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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80329	The confession of faith, of those churches which are commonly (though falsly) called Anabaptists; presented to the view of all that feare God, to examine by the touchstone of the Word of Truth: as likewise for the taking off those aspersions which are frequently both in pulpit and print, (although unjustly) cast upon them.		1644 (1644)	Wing C5789; Thomason E12_24; ESTC R5039	15,576	25

seed and prolong his dayes and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand which calling therefore contains in it selfe c Esa 42. 1. chusing d 1 Pet. 1. 20. fore-ordaining e Joh. 3. 17. 9. 27. 10. 36 Esa 61. 1. sending Chusing respects the end fore-ordaining the means sending the execution it self f Joh. 3. 16. Rom. 8. 32. all of meere grace without any condition fore-seen either in men or in Christ himselfe XIII So that this Office to be Mediator that is to be Prophet 1 Tim. 2. 5. Heb. 7. 24. Dan. 7. 14. Act. 4. 12. Luke 1. 33. Ioh. 14. 6. Priest and King of the Church of God is so proper to Christ as neither in the whole nor in any part thereof it can be transferred from him to any other XIV This Office it self to which Christ was called is threefold of a Deut. 18. 15. with Acts 3. 22. 23. a Prophet of b Psal 110. 3. Heb. 3. 1. 4. 14. 15. 5. 6. 9. 21. Priest of c Psal 2. 6. a King this number and order of Offices is shewed first by mens necessities grievously labouring d Acts 26. 18. Col. 1. 3. under ignorance by reason whereof they stand in infinit necessity of the Prophetical office of Christ to relieve them Secondly alienation frō God wherein they stand in need of the Priestly Office to reconcile them Thirdly our e Col. 1. 21 Eph. 2. 12. utter disability to return f Cant. 1. 3. Ioh. 6. 44. to him by which they stand in need of the power of Christ in his Kingly Office to assist and govern them XV. Touching the Prophesie of Christ it is that whereby he hath a Ioh. 1. 18. 12. 49. 50. 15. 17. 8. Deut. 18. 15. perfectly revealed the whole will of God out of the bosome of the Father that is needfull for his servants to know beleeve and obey and therefore is called not onely a Prophet and b Matth. 23. 10. a Doctor and the c Heb. 3. 1. Apostle of our profession and the d Mal. 3. 1. Angel of the Covenant but also the very e 1 Cor. 1. 24. wisdome of God and f Col. 2. 3. the treasures of wisdome and understanding XVI That he might be such a Prophet as thereby to be every way compleat it was necessary that he should bee a Ioh. 1. 18. 3. 13. God and withall also that he should be man for unlesse hee had been God he could never have perfectly understood the will of God b 1 Cor. 2. 11. 16. neither had he been able to reveale it throughout all ages and unlesse hee had been man hee could not fitly have unfolded it in his c Acts 3. 22. with Deut. 18. 15. Heb. 1. 1. own person to man XVII Touching his Priesthood Christ a Ioh. 17. 19. Heb. 5. 7 8 9. 9. 26. Rom 5. 19. Ephes 5. 12. Col. 1. 20. being consecrated hath appeared once to put away sinne by the offering and sacrifice of himself and to this end hath fully performed and suffered all those things by which God through the blood of that his Crosse in an acceptable sacrifice might reconcile his elect onely b Eph. 2. 14 15 16. Rom. 8. 34. and having broken downe the partition wall and therwith finished removed all those Rites Shadowes and Ceremonies is now entred within the Vaile into the Holy of Holiest that is to the very Heavens and presence of God where he for ever liveth and sitteth at the right hand of Majesty appearing before the face of his Father to make intercession for such as come to the Throne of Grace by that new and living way and not that onely but c 1 Pet. 2. 5. Ioh. 4. 23. 24. makes his people a spirituall House an holy Priesthood to offer up spirituall sacrifice acceptable to God through him neither doth the Father accept or Christ offer to the Father any other worship or worshippers XVIII This Priesthood was not legall or temporary but according to the order a Heb. 7. 17. of Melchisedec b Heb. 7. 16. not by a carnall commandement but by the power of an endlesse life c Heb. 7. 18 19 20 21. not by an order that is weak and lame but stable and perfect not for a d Heb. 7. 24 25. time but for ever admitting no successor but perpetuall and proper to Christ and of him that ever liveth Christ himselfe was the Priest Sacrifice and Altar he was e Heb. 5. 6. Priest according to both natures hee was a sacrifice most properly according to his humane nature f Heb. 10. 10. 1 Pet. 1. 18 19. Col. 1. 20 22. Esa 53. 10. Matth. 20. 28. whence in the Scripture it is wont to be attributed to his body to his blood yet the chiefe force whereby this sacrifice was made effectuall did depend upon his g Act. 20. 28. Rom. 8. 3. divine nature namely that the Sonne of God did offer himselfe for us he was the h Heb. 9. 14. 13. 10 12 15. Matth. 23. 17. Ioh. 17. 19. Altar properly according to his divine nature it belonging to the Altar to sanctifie that which is offered upon it and so it ought to be of greater dignity then the Sacrifice it selfe XIX Touching his Kingdome a 1 Cor. 15. 4. 1 Pet. 3. 21 22. Matth. 28. 18 19 20. Luke 24. 51. Acts 1 11. 5. 30 31. John 19. 36. Rom. 14. 17. Christ being risen from the dead ascended into heaven sat on the right hand of God the Father having all power in heaven and earth given unto him he doth spiritually govern his Church exercising his power b Mark 1. 27. Heb. 1. 14. John 16. 7 15. over all Angels and Men good and bad to the preservation and salvation of the elect to the over-ruling and destruction of his enemies which are the Reprobates c John 5. 26 27. Rom. 5 6 7 8. 14. 17. Gal. 5. 22 23. John 1. 4 13. communicating and applying the benefits vertue and fruit of his Prophesie and Priesthood to his elect namely to the subduing and taking away of their sinnes to their justification and adoption of Sonnes regeneration sanctification preservation and strengthening in all their conflicts against Satan the World the Flesh and the temptations of them continually dwelling in governing and keeping their hearts in faith and filiall feare by his Spirit which having d John 13. 1. 10. 28 29. 14. 16 17. Rom. 11. 29. Psal 51. 10 11. Job 33. 29 30. 2 Cor. 12 7 8 9. given it he never takes away from them but by it still begets and nourisheth in them faith repentance love joy hope and all heavenly light in the soule unto immortality notwithstanding through our own unbeliefe and the temptations of Satan the sensible sight of this light and love be