Ephe. 2. 10. 2. Tim. 3. 5. 17. Rom. 6. 16. and 12. and 13. 8. c. and 16 17. 1. Tim. 1. 5. Iam. 2 20. 1. Thes 4. 3. 4. 2. Thes 3 6 14 15 18. Reue. 2. 5. 16 3. 15. 16. d The true Christian is not vnder the law that he should bebouÌ„d with the curse thereof but is vnder grace for Christ is the end of the law to all that beleue in him Rom. 6. Luke 16. 16. 1. Tim. 1 5. 9. Col. 2. 11. c. Ephe. 2. 14 c Gal. 3. 24. 4. 5 6 31. and 5. 18. 2. Cor. 3 6 17 Rom. 10 4. Acts 15. 10. Rom. 8. 1 2 3 4. a 1. Ioh. 3. 23. Mat. 22. 37. 38. 39. The true and right worshipping of God is by true fayth in Christ and obeying his holy commaundements The holye lawe of God and his commaundements are briefly comprised in the tenne commaundements of almightie God The tenne Commandements of almightie God THe first foure is the worship of God The other sixe is the preseruation of mankinde which is our dutie towards our neighbour In the commaunding of vertues the forbidding of vices is conteyned God is not loued except our neighbour Iohn 4 7 8. 20 21. be loued nor our neighbour truly loued except God be loued GOd spake these wordes and saide I am the Lord thy God Thou shalt haue none other Gods but me Here is commaunded that a Matt. 4 10. 22 37 10 37. mar 12. 29. Ioh. 5 23. 17 3. 1 cor 8 4 5 6. Ephe 4 6 1 tim 2 5. deut 6 4 5. 6 2. 10 10. Ier. 17 5. esa 31 1. 46 9. psal 127. 86 10. 145 15. Iam. 1 17. thou shalt onely haue the almightie God that created the heauen and earth for thy God And thou shalt haue none other for thy God but him onely Thou shalt loue him with all thy hart mind soule and power and honour and feare him aboue all Thou shalt put thy whole trust and confidence in him and pray vnto him in all sickenesse troubles and daungers for helpe and succour And shalt giue him thankes and prayse for all things and acknowledge him the gouernour and giuer of all things The ende of this commanndement is that due honour may bee giuen to God in the minde will and heart of man That God is the gonornour and giuer of all things See proofe hereof at large before in the first Artâ—cle of the Creede THou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image nor the likenes of any thing which is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath or in the water vnder the earth Thou shalt not bowe downe to them nor worship them For I the Lord thy God am a gealous God and visite the sinnes of the fathers vpon the children vnto the thirde and fourth generation of them that hate mee and shew mercy vnto thousands in theÌ„ that loue me and kepe my commandements a Esa 40. 18. 25. 42 8. 46 5 to 10. acts 17. 29. exod 34 14 leuit 26. 1 deut 4 15 to 28. 7. 5 6. 27. 15. psal 97. 7 115 4 to 9. ier 10 3 to 17. haba 2. 18 19. rom 1. 22 c. 1 cor 8 4 10. 7 14. 2. cor 6 16. 1. iohn 5 21 iohn 1. 18. 4 23. 24. 1. tim 6. 16. In this commandement we are commanded that we should not thinke or imagin God to be like man or woman or any other thing for we cannot imagin what the almightie God is his diuine power is so incomprehensible But we see and knowe his greatnesse so farre as is needfull for vs to knowe by the glory of the heauens and earth and by his holy worde and workes b Mat. 15 9. 28 20. mar 7 8 9. deut 12 32. 17 2 3. pro. 30 5 6. reue 22 18 19. gal 1 8. 2. ioh ver 10. 11 exod 23 2. esa 29 13 66 3 4 tit 1 4 13 14 16. col 2 8. 20 22 23. ioh 4 24 1 sam 15 9 c. psal 119 113. acts 5 29. Therefore we must not worship God according to mans imagination but as hee hath commanded vs in his worde God will be worshipped in spirit and trueth And will not be represented by any Image or likenesse what so euer Neither will hee haue vs to worshippe any Image in any manner of Religion nor to doe any honour seruice or obedience to it nor to call vppon it nor bowe downe before it God doth forbid these things with most horrible and fearefull threatnings In this Commaundement all false worshippe of God is forbidden and the true worshippe of God commaunded THou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine a Deu. 28 58. 5 11. 29. luke 1 50 leu 19 12. In this we are commanded that we vse with most high reuerence the name of God when so euer we speake or thinke vpon it And that we doe not vse his name to euill vses or falsely and not in truth b Leuit. 19. 12 gal 5 19 20 21 deut 18 10 11 12. mala 3 5. leuit 24 14. They which vse the name of God in false swearing coniuring witchcraft sorcerie cursing and such like those do blaspheme the name of God and take his name in vaine And the Lorde will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine c Iere 4 2. mat 5 34 to 38 Iames. 