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"The church of Christ upon earth is constitutionally and essentially one: therefore, the first relative duty of every member of it is to preserve this unity by loving each other as Christ has loved them."

"That the church upon earth is essentially, intentionally, and constitutionally one; consisting of all those in eery place that profess their faith in Christ and obedience to him in all things according to teh Scriptures, and that manifest the same by their tempers and conduct, and of none else as none else can be truly and properly called Christians."

"Although inference and deductions from Scripture premises, when fairly inferred, may be truly called the doctrine of God's holy word, yet are they not formally binding upon the consciences of Christians farther than they perceive the connection, and evidently see that they are so; for their faith must not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power and veracity of God.  Therefore, no such deductions can be made terms of communion, but do properly belong to the after and progressive edification of the church.  Hence it is evident that no such deductions or inferential truths ought to have any place in the Church's confession."