saying Come and let us join our selves to the Lord in a perpetual Covenant that shall not be forgotten And to submit to the Government and discipline which Ghrist hath ordained If thy Brother shall trespasse against thee go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone if he shall hear thee thou hast gained thy Brother but if he will not hear thee then take with thee one or two more that c. and if he shall neglect to hearken then tell it unto the Church but if he shall neglect to hear the Church let him be unto thee as a Heathen man and a Publican For his own glory and his peoples good 2 Cor. 10.8 For though I should boast more of our Authority which the Lord hath given us for edification and not for destruction and Chap. 13.10 The power which the Lord hath given me to edification and not to destruction And that I may have the opportunity of the enjoyment of these priviledges for the advancement of mine obedience I resolve and promise Isai 44.5 One shall say I am the Lords and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob and another shall subscribe with his hands unto the Lord c. 2 Cor. 8.5 And this they did first gave themselves to the Lord and unto us by the will of God 2 Cor. 9.13 They glorifie God for your professed subjection to the Gospel of Christ To submit to the Ministerial Guidance and over-sight exercised according to the rule of the Word in this Congregation Acts 14.22 And when they had ordained them Elders in every Church Acts 20.28 Take heed therefore unto your selves and to all the Flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you over-seers to feed the Church of God Heb. 13.17 Obey them that have the rule over you and submit your selves to such for they watch for your souls as they that must give an account that they may do it with joy and not with grief for that is unprofitable for you And to the Brotherly advice and admonition of fellow-Christians here Rom. 15.14 I am perswaded that you are filled with all knowledge able also to admonish one another Col. 3.16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdome teaching and admonishing one another Jude 20. Ye beloved building up your selves in your most holy Faith keep your selves in the love of God and of some have compassion making a difference others save with fear pulling them out of the fire 1 Thess 5.11 Comfort your selves together and edifie one another Heb. 3.16 Exhort one another daily Heb. 10.24 Let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works The Exhortation to Union IT will readily be yielded that the great work of Christians here is to advance to their utmost the Superlative interest of Christ his Kingdome and Glory That the way conducing hereunto lies First for a sure foundation to begin with a Totall and free subjecting themselves to Christ Then for suller furtherance to endeavour after the largest Heart and most publike Spirit for doing very much for Christ And as a yet more full and proportionate meanes to put themselves into the best posture of the fullest and firmest Union and Conjunction for exalting together of the Name and Cause of Christ without which Generall Union neither the Churches Edification Reformation or Preservation can be sufficiently provided for as necessarily requiring a conjunction of hearts knit together in Love of heads united in counsels and contrivances and of hands affording their best assistance and help Among others there are these three things in the reformed Churches which are the great Dolenda the greatly to be bewailed 1. That great defect and want of Union and good correspondencies for mutuall help 2. That height and depth of hazzard and danger they daily run by that want of good Union 3. That so great so great neglect of applying any just and proportionate remedy to heal divisions and prevent the danger Certainly 't is no small one but one of the great scarrs seen this day in the Face of the Protestant Churches that sinfull division and want of Union which interrupts those good correspondencies and joynt actings thereupon to the securing and propagating the Protestant interest that would upon conjunction follow Our Lord indeed tells us Luke 16. The Children of this world are wiser in their generation then the Children of Light and besides former our own present age and experience do abundantly prove and seale unto it Divers adverse parties though smaller they can hit it they can be closely united among themselves and strongly combined against the reformed But Papists the greatest enemies and the greatest party are the most eminently and observedly prudent and wise as to matter of Union and combination against the reformed They though so scattered over the earth as to places of habitation yet are all one in heart for to unite still strongly against the Protestants And for a spring and feeder of all their affairs and dangerous actings they have one chief the deepest and most impenetrable counsel They have the choicest instruments exactest correspondencies surest intelligences and the most equall and unwearied prosecutions of their grand design the propagating of their own and extirpating of the reformed party and way But the Protestants though for numbers no whit despicable and by good conjunction would be sussiciently formidable are so defective towards themselves as they neither do nor will piece together in any entire and generall Union for Counsels correspondencies and joynt prosecution of their own interest and preservation And as this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and inconsistency becomes a daily derision and reproach among their adversaries and makes them look upon the Protestants as a very simple party and wanting that