing)
- of God doth from (missing)
- the beginning of the (missing)
- World to the End thereof, gather, (Isaiah 59:21; Ephesians 5:26)
- defend, and preserve unto himself by his Spirit (Acts 2:4,42; Ephesians 4:3β6)
- and Word, out of (Matthew 16:18)
- whole Mankind, a (1 John 3:21; 2 Corinthians 13:5)
- Company chosen to everlasting Life, and agreeing in true Faith; and that I am a lively Member of that Company, and so shal (missing)
- remain for ever.