{"number":54,"question":"What believest thou concerning the “Holy Catholic Church” of Christ.","answer":"That the Son of God from the beginning to the end of the world, gathers, defends, and preserves to himself by his spirit and word, out of the whole human race, a church chosen to everlasting life, agreeing in true faith; and that I am and for ever shall remain, a living member thereof.","segments":[{"text":"That the Son of God","proofs":["John 10:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 10:11","osis":["John.10.11"]}],"note":null},{"text":"from the beginning to the end of the world,","proofs":["Genesis 26:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 26:4","osis":["Gen.26.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"gathers,","proofs":["Romans 9:24","Ephesians 1:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 9:24","osis":["Rom.9.24"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 1:10","osis":["Eph.1.10"]}],"note":null},{"text":"defends, and preserves","proofs":["John 10:16"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 10:16","osis":["John.10.16"]}],"note":null},{"text":"to himself by his spirit and word,","proofs":["Isaiah 59:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 59:21","osis":["Isa.59.21"]}],"note":null},{"text":"out of the whole human race,","proofs":["Deuteronomy 10:14–15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 10:14–15","osis":["Deut.10.14-Deut.10.15"]}],"note":null},{"text":"a church chosen to everlasting life, agreeing in true faith;","proofs":["Acts 13:48"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 13:48","osis":["Acts.13.48"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and that I am and for ever shall remain, a living member thereof.","proofs":["1 Corinthians 1:8–9","Romans 8:35ff"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 1:8–9","osis":["1Cor.1.8-1Cor.1.9"]},{"printed":"Romans 8:35ff","osis":["Rom.8.35-Rom.8.39"]}],"note":null}],"section":21,"relations":{"aoc1680":["53"],"apostles":["9"]},"diffs":[{"source":"aoc1680","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"to the end","position":null},{"text":"gathers, defends, and preserves","position":null},{"text":"the","position":6},{"text":"human race,","position":null},{"text":"church","position":null},{"text":"for ever","position":null},{"text":"a living member thereof.","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}