That the members of every Church or Congregation should know one another so that they may perform all the duties of love one towards another both to soul and body. Matthew 18:15. 1 Thessalonians 5:14. 1 Corinthians 12:25. And especially the elders should know the whole flock, of which the Holy Ghost has made them overseers. Acts 20:28. 1 Peter 5:2, 3. and therefore a Church should not consist of such a multitude that they cannot have particular knowledge of one another.
- Part of a Baptist declaration of faith in 1611
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