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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53561	Our ancient testimony renewed concerning our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Holy Scriptures, and the Resurrection occasioned at this time by several unjust charges published against us, and our truly Christian profession, by G. Keith ... / given forth by a meeting of publick Friends, and others, at Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.		1695 (1695)	Wing O591; ESTC R31312	3,748	10

OUR Antient Testimony RENEWED Concerning our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AND THE Resurrection Occasioned at this time by several Unjust Charges published against us and our Truly Christian Profession by G. Keith who hath Unfairly and Untruly Misrepresented us Given forth by a Meeting of Publick Friends and Others at Philadelphia in Pensylvania Psal 41.2 Yea mine own Familiar Friend in whom I trusted and hath eaten of my Bread hath lifted up his Heel against me Obad. Ver. 10. Because of the Violence against thy Brother Jacob shame shall cover thy Face c. LONDON Printed and Sold by T. Sowle in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street 1695. To the READER THAT we faithfully and sincerely own and confess Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour according to the Divine Testimones of the Holy Writ and according to his Spiritual Manifestations upon our Souls and it is for our Christian Vindication herein and not for Controversie for a Contest with Contentious Persons is endless this following Confession is writ and submitted to thy perusal Farewel Our Scripture Confession Concerning our Lord Jesus Christ I. Concerning his Divinity and his Being from the Beginning WE believe That in the Beginning was the Word Jo. 1.1 2 3. and that the Word was with God and the Word was God the same was in the beginning with God all things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made Whose Goings forth have been from of old from Everlasting Mic. 5.2 Eph. 3.9 For God Created all things by Jesus Christ who is the Image of the Invisible God the First-born of every Creature the Brightness of the Father's Glory Col. 1.15 and the express Image of his Substance Heb. 1.3 II. Concerning his Appearance in the Flesh WE believe That the Word was made Flesh Joh. 2.14 for he took not on him the Nature of Angels but took on him the Seed of Abraham Heb. 2.16 17. being in all things made like unto his Brethren Touched with a feeling of our Infirimities Heb. 4.15 and in all things tempted as we are yet without Sin He died for our Sins according to the Scriptures and he was buried and he rose again the Third day 1 Cor. 15.3 4. according to the Scripture III. Concerning the End and Vse of that Appearance WE believe That God sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful Flesh Jo. 8.3 and for Sin condemned Sin in the Flesh For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the Works of the Devil 1 Jo. 3 8. Being manifested to take away our Sins for he gave himself for us an Offering and a Sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour Heb. 9.12 having obtained Eternal Redemption for us And through the Eternal Spirit offered up himself without spot to God Heb. 9.14 to purge our Consciences from dead Works to serve the Living God He was the Lamb that was slain from the Foundation of the World Rev. 13.8 of whom the Fathers did all drink for they drank of that Spiritual Rock that followed them 1 Cor. 10.4 and that Rock was Christ the same yesterday to day and for ever Who suffered for us Heb. 13.8 leaving us an Example that we should follow his steps 1 Pet. 2.21 that the Life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal Flesh 2 Cor. 4.11 that we may know him and the power of his Resurrection and the Fellowship of his Resurrection Phil. 3.10 and the Fellowship of his Sufferings being made Comformable to his Death IV. Concerning the Inward Manifestation of Christ WE believe That God dwelleth with the Contrite and Humble in Spirit Isa 57.17 for he said he will dwell in them and walk in them 2 Cor. 6.16 and that Christ standeth at the Door and knocketh if any Man hear his Voice Rev. 3.20 and open the Door he will come into him and sup with him 2 Cor. 13.5 And therefore ought we to examine our selves and prove our own selves knowing how that Christ is in us unless we be Reprobates for this is the Riches of the Glory of the Mystery which God would make known among or rather in the Gentiles Col. 1.27 Christ within the hope of Glory V. Concerning his being our Mediator and Advocate WE believe There is one God and one Mediator between God and Man even the Man Christ Jesus i Tim. 2.5 6. who gave him self a Ransom for all to be testified in due time My little Children these things write I unto you that ye sin not and if any Man sin we have an Advocate with the Father Christ Jesus the Righteous And he is the Propitiation for our Sins 1 Jo. 2.1 2. and not for ours only but for the Sins of the whole World He sits on the Right Hand of God the Father Heb. 7.25 and ever lives to make Intercession for us VI. Concerning his Vnity with the Saints VVE believe That he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified Heb. 2.11 are all of one for by the exceeding great and precious Promises that are given them they are made pertakers of the Divine Nature 2 Pet. 1.4 because for this end prayed Christ saying That they all may be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee that they also may be one in us and the Glory which thou gavest me I have given them that they may be one even as we are I in them and thou in me Jo. 17.21 22 23. that they may be made perfect in one VII Concerning his Coming to Judgment WE believe That we must all appear before the Judgment-seat of Christ 2 Cor. 5 10 11. that every one may receive the things done in his Body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad Knowing therefore the Terror of the Lord we perswade Men. VIII Concerning the Resurrection WE Believe There shall be a Resurrection of the Dead both of the Just and Unjust they that have done good to the Resurrection of Life and they that have done evil to the Resurrection of Damnation 1 Cor. 15.37 38 44 50. Flesh and Blood cannot Inherit the Kingdom of God neither doth Corruption Inherit Incorruption Nor is that Body sown that shall be but God giveth it a Body as it hath pleased him and to every Seed his own Body It is sown in Dishonour it is raised in Glory it is sown in Corruption it is rais'd in Incorruption it is sown in Weakness it is raised in Power it is sown a Natural Body it is raised a Spiritual Body IX Concerning the Scriptures VVE Believe Rom. 15.4 That whatsoever things were written for our Learning that we through Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures might have hope Which are able to make wise unto Salvation through Faith which is in Christ Jesus 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. All