by the grace of God. It is not yet all that it will be, but it is even now exactly what God’s perfect, sovereign purposes have intended. Every local church is struggling against inward sin and error. But this is part of her glory. This struggle is a sign that she has divinely given life, and she shall in the end overcome. Jesus rules his church and builds it. His rule is spiritual and mysterious. His perfect blueprint for the church is even now being followed in the real churches that are in this
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