
The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
"The Ideal of a Christian Church Considered in Comparison with Existing Practice: Containing a Defence of Certain Articles in the British Critic in Reply to Remarks on Them in Mr. Palmer's 'Narrative.'"; Por William George Ward; Publicado por J. Toovey, 1844; Original da Universidade da Califórnia; Digitalizado pela 12 out. 2007; 601 páginas books.google- Página 100 http://books.google.com.br/books?id=w1hCAAAAIAAJ&d