wisdome of self-preservation by union So it is the great ground given them to place their destructive Engines carry on their mines and lay their trains But for any just and speedy remedy as yet undertaken effectually This is rather the Object of our Desires Prayers and Tears then of our Hopes and not to be expected untill God rebuke that spirit of division gone out among the Churches breathe a Spirit of Love and Unity and bow the clashing interests of States and Kingdoms into a due subserviency to that Supream interest of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ When therefore disunion and division is so great a scarr in the face of the Churches in generall It can be no small blemish in any particular Nations and Churches but is more especially so in this Nation of ours That so many Nations divided in situation and of such different Languages and interests more especially do not so perfectly unite is not altogether so strange But for those of our Nation and which formerly were so united to be so rent and torn in pieces and so remain without a healing up into unity to behold the great and growing divisions among us to hear the continuall scorns and
more fully it puts us in mind of our mutual relation and stirs us up the more to the performance of our respective duties to each other therefore we have hereunto annexed a profession of Assent to the Fundamentals of Faith by way of Explication of the Creed called the Apostles which we all own and will maintain Likewise a profession of Consent to the tearms of the Covenant of Grace which also we all freely agree unto and both these we conceive may not unfitly be used if not in the express words yet at least as to the substance of them either at the Sacrament of Baptisme and the Lords Supper or on other occasions as prudence shall direct And we also engage for our selves to endeavour the settlement and practise of that Church-Order and Government the Scriptures warrant for admonition reproof and other Church-censures hoping that our people also will agree with us in the things fore-expressed as being not only lawful in themselves but so conducing to the Churches Union and Reformation Ministers encouragement and mutual edification Baptisme 1. VVE agree that not only those who do actually profess Faith in Christ and obedience to him but also the Infants of one or both Believing Parents or Parents that are Church-members are to be Baptized But we shall not Baptize the Children of such as are strangers to us until we have had personal conference with them and the like conference we will endeavour with such Parents who offering to us their Children to be Baptized are either ignorant of the grounds of Religion or scandalous in Conversation 2. Because some Brethren of the Association judge it meet when a Parent ignorant of the grounds of Religion or scandalous in Conversation offers his Child to be Baptized that the Ordinance may be forborn till that ignorant Parent get competent Knowledge or the scandalous do testifie serious Repentance Therefore for preserving Unity amongst us we agree that none of us of different judgements from such Ministers will over-hastily Baptize the Child of such a Parent till first we understand the case from any such Ministers that so defer Baptizing and if then we think fit to Baptize yet first we will render our Reasons to them for so doing which also we shall not be unwilling to submit to the censure of the Association 3. We also agree to administer Baptisme publikely and in the most solemn manner and therefore to perform it ordinarily on the Lords Day or upon some other day of Preaching the Word or at least when the Word by some Exposition or Exhortation may accompany the Ordinance and likewise so far as may be to avoid private Baptisme The Lords Supper 1. VVE agree according to Scripture Warrant the general Judgement and Practice both of the antient succeeding and present Churches of Christ with which the Rubrick before the Communion in divers passages of it and the Confession of Faith the larger Catechisme and form of Church-Government made by the Assembly concur that the Church-Guides should still put a difference in their Admissions to the Lords Supper between the evidently worthy and unworthy encouraging and furthering the one to and in a frequent partaking thereof but warning and not suffering the other to profane the Ordinance endanger their own Souls and give scandal to other Christians And seeing Church-Rulers are apt to fail in their duty either from too great severity rigidly excluding the competently fit or by inadvertency over-facility or fear promiscuously admitting such who on prudent and moderate Tryal would appear unworthy Therefore we resolve as to encourage good Christians to an often coming to the Lords Supper so not to admit such to it who appear unfit Namely 1. Those that have not a competent Knowledge in the principles of Religion 2. That are not of an unblameable Conversation And if some of us require more positive signs of Grace in persons that come to the Ordinance it shall be no breach of Union among our selves Competent Knowledge BEcause a total or gross ignorance in the principles of Christianity cannot consist with saving Faith sound Repentance coming up to the terms of the Covenant of Grace of which this Sacrament is a Seal neither with that discerning the Lords Body and such self-examination as is necessary to worthy partaking But that persons thus ignorant must needs miss of benefit by this Ordinance and meet with a Curse instead of a Blessing Therefore we shall not admit any that on Tryal are found such till Competent Knowledge be attained That we may therefore proceed more clearly and with less