...confider what a CHURCH is. A church then I take to be ' A voluntary fociety of men, ' joining themfelves together of their own accord, in ' order to the public worshipping of God, in fuch a ' manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effec4 tual to the falvauon of their fouls.' I...

...Christian Church as that ornament of this country, the late Mr. Locke did (2). His words are these : " A church I take to be a voluntary society of men,...themselves together of their own accord, in order to the publick worshipping of God, in such a manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the...

...was also an episcopalian, uses still stronger language. "A church," says he, "I take to be a society, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worship of God, in such a manner as they shall judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the .salvation...

...hathji^ nothing to do with the world to come. ^ . Let us now consider what a church is. A church . , then I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the "f public worshipping of God, in such a manner as they ^ judge acceptable to him, and effectual to...

...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...

...PALEY, the 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...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...

...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...

...8,9.— Camb. 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...

...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...

...preaching of the word of God, and the right administration of the sacraments. Locke's definition is, "A church I take to be a voluntary society of men,...together of their own accord, in order to the public worship of God, in such manner as they may judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation...