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Touching the Visibility of the CHVRCH.
The Questions propounded by the Ie∣suite, were,
1 WHether the Protestant Church was in all Ages visible?
2 Whether visible Protestants are to be named in all Ages, &c?
To the first question, I answer: This question, as all other, will be best explicated
- by
- Distinctions of the tearmes.
- Conclusions or Assertions vpon the distinctions.
The tearms to be distinguished of, are three.
- The subiect, A Church.
- The denomination, Protestant.
- The attribute, Visible.
Of the tearm, Church.
The Church may be considered
- Either in respect of election & inward sanctification;
- Or in respect of outward vocation, and profession of the truth.
In this question, wee consider the Church in