5. 12 1 pet 4 11. gal 1. 20. col 3 17 1. cor 10 31 2 cor 1 23. exo 22 10 11. hebr 6 16. Also in this commaundement we are commaunded that we neuer sweare by the name of God in our common talke though the matter bee neuer so true but onely to sweare in truth in iudgement and in righteousnesse where the glorie of God is sought or the saluation of our brethren or before a magistrate witnessing the truth when we are thereunto lawfully called d Deut 6 13. 10 20. iere 5 7 12 16. In which causes wee must onely sweare by the name of God and not by any other thing This commandement consisteth in the right honourable vsage of the name of God REmember thou keepe holy the Sabbaoth day Sixe dayes shalt thou labour and do all that thou hâ—st to do but the seuenth day is the Sabaoth of the Lord thy God In it thou shalt do no maner of worke thou and thy sonne and thy daughter thy man seruant thy maid seruant thy cattell and the stranger that is within thy gates For in sixe dayes the Lord made heauen and earth the sea and all that therein is and rested the seuenth day wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and halowed it a Deut. 5 14. exod 23 12 31 13. eze 20 12. In this we are commaunded to keepe holy the Sabaoth
9. 10 16. and 12. 5. Acts 4. 32. Phil. 2. 1. to 5. 1. Iohn 4. 13. b The faithfull are called Saints 1. Cor. 1 2. and 2 Cor. 1. 1. Ephe. 1. 1. Phil. 1. 1. and 4. 21. Philemon 5. verse Col. 1. 2. 1. Thes 5 27. 1. Cor. 6 15. 17. 16. 12. 1. Iohn 4 13. Rom. 8. 9. and 12. 13. THe forgiuenesse of sinnes 10 I beleeue and am fully perswaded in my The forgiuenes of sinnes heart that God will forgiue me all my sinnes and be mercifull vnto me for the merits death and passion of Christ Iesus my Sauiour Christ hath satisfied Gods iustice for mee Therefore I do assuredly rest and hope in the mercye of God through Christ and in no other meane nor way for my saluation A I am assured that by this faith and The faith that iustifieth And see before in the second Article trust in Christs death and merits that al my sinnes shall be forgiuen me and that I shall liue in heauen with Christ for euer So that I repent my sinnes past amende my wicked life and haue a continuall earnest desire and endeuour to my power to obey God to liue godly If I striue to resist sinne with all my power and so resist it that I doe not Rom. 7. 15. c. 8. 1. 2. 1. Iohn 3. 6. obey the lustes thereof and delight in it Then will God be merciful vnto me and forgiue mee all my sinnes For if I doe that I woulde not then is it not I that doeth it but the sinne that dwelleth in me which for the time hath ouercome me till Christ strengthen me with his holy spirit to ouercome it So a true christian in minde and affection doeth serue God with a readinesse of fayth and willing to keepe his commaundements and to Vse charitie to his neighbour But in his flesh and outwarde doings he is defiled with many corruptions Neuerthelesse hauing this fayth the holy Ghost will worke and frame his heart that all his desire to his power shall bee to glorifie God So the life of a true christian consistes inwardly in fayth towardes God and outwardly in charitie towardes his neighbour a He that beleeueth in Christ hath repentance newnes of life God will forgiue his sinnes for Christes sake Esay 1. 15. to 19. 55 6. 7. Eze. 18 21 c. 33. 11 to 20. Ioel 2. 12 13. Luke 24 46. 47. Iohn 3. 17. 18. 19. Mark 1 15. Matth. 3. 8. Iohn 13 34 35. Actes 2 38. and 3. 19. 26. and 5. 31. and 20. 21. and 26 18 20. Rom. 7. 15. c. and 8. 1. 2. and 12. 1. Cor. 6. 11. Galat. 5. 6. and 6. 10. Ephe. 1. 7 10. 11. and 2 Col. 1. 9. c. and 4. 23 24. 1. Thes 4. 3. 4. Heber 9. 14. and 10. 10 14. 1. Iohn 1. 8. 9. and 2. 1 2. 1. Cor. 1 30. Rom. 3. 23 24 25. Rom. 5. 10 and 6. 2. Cor. 5. 19. Prou. 28. 13. 2. Cor. 3. 10. 1. Tim. 1 15 16. and 6. 10 11. 2. Tim. 2. 19. 25 26. and 3 17. Reuel 2. 4 5. Tit. 2 11 c. and 3 4 to 9. Iam. 2 17 26 1. Pet. 1. 15 16. Hebr. 6 10. 11 and 12 â—4 Matth 5 16. and 7 12 and 12 33. Iohn 15 8. 2. Pet. 1 5 to 10. 1 Iohn 3 2. 5 6 23 24. 