The Will Of God Is

From Faith, Hope, And Love, The Virtues Of Religion Referring To God, There Arises A Double Act Which Bears On The Spiritual Communion Exercised Between God And Us; The Hearing Of The Word And Prayer.

Nothing Exists From Eternity But God, And God Is Not The Matter Or A Part Of Any Creature, But Only The Maker.

The Ordinary Ministry Is That Which Receives All Of Its Direction From The Will Of God Revealed In The Scriptures And From Those Means Which God Has Appointed In The Church For Its Continual Edification.

The Virtue Of Contentment Is The Acquiescence Of The Mind In The Lot God Has Given

Therefore, The Church Is Not Absolutely Necessary As An Object Of Faith, Not Even For Us Today, For Then Abraham And The Other Prophets Would Not Have Given Assent To Those Things Which Were Revealed To Them From God Without Any Intervening Help Of The Church.