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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81977	The profession of the faith of that reverend and worthy divine Mr. J. D. sometimes preacher of Stevens Coleman-street. London. Made publiquely before the congregation at his admission into one of the churches of God in New-England. Containing twenty severall heads as it was drawn from his own copy. viz. 1. Concerning the scriptures. 2. Concerning the Godhead in the unity of essence, and trinity of persons. 3. Concerning the decrees of God. 4. Concerning creation, and providence. 5. Concerning the fall of man and originall sin. 6. Concerning mans restitution. 7. Concerning the person and natures in Christ. 8. Concerning the offices of Christ. 9. Concerning Christs propheticall office. 10. Concerning the priesthood of Christ. 11. Concerning Christs kingly office. 1. in generall. 12. Concerning his kingdom. 2. In speciall. 13. Concerning the application of redemption. 14. Concerning a particular instituted church, and the priviledges therof. 15. Concerning the manner of gathering a church. 16. Concerning the sacraments. 17. Concerning the power of every church. 18. Concerning the communion of churches. 19. Concerning church officers. 20. Concerning giving every man his due.	Davenport, John, 1597-1670.	1642 (1642)	Wing D364; Thomason E135_39; ESTC R16075	6,394	8

of the Spirit unto him 9. Concerning Christs propheticall Office That Christ hath perfectly revealed the whole will of God so far as it is needfull for his people either joyntly or severally to know beleeve or obey and that he hath spoken and doth speak to his Church in his own ordinances by those instruments whom he sendeth and by his Spirit 10. Concerning the Priesthood of Christ That Christ being consecrated hath appeared once to put away sin by the offering and sacrificing of himself and hath fully performed and suffered all those things by which God through the blood of his crosse in a sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour might be reconciled to his elect and having broken down the partition wall and finished and removed those ceremoniall rites and shadows is now entred into the most holy place not made with hands to the very heavens and presence of God where he for ever liveth and sitteth at the right hand of Majestie to make intercession for such as come unto the throne of grace by that new and living way and he maketh his people a spirituall house and an holy Priesthood to offer up spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God through him 11. Concerning Christs Kingly Office 1. In generall That Christ being risen from the dead ascended up to heaven set at the right hand of God the Father hath all power in heaven and earth given to him and doth exercise his power in his government of this world over all Angels and men good and bad to the preservation and salvation of his elect and to the ruling and destruction of the reprobate communicating and applying to his elect the benefits vertue and fruit of his prophecie and priesthood to their regeneration justification sanctification preservation and strengthening in all their spirituall conflicts against Satan the world and the flesh continually dwelling in them by his holy Spirit begetting and nourishing in them faith hope love repentance obedience with peace and joy unto immortalitie but on the contrary limiting using restraining the reprobates his enemies by his mighty power as seemeth good in his divine wisdome and justice to their seduction hardning and condemnation till his appearing in glory with his mighty Angels to judge both quick and dead where he will be and separate all his elect from them for ever punishing the wicked with everlasting perdition from his presence and joyning together the godly with himself in endlesse glory 12. Concerning his Kingdom 2. In speciall That in the mean time besides his absolute rule in the world Christ hath here on earth a spirituall Kingdom in his Church which he hath purchased and redeemed to himself as a peculiar inheritance into the body whereof he doth by the power of his Word and Spirit gather his people talling them through the ministery of the Gospel out of the world and from idolatrie superstition and from all works of darknesse to fellowship with Jesus Christ and by him with the Father and the holy Ghost and with his people making them a royall Priesthood an holy nation a people set at libertie to shew forth the vertues of him that hath called them out of darknesse into his marvellous light and uniteth them together as members of one body in his faith love and holy order unto all generall and mutuall duties and instructs and governs them by those instruments and ordinances which he himself hath prescribed in his Word for the edification of his bodie the Church 13. Concerning the Application of Redemption That the holy Ghost is sent by the Father and the Son to make application of Redemption onely to those whom the Father hath by his eternall Decree given to Christ and for whom Christ maketh intercession to his Father and whom the Father accepts in Christ unto fellowship of the everlasting covenant of his free grace having called them out of the world to fellowship with Jesus Christ by the Gospel made effectuall to that end by the mightie power and operation of the holy Ghost Which grace of effectuall calling is thus dispensed to a poore lost sinner awakened and humbled by the Law through the effectuall working of the spirit of bondage judging himself worthy to be destroyed for his sins and seeing himself utterly destitute of all help or hope of himself The Lord in the preaching of the Gospel by the powerfull work of the holy Ghost revealeth the fulnesse and all-sufficiencie of that grace and salvation which is laid up in Jesus Christ as the onely sutable good to him that he also enableth him spiritually and savingly to apprehend Jesus Christ as given him of the Father And the same Spirit having thus inlightned him doth leav a supernaturall vertue and impression of Gods love upon the som whereby the soul is drawn to close with Christ and with that grace of God in him so entirely that there is now nothing between Christ and the soul but it willingly parts with all things that hinder his injoying of Christ and by this effectuall calling all that are brought to Christ are 1. justified that is absolved