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The Dordrecht
Confession of Faith, 1632
VIII. Of the Church of Christ
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 cornerstone
(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 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 their 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. I Cor. 12; I Pet. 2.9; John 3.29; Rev. 19.7;
Titus 3:6, 7; Eph. 2:19-21; Matt. 16.18; I Pet. 1.18, 19; Matt.
28.20; II Cor. 6:16; Matt. 7:25.
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