 | John Locke - 1824 - 600 페이지
...church is. A church then I take to be a voluntary/society of men, joining themselves together oFtheiF own accord in order to the public worshipping of God,...him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls. I say, it is a free and voluntary society. Nobody is born a member of any church ; otherwise the religion... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 페이지
...major part of the society. Dr. Wattt on the rational Foundation of a Christian Church. A church, then, I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves...in such a manner as they judge acceptable to him, ami effectual to the salvation of their souls. I say it is a free and voluntary society. Nobody is... | |
 | Richard Hooker - 1830 - 550 페이지
...case seems to be this, " that we are always bound not • Matt. v. 19. t 1 Pet. i. 17. || " A Church I take to be a voluntary society of men joining themselves...in order to the public worshipping of God, in such manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of their souU." LOCKE'S First... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1833 - 418 페이지
...right reason upon the mind ; with which the law is supposed to agree.] But the Church he represents as a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together...him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls. The right of making laws for this Society can (subordinately to the Supreme Divine Legislator) belong... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1839 - 286 페이지
...them out to perfection." GLADSTONE, On the State in its Relations with the Church, p. 4. " A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves...acceptable to him and effectual to the salvation of their own souls." LOCKE, Letter on Toleration. " As yet, no state Beneath the heavens had tasted freedom's... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1840 - 404 페이지
...church of England. Yet on the subject before us he speaks in the following decisive manner: "A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves...him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls. Some, perhaps, may object, that no such society can be said to be a true church, unless it have in... | |
 | Free Will Baptists (1780?-1911). New Hampshire Association - 1841 - 228 페이지
...following definition by Mr. Locke is the correct one. " A church I take to be a voluntary society, joining themselves together of their own accord, in...him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls."* The two chief requisites are, 1. That the members be true believers. 2. That they habitually associate... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1843 - 498 페이지
...who was not destitute of good, sound common sense, gives the following definition of a Church : " As a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshiping of God, in such manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of... | |
 | George Punchard - 1844 - 354 페이지
...Platf. ch. 2 § 6.— S Mather's Apology, pp. 1.2. — John Locke thus defines a church : " A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of theirown accord, in order to the public worshipping of God in such a manner as they judge acceptable... | |
 | Thomas Madge - 1844 - 328 페이지
...class or order of men among them. So says Mr. Locke. "A Church," he observes, "I take to be a society joining themselves together of their own accord in order to the public worshiping of God, in such a manner as they shall judge acceptable to Him, and effectual to their own... | |
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I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshipping of God, in such a manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls. 
