{"number":53,"question":"What believest you concerning the Holy and Catholic Church of Christ?","answer":"I believe that the Son of God does from the beginning of the World to the End thereof, gather, defend, and preserve unto himself by his Spirit and Word, out of whole Mankind, a Company chosen to everlasting Life, and agreeing in true Faith; and that I am a lively Member of that Company, and so shall remain for ever.","segments":[{"text":"I believe that the Son","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"of God does from","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"the beginning of the","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"World to the End thereof, gather,","proofs":["Isaiah 59:21","Ephesians 5:26"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 59:21","osis":["Isa.59.21"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 5:26","osis":["Eph.5.26"]}],"note":null},{"text":"defend, and preserve unto himself by his Spirit","proofs":["Acts 2:4,42","Ephesians 4:3–6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 2:4,42","osis":["Acts.2.4","Acts.2.42"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 4:3–6","osis":["Eph.4.3-Eph.4.6"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and Word, out of","proofs":["Matthew 16:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 16:18","osis":["Matt.16.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"whole Mankind, a","proofs":["1 John 3:21","2 Corinthians 13:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 3:21","osis":["1John.3.21"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 13:5","osis":["2Cor.13.5"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Company chosen to everlasting Life, and agreeing in true Faith; and that I am a lively Member of that Company, and so shall","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"remain for ever.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"section":2,"relations":{"aoc1680":["53"]},"diffs":[],"page":null,"leaf":null}