from sin and death and accounted righteous unto life for and through Christ apprehended received and relied upon by faith 2. They are adopted that is accepted for Christs sake to the dignitie of Gods children they are also 3. sanctified that is really changed by degrees from the impurity of sin to the puritie of Gods Image and lastly they are glorified that is changed from the miserie or punishment of sin unto everlasting happinesse which begins in the inward sense of Gods love to them in Christ whence they have hope of glory boldnesse in accesse to God certainty of salvation peace joy unspeakable and it endeth in their full perfection in soul and body 14. Concerning a particular instituted Church and the Priviledges thereof That it is a company of faithfull and holy people or persons called out of the world to fellowship with Jesus Christ and united in one congregation to him as members to their head and one with another by a holy covenant for mutuall fellowship in all such wayes of holy worship of God and of edification one towards another as God himself hath required in his Word of everie Church of Christ and the members thereof 15. Concerning the manner of gathering a Church That it is the dutie of all Christians having renounced all false wayes of idolatrous Antichristian and superstitious worship and of sin and the world as to instruct and govern their own families according to God so to joyn willingly together in Christian communion and orderly covenant and by free confession of the faith and profession of their subjection to the Gospel of Christ to unite themselves unto peculiar and visible Congregations wherin as members of one body whereof Christ is the head they are to worship God according to his Word To this Church he hath given royall priviledges as the holy Oracles the Promises the seals of the Covenant his presence love protection and

blessing in a speciall manner here all that acknowledge him to be their Prophet Priest and King are to be inrolled amongst his houshold servants and to present their bodies and souls and gifts and solemne services for a spirituall sacrifice acceptable to God by Jesus Christ Being thus united they to whom God hath given gifts to interpret the Scriptures being approved by the Church and appointed thereunto may and ought to teach publikely the Word of God by prophecying according to the proportion of faith for edification exhortation and comfort of the Church till such time as men may be had fit to such office or offices as Christ hath appointed to the publike Ministery of his Church and then they are upon due triall to proceed to the choice and ordination of those officers according to God and then the officers are to dispense the seals of the covenant viz. Baptisme to the seed of the faithfull in their infancy and to others not yet baptized when by profession of their faith they are added to the Church And all of the Church that are of yeers and are able to examine themselves must communicate also in the Lords Supper in both kinds viz. bread and wine 16. Concerning the Sacraments That they are in the ordinance of God signs and seals of Gods everlasting covenant with us representing and offering to all receivers but exhibiting onely to true beleevers the Lord Jesus Christ and all his benefits unto righteousnesse sanctification and eternall life through faith in his name to the glory and praise of God 17. Concerning the power of every Church That Christ hath given the power of chusing Officers and of receiving in or calling of any member to the whole body together of every Church and not to any one member apart or to more members sequestred from the whole or to any other Congregation to do it for them yet so as every Church ought to use the best help they can hereunto and the most meet member they have to pronounce the same in their publike Assemblie if they want Officers And to this censure and judgement of Christ duely and orderly dispensed every member of the Congregation yea and officer also how excellent or learned soever he be is subject Yet ought not the Church without great care and advice to proceed against such publike persons 18. Concerning the Communion of Churches That although particular Churches be distinct and severall independant bodies every one as a city compact within its self without subordination under or dependance upon any other but Jesus Christ yet are all Churches to walk by one and the same rule and by all means convenient to have the counsell and help one of another when need requireth as members of one body in the common faith under Christ their onely head 19. Concerning Church Officers That Christ when he ascended up on high gave gifts unto men and disposed of them in severall functions and for publike ordinary ministery he gave Pastors Teachers Elders Deacons helpers for the instruction government and service of his Church to the worlds end and that none may usurpe or execute a Ministery in the Church but such as are rightly called by the Church wherof they stand Ministers and being so called they ought to give all diligence to fulfill their ministery and to be found faithfull and unblameable in all things And that this ministery is alike given to every Church of Christ with like and equall power and commission to have and enjoy the same as God offereth fit men and means and the same rules are given to all for the election and execution thereof in all places which rules and laws it is not lawfull for those Ministers or for the Church wittingly to neglect or transgresse in any part And those Ministers thus chosen and executing their office faithfully every Church is bound to have them in singular love for their works sake to reverence them according to the dignity of their office which they execute and to provide for them that they be not entangled with the cares of this life according to the law of Christ And this to do not as in way of courtesie or mercie but out of duty to them in the Lord and having hope in God that the resurrection shall be of the just and of the unjust of the just to the resurrection of life and of the unjust to the resurrection of condemnation 20. Concerning giving every man his due That unto all men is to be given whatsoever is due to them in regard of their office place gifts wages estate and condition endeavouring our selves to have alwayes a conscience void offence towards God and towards men FINIS