II. The visible church, which is also catholkk or uni-

versal under the gospel, (not confined to one nation, as be- fore under the law,) consists of all those throughout the >\ orld that profess the true religion ^, together with their
children^;
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pat ion of the fulness of times he might patlicr together in one all things in Clirist, both which are in heaven, i which are on earth, even in him, : . 'J2. And hath put all things un- der his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, ■*' r. 23. Which is his body, the ful- > of him that fiUetli all in all. . V. 23. For the husband is the 1 of the wife, even as Christ is t • head of the church : and he is the iBlMour of the body. Ver. 27. That j^fntiight jyitsent it to himself a glo- ' 'US church, not having spot, or :ukle, or ai:y such thing; but that liould be holy and without ble- h. Ver. 32. 'I'his iii a great m) s- i.;y: but I speak conceniing Christ and the church. Col. i. 18. And he is the head of the body, the church ; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead ; that in all things he might have the pre-emi- cence.