inconveniency to any we will not give the Rule our selves for this Tryal but express our concurrent sense and approbation of that direction being very full and plain which the Assembly in their form of Church-Government offers yet not limiting any strictly or solely to it Their words are these The Rubrick at the end of the Confirmation formerly mentioning the Curats Duty of taking account what Children could say the fore-mentioned Catechisme Add these words And there shall none be admitted to the Holy Communion until such time as he can say the Catechisme and be confirmed where the Catechisme is made the Rule of Tryal of Knowledge in first admission to the Lords Supper and that saying the Catechisme when Children but six or seven years old may rehearse it yet cannot understand it nor examine themselves must therefore be a saying of it with understanding the meaning and sense of which the Curate must take notice before he admits to that Ordinance All such persons who shall be admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper ought to know that there is a God that there is but one Everlasting and true God Maker of Heaven and Earth and Governour of all things that this only true God is the God whom we worship that this God is but one God yet three distinct Persons the Father Son and Holy Ghost all equally God That God created Man after his own Image in Knowledge Righteousness and true Holiness that by one man Sin entred into the world and Death by Sin and so Death passed upon all men for that all have sinned that thereby they are all dead in trespasses and sins and are by Nature the Children of Wrath and so lyable to Eternal Death the wages of every sin That there is but one Mediator betwixt God and Man the Man Christ Jesus who is also over all God blessed for ever neither is there Salvation in any other That he was Conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary that he died upon the Cross to save his people from their sins that he rose again the third day from the Dead ascended into Heaven sitteth at the right hand of God and maketh Intercession for us of whose Fulness we receive all Grace necessary to Salvation That Christ and his Benefits are applyed only by Faith that Faith is the gift of God and that we have it not of our selves but it
is wrought in us by the Word and the Spirit of God That Faith is that Grace whereby we believe and trust in Christ for remission of sins and Life Everlasting according to the Promises of the Gospel that whosoever believeth not in the Son of God shall not see Life but shall perish eternally That they who truly repent of their sins do see them sorrow for them and turn from them to the Lord and that except men repent they shall surely perish That a godly life is conscionably ordered according to the Word of God in Holiness and Righteousness without which no man shall see God That the Sacraments are Seals of the Covenant of Grace in the Blood of Christ that the Sacraments of the New Testament are Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord that the outward Elements in the Lords Supper are Bread and Wine and do signifie the Body and Blood of Christ crucified which the worthy Receiver by Faith doth partake of in the Sacrament which Christ hath likewise ordained for the remembrance of his Death that whosoever eateth and drinketh unworthily is guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord therefore that every one is to examine himself lest he eat and drink Judgement to himself not discerning the Lords Body That the Souls of the Faithful after death do immediately live with Christ in Blessedness and that the Souls of the Wicked do immediatly go into hell torment that there shall be a Resurrection of the Bodies both of the Just and Unjust at the last day at which time all shall appear before the Judgement-Seat of Christ to receive what they have done in the Body whether it be Good or Evil and that the Righteous shall go into Life Eternal and the Wicked into Everlasting Punishment 3. Because some persons through want of Education weakness of apprehension bashfulness and other impediments are unable to express their minds in fit and composed words and yet others by roat can easily speak more than they understand we will therefore use the most familiar means by easie questions and discourse to discern the meaning of such not taking any for ignorant for want of apt expressions nor accepting every one for competently knowing who verbally can recite the fore-mentioned particulars but so far as we can discover we will make their ignorance or knowledge it self the ground of our proceeding Unblameable Conversation and Scandal 1. SCandalous sinners we agree cannot be admitted to the Lords Supper without great sin and judgement to themselves danger by their example of leavening the whole lump defiling the Ordinance and very great dishonour to Christ therefore we resolve not to receive any of what degree or quality soever that is proved such before satisfaction be given the Church by evidence of serious Repentance 2. We will not reject any from our own private apprehensions and suspitious or others bare report but where the matter of fact shall have some evident proof 3. Because all sins are not alike evil nor of a scandalous nature therefore we shall distinguish of such sins and accordingly proceed 4. We agree that no person ought to be judged scandalous for sins of such meer infirmity and daily incursion that all the Saints daily are subject to mourn for and strive against 5. But such we agree are scandalous persons who continue in any course or way of open wickedness whatsoever and particularly are evidently guilty of any of those wayes of sin