Question 53 — What are the ends of all this dispensation and order of things in the church? — A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God

Question 53 — What are the ends of all this dispensation and order of things in the church?

John Owen A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God and their orderly walking in the observation of the commands of Christ, are known by the testimony of the church whereof they are members, they may, without farther inquiry or satisfaction given, be looked on "pro tempore" as members of the church wherein they desire fellowship and participation of the ordinances of Christ.

Fifthly, In desiring or making use of the counsel and advice of one another, in such cases of doubt and difficulty, whether doctrinal or practical, as may arise in any of them, Acts xv. 2, 6. And from hence it follows, that in case any church, either by error in doctrine, or precipitation, or mistake in other administrations, do give offence unto other churches, those other churches may require an account from them, admonish them of their faults, and withhold communion from them in case they persist in the error of their way; and that because in their difficulties, and before their miscarriages, they were bound to have desired the advice, counsel, and assistance of those other churches, which being neglected by them, the other are to recover the end of it unto their utmost ability, Gal. ii. 6–11. And hence, also, it follows that those that are rightly and justly censured in any church ought to be rejected by all churches whatever; both because of their mutual communion, and because it is and ought to be presumed, until the contrary be made to appear, that, in case there had been any difficulty or doubt in the procedure of the church, they would have taken the advice of those churches, with whom they were obliged to consult.

Lastly, Whereas the churches have all of them one common faith, and are all obliged to hold forth and declare it to all men as they have opportunity, 1 Tim. iii. 15, to testify this their mutual communion, their interest in the same faith and hope, for the more open declaration and proposition of the truths of the gospel which they profess, and for the vindication both of the truth and themselves from false charges and imputations, they may, and, if God give opportunity, ought to join together in declaring and testifying their joint consent and fellowship in the same doctrine of faith, expressed in a "form of sound words."

Question 53 — What are the ends of all this dispensation and order of things in the church?

Answer — The glory of God, the honour of Jesus Christ the mediator, the furtherance of the gospel, the edification and consolation of believers here, with their eternal salvation hereafter.

Rev. iv. 9–11, v. 12, 13; 1 Cor. iii. 22, 23; Eph. iv. 11–16.

John Owen A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God Indexes Index of Scripture References Genesis 2:16 2:16 2:16 2:17 2:17 2:17 4:3 4:3-5 4:3-5 4:4 15:6 17:9-11 17:9-11 17:10

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Numbers 16:1-40 16:1-40 Deuteronomy 4:2 4:2 4:2 4:2 4:2 4:5 4:6 4:23 4:23 4:24 4:24 5:27 5:27 5:27 6:4-7 6:13 10:12

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1 Samuel 2:27-34 2:27-34 3:14

2 Samuel 6:6 6:7

1 Chronicles 13:7-10 16:7 16:7

2 Chronicles 26:16-21 26:16-21 Nehemiah 8:17

Psalms 10:3 10:3 15:1 15:2 19:7-9 22:6 23:6 24:3-6 27:4 33:3 36:7 36:8 47:19 47:20

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Daniel 9:26 9:27

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Galatians 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:2 2:6-11 3:24 3:25 4:6 5:11 5:12 5:12 5:12 6:1 6:1 6:1 6:1 6:1

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Ephesians 1:1 1:17 1:18 1:20-23 1:22 1:22 1:23 2:13-18 2:14 2:15 2:18 2:18 2:19-22 2:20

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Philippians 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:10 2:2 2:15 2:15 2:15 2:16 2:16 2:17 3:15 3:16 3:17

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Colossians 1:1 1:2 1:9 1:24 2:6 2:11 2:12-14 2:14 2:14 2:18-20 2:19 2:19 3:16 4:3 4:16

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1 Thessalonians 1:1 2:7 2:8 2:11 2:11 2:12 3:5 3:8 5:12 5:12 5:12 5:13 5:14 5:14 5:14

2 Thessalonians 1:1 1:8 3:1 3:14 3:15 3:15 3:15

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2 Timothy 1:6 1:7 1:13 1:16-18 2:3 2:15 2:24 2:24 2:25 2:25 3:2-5 3:5 3:14-17 3:15-17

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Hebrews 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1-3 1:2 1:2 1:2 1:4 2:2 2:11 3:1 3:1 3:1-6 3:3-6 3:3-6 3:3-6 3:3-6

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James 1:18 1:18 1:21 4:12 4:12 5:14 5:14 5:19 5:20

1 Peter 2:2 2:5 2:5 2:5 2:5 2:9 2:9 4:7 4:10 4:10 4:10 4:10-14 4:14-16 5:1 5:1 5:1 5:1-3

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2 Peter 1:19 1:19

1 John 1:3 2:3 2:4 3:15 4:20 5:16

2 John 1:8

3 John 1:8 1:8 1:9 1:9

Jude 1:3 1:3 1:3 1:3 1:20

Revelation 1:13 1:20 1:20 2 2:2 2:2 2:2 2:3 2:4 2:5 2:5 2:10 2:10 2:13 2:14 2:14 2:15

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•Camfield: A Serious Examination of the Independents' Catechism Index of Names •Baxter

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