1. Thes 4 1. to 10. See more proofe aâ— large before in the seconde Article of the Creedâ— THe resurrection of the bodie A I beleeue that after this my life ended The resurrection of the bodie my soule shall go to God that gaue it and my bodie shall rest in the earth vntill the appoynted time for the generall resurrection of all mankinde At the generall resurrection by the power of Christ This my bodie which I nowe haue although it were eaten with the foules or deuoured by many wilde beastes or fishes or lye rotten in dust scattered a great many of yeares shal be ioyned againe to my soule and shall be made like to the glorious bodie of Christ without all corruption to liue with him in heauen for euer And I shall see God in heauen in this flesh mine eyes shall behold him for euer Almightie God by his worde onely made the heauens and earth of nothing therefore he is able to raise our bodyes out of the dust At this generall resurrection of all mankinde that euer were in this world my flesh and soule which I nowe haue shall bee restored and ioyned together againe in the same maner whereof they nowe consist beeing altered from corruption and made immortall and shall liue with Christ in heauen for euer And the bodies of the reprobate shall be then also restored to liue in hell for euer in euerlasting torments This resurrection as the holye Scripture 1. Thes 4. 16. 17 sheweth shall bee in this maner Christ shall discende from heauen with multitude of Angels and by his power all the bodies of all mankinde that euer were shall bee raysed to life And those which shall bee then lyâ—ing shall bee caught vp in the clowdes with them that were raysed to meete the Lorde in the ayre And then shall the elect be with the Lorde and remaine with him for euer And the reprobate shall be sent to hell there to remaine in torments for euer The day of the Lorde shall come as a 2. Pet. 3. 13. c. theefe in the night in the which the heauens shall passe away with a noyse and the elements shall melt with heate and the earth with the workes therein shall be burnt vp But we looke for newe heauens and a newe earth according to his promise wherein dwelleth righteousnesse Wherefore seeing wee looke for such thinges what manner of persons ought wee to bee in holy conuersation and godlinesse a The bodies of all mankind shall be raysed againe the elect to ioy the reprobate to torments Iob 19 25 26 Esay 26 16 66 14 and 65 17. Eze. 37. 5 6 10 13 14 and 18 24. 26. Dan. 12 2. Eccles. 12 7 and 11 3. Luke 16 22 23. and 20 35 36 and 32 43. Matth. 22 30. Iohn 5. 28. 29 and 6. 40. 44. and 11 24 25 26. 12 48. Actes 24 14 15. Rom. 8 21. 1. Cor. 15 20 c. Phil. 3 20 21. Col. 3 4. 1. Thes 4. 13. c. and 5 1 2. 1 Iohn 3 2. 2. Cor. 5. 2. 2 Pet. 3. 9 c. Mat. 25 and 19 28. Rene. 14 13. 20 10 c. 3 21. 1. Cor. 6. 2. See more proofe before in the seuenth Article of the Creede ANd the life euerlasting A I beleeue that after the resurrection And the life euerlasting of our bodies there is no more death or chaunge but the faythfull shall bee glorified to liue in ioy with Christ for euer of the which number I beleeue I am one B And the wicked shall bee
he rose againe rose againe by his diuine power and vnited his Godhead and soule and bodie together and in his manhoode tooke life againe Our sauiour Christ by the space of fortie daies after his resurrection often shewed him selfe aliue in his manhoode vnited to his Godheade by many infallible tokens and was conuersant with his disciples and was seene of more then fiue hundred brethren at once The same body which suffered and was put to death did rise againe and was glorified all infirmities being done away hauing the Godheade vnited to the same his mans body which rose againe B By this his rising againe Christ sheweth him selfe to be the son of God and the promised sauiour And also sheweth manifestly that he hath conquered and ouercome the deuill sin and death and is nowe the author of our life For our righteousnesse is restored by his resurrection C And his rising againe is a sure pledge to me that my bodie after this life shall in like manner rise againe This his rising againe is a most great comfort to all faithfull and the victorye of our faith D As he is risen from death so hee causeth mee as a member of him to rise from sinne and delight in righteousnes Christ hath giuen me of his holy spirite which subdueth sinne in me and so mortifieth my flesh that I hate sinne and sathan And thereby I feele sanctification and new life to be begonne in me which certifieth my conscience I am in Christ and so of God This benefitte I receaue by Christes rising againe who is nowe the author of my saluation So hee died for our sins and rose againe for our righteousnes to purchace vs life with God his father And hath sent his holy spirite to be our comfort and to gouerne leade and direct vs in our dooinges â— Whosoeuer dooth not taste of mortification and newnesse of life hath no part in the redemption of Christ For he giueth strength to the faithfull to subdue sinne in some measure and to walke in a newe life and righteousnesse here on earth F Christ rose from dead To make vs partakers of his righteousnesse sanctification and glorification which hee purchased for vs by his merit a The bodie of Christ which suffred rose againe Matt. 28 Iohn 20 and 21. Luk. 24 13 c. Acts 1 3 8 9 10. and 2 24 31. and 10 40. and 13 29 30 31 35. 