mentioned in Scripture as marks and characters of wicked persons being utterly inconsistent with Holiness saving Faith true Repentance new Obedience and coming up to the terms of the Covenant of Grace sealed by this Sacrament and thereby appearing in open rebellion against Christ the Ordainer of it such as Idolaters Sorcerers Fornicators Drunkards Lyars and any such kind of evil livers 6. We agree that a person is scandalous by not only a way or course of open wickedness but likewise by any one single act or work of manifest wickedness whereby the people of Christ have that evil example set before them and may be drawn into the like Rebellion and disobedience against Christ such as a single act of Fornication Drunkenness Blasphemy Idolatry or any the like immorral and flagitious act To this we add for further evidence that innumeration of scandals by the Assembly in their Church-Government The words are as followeth All scandalous Persons hereafter mentioned are to be suspended from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper that is to say all persons that shall blasphemously speak or write any thing of God his holy Word or Sacraments all Renouncers of the true Protestant Religion professed in the Church of England and all persons who shall by preaching or writing maintain any such Errours as do subvert any of those Articles the ignorance whereof doth render any person excluded from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper an Incestuous person an Adulterer a Fornicator a Drunkard a prophane Swearer or Curser one that hath taken away the life of any person maliciously all Worshippers of Images Crosses Crucifixes or Reliques all that shall make Images or Pictures of the Trinity or of any person thereof all Religious Worshippers of Saints Angels or any meer creatures any person that shall profess himself not to be in charity with his Neighbour all persons in whom malice appeareth and they refuse to be reconciled any person that shall challenge any other person by word message or writing to fight or that shall accept such challenge and agree thereto any person that shall knowingly carry any Challenge by word message or writing any person that shall upon the Lords day use any Dancing playing at Dice or Cards or any other Game Masking Wakes Shooting Bowling Playing playing at Foot-ball Stool-ball Wrestling or that shall make resort to any Playes Interludes Fencing Bull-baiting Bear-baiting or that shall use Hawking Hunting or Coursing Fishing or Fowling or that shall publikely expose any wares to sale otherwise then is provided by an Ordinance of Parliament of the sixth of April 1649. Any person that shall travell on the Lords Day without reasonable cause any person that keepeth a known Stew or Brothel-house or that shall solicite the chastity of any person for himself or any other any person Father or Mother that shall consent to the Marriage of their Children to a Papist or any person that shall marry a Papist any person that shall repair for any advice to any Witch Wizard or Fortune-teller any person that shall menace or assault his Parents or any Magistrate Minister or Elder in the execution of his office any person that shall be legally attained of Barrotry Forgery Extortion or Bribery Thus the Rubrick before the Communion in these words If any be an open and evil liver so that the Congregation by him is offended or have done wrong to his Neighbour by deed or word the Curate having knowledge thereof shall advertise him in any wise not to presume to the Lords Table
part of the same that through death he might destroy c. And became man 1 Tim. 2.5 there is one God and one Mediatour between God and men the man Christ Jesus Being conceived by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mary Matth. 1.18.20 21. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise Luke 1.27 31 35 42. When as his Mother Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost and she shall bring forth a Son and thou shalt call his name Jesus c. Made of her substance Rom. 1.3 Concerning his Sonne Jesus Christ our Lord who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh Gal. 4.4 In the fulnesse of time God sent his Son made of a woman and borne of her Matth. 1.25 she brought forth her first-borne Son and he called his name Jesus Luke 2.7 Who being perfect God and perfect man in one person Matth. 1.23 Behold a Virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a Sonne and they shall call his name Emmanuel John 1.14 Rom. 9.5 1 Tim. 3.16 which being interpreted is God with us Free from sin even in his humane nature and life Heb. 7.26 1 Pet. 2.22 1 John 3.5 2 Cor. 5.21 for he hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we c. Heb. 4.15 he was without sin Having fulfilled all righteousnesse Matth. 3.15 with 5.17 Jesus said unto him suffer it to be so now for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousnesse Gave himself a sacrifice for our sins and a ransome for us Eph. 5.2 And walk in love as Christ also hath loved us Heb. 9.14.26.28 Mat. 20.28 1 Tim. 2.6 1 Pet. 3.18 Mat. 26.38 and 27.46 Gal. 3.13 Phil. 2.8 Rom. 3.24 25 26. with 5.9 Heb. 2.17 1 Pet. 3.18 and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour By suffering the wrath of God and the death of the Crosse 1 Pet. 2.21 24. Christ hath suffered for us c. who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree c. To reconcile us to God 2 Cor. 5.18 19 21. All things are of God who hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ and hath given unto us the ministry of reconciliation to wit that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their trespasses unto them c. And being buried Acts 2.23 24 