Of this visible Church, and
every branch thereof, the only Head is the Lord Jesus Christ; and
in its faith, order, discipline and duty, it must be free to obey
Him alone as it interprets His holy will.
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We receive, as given by the Lord to His Church on earth, the Holy
Scriptures, the Sacraments of the Gospel, and the Christian
Ministry.
The Scriptures, delivered through men moved by the Holy Ghost,
record and interpret the revelation of redemption, and contain the
sure Word of God concerning our salvation and all things necessary
thereto. Of this we are convinced by the witness of the Holy Spirit
in the hearts of men to and with the Word; and this Spirit, thus
speaking from the Scriptures to believers and to the Church, is the
supreme Authority by which all opinions in religion are finally to
be judged.
The Sacraments--Baptism and the Lord's Supper--are instituted by
Christ, Who is Himself certainly and really present in His own
ordinances (though not bodily in the elements thereof), and are
signs and seals of His Gospel not to be separated therefrom.
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