1. Cor. 15. 3 to 9. Matth 20. 18. Mark 9 31. and 10. 34. Luke 9 22. 1. Peter 3 21. 2. Cor. 13 4. b He shewed his power c. that he hath conquered the deuill sinne and death Rom. 1 4. Acts 1 3 Rom. 8 1 34 1. Cor. 15 26 54 57 Ephe. 1. 19. c. Colos 1. 18 and 2. 15. Heb. 2. 14 15. c I shall rise againe in like maner 1. Cor. 15. 13. 16 20 26. 1 Thes 4 14 c. Rom. 6 23. d Christ causeth me to rise from sinne delight in righteousnes Colos 3 1 2 5. Galat. 2 20. Colo 1. 12 to 25. Rom. 6 and 7. 22 25 and 8 1 2 9 10 11 14 15 26. 1. Iohn 4 13 Iohn 3 36 and 14 16 17 18. and 16 7 13. e He that hath not newnesse of life hath not the spirit of Christ Rom. 6 6 12. 14 16. and 8 9 10 11 13 14. Col. 3 1 2 5. 1. Peter 2 24. f Christ rose from death to make vs partakers of his righteousnes 6 He ascended into heauen 1. Cor. 1 30 Rom. 4 25. Iohn 3 16 Mat. 28. 18 20. Rom 5. 19. 21 Gal. 3. 13. 14 Iohn 17 21 22 23. Acts 17 28. 1. Cor. 12 27. HE ascended into heauen Iesus Christ our Sauiour after his Resurrection was here on the earth with his corporall presence fortie dayes And after that A he ascended into heauen bodily and visibly the people looking and seeing him when he ascended Christ his mans body which he tooke in the wombe of the blessed virgin saint Marie before his ascension was not in heauen The same bodie he glorified tooke vp into heauen there to remaine vntill he come againe at the ende of the world to iudge the quicke the dead B Therfore we must seeke Iesus christ in heauen not in earth spiritually not carnally by fayth not by our senses It is by the vertue of his holy spirit that he doth coÌ„municat pertake himself vnto Spirituall thinges are not seene but with the eyes of the spirite For what is neerer to a man then his own soule yet not any man euer at any time sawe his soule or the soule of any other man C Christ his diuine presence is in the earth with vs and is euery where His diuinitie and Godhead filleth both heauen and earth and dwelleth and abideth in the faithfull The body of Christ is in heauen and hath left the world vntill he come to the resurrection and iudgement of all mankinde Neuerthelesse his holye spirite vertue and power filleth heauen and earth and ruleth and gouerneth vs. D Moreouer by this his entrye into heauen hee hath made easie vnto vs the way and dooth assure vs that the gate is already open vnto vs and that our sins be forgiuen vs the which waye before was shutte vp against vs because of our sinnes But now our sauiour Iesus is entered into the heauens with his mans body of the nature of our fleshe which is a gage and pledge that he will conduct vs thether E We haue these benefits by Christ his ascention He is in heauen our aduocate and intercessor to God his father for vs. And by him we shall also ascend into heauen and be glorified F And lastly the holy ghost is sent to vs by whome Christ gathereth comforteth and defendeth his church to the worldes ende The holy ghost was also giuen to the godly which were vnder the lawe before Christes ascension and comming in the flesh but that was in respect of his coÌ„ming in the flesh his ascentioÌ„ and glorification which was then to come After Christ his glorification the holy ghost was giuen more abundantly a Christ ascended visibly into heauen there his body to remaine till he come again to iudgement Luke 24. 51. Mar 16 19. Acts 1. 9. 10. 11. 3. 21. Ioh 20 17. 12 8. 16 28. b We must seeke Christ in heauen with our spirite and faith Acts 1. 11. 3 21. Col 3. 1. Ioh 4. 23 24. Math 15. 9. Acts 7. 55. Hebr 4. 14. 15. 16. Ephe 3. 18. Phil 3. 20. 21. c Albeit Christ his body is in heaueÌ„ yet his Godheade vertue holy spirit and diuine presence filleth heauen and earth and is euery where Math 28. 20. Col 1. 15. 19. 2. 9. Iere 23. 24 Math 18. 20. Acts 7. 49. 17 28. Ephe 1. 23. d Christ his entry into heaâ—en is a sure pledge that we shall bee there with him for where he is there