27. Col. 2.15 Heb. 2.14 yet so triumphed over death that he rose again the third day And that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures And afterwards ascended up into heaven Luke 24.51 Acts 1.9 11. Mark 16.19 after the Lord had spoken unto them he was received up into heaven c. Where he remaineth Rom. 8.34 Act. 3.21 whom the heavens must receive until the time of the restitution of all things Ruling in equal power and glory with the Father Col. 3.1 Eph. 1.20 21 22. which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places far above all principalities and power and might and dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but also in that which is to come and hath put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things to the Church And making intercession for us Heb. 7.25 Rom. 8.34 who is even at the right hand of God who maketh intercession for us Whence he shall come again 1 Thes 4.14 15 16. Act. 1.11 this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven At the appointed day to judge the world in righteousness 2 Thes 1.7 8 9 10. Acts 10.42 with 17.31 John 5.22 27. for the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgement unto the Sonne And hath given him authority to execute judgement c. I beleeve that God the holy Ghost who proceedeth from the Father and the Sonne Gal. 4.6 John 15.26 But when the Comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the Father even the Spirit of truth which proceedeth from the Father he shall c. Luke 24.27.44 Rom. 3.22 with 15.4 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. 2 Pet. 1.19 20 21. Ephes 2.20 Deut. 9.2 Rev. 22.18 19 Ephes 2.8 Acts 13.48 Joh. 6.37 39 44 45. 2 Thes 2.13 Tit. 3.4 5 6 7 Eze. 36 26 27 Nehem. 8.1 2 3 Isa 59.21 Acts 15.21 with 17.11 Mat. 15.10 Mark 7.14 Rev. 1.7 11. Mat. 28.19 20 1 Cor. 12.28 29. Hath fully revealed the truth and will of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament Luke 1.70 as he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets which have been since the world began To be a perfect perpetual and onely rule of Faith and obedience Psal 19.7 The Law of the Lord is perfect Isa 8.20 to the Law and to the Testimony Luke 16.29 They have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them And doth effectually apply to his elect by working Faith in the saving benefits of that redemption purchased by the blood of Christ Eph. 1.5 7 9. Which precious benefits are dispenced by the same Spirit 1 Cor. 6.11 But ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the name of our Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God In the Use of those holy Ordinances John 5.39 Search the Scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life and they are they which testifie of me Which Christ hath instituted in his written Word Eph. 4.11.12 And he gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministery for the edifying of the body of Christ 2 Tim. 4.2 John 6.44 45. Acts 12.37 with 10.44 26.18 1 Pet. 1.23 25. For the begetting Rom. 10.14 15 17. how then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a Preacher And how shall they preach except they be sent as it is written how beautifull are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of Peace and bring glad tidings of good things So then Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God And encreasing Grace James 1.18 1 Thes 5.19 20. Acts 2.42 46. 1 Cor. 10 16 17 with 11.20 23. 2 Pet. 2.2 As new-born-babes desire the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow thereby Carefully to be observed Isa 2.3 Come ye and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord to the house of the God of Jacob Luke 4.16 Acts 13.14
15 16 42 43 44 1 Thes 5.20 1 John 4.6 and he will teach us his waies and we will walk in his paths Heb. 10.24 25. And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works Not forsaking the assembling of our selves together as the manner of some is but exhorting one another and so much the more as ye see the day approaching Till his second coming 1 Cor. 11.26 for as often as ye eat this bread and drink this Cup ye do shew the Lords death till he come Matth. 28 20. Eph. 4.12 13. Heb. 2.25 Rom. 8.9 11. 1 Cor. 3.16 2 Tim. 1.14 I beleeve that the holy Spirit dwelleth John 14.17 even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him But ye know him for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you and worketh Joh. 16.13 he will guide you into all truth In all that are drawn to beleeve in Christ Rom 8.14 Phil. 2.13 Heb. 13 21. 1 Joh. 3.23 24. with 4.15.16 Ephes 3.16.17 That he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthned with might by his Spirit in the inner-man that Christ may dwell in your hearts by Faith c. Who being united to him their Head Eph. 5.23.30 Joh. 17.21.22.23 that they all may be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee that they also may be one in us Eph. 1.10.22 23. with chap. 2.19.20 3.15 4.12 13 14 15. 5.23 with Heb. 12.23 c. that they may be one even as we are one I in them and them in me that they may be made perfect in one c. Make up one Catholick Church which is his body 1 Cor. 12.12 13 14 27. For as the body is one and hath many members and all the members of that one body being many are one body so also is Christ For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body whether we be Jews or Gentiles whether we be bond or free and have been all made to drink into one Spirit for the body is not one member but many Now ye are the body of Christ and members in particular 1 Cor. 1.9 2 Cor. 13.14 Phil. 2.2 1 Cor. 2.12 2 Cor. 4.13 John 17.20 21 Eph. 3.17 with 4.4 5 Acts 2.42 44 46. Rom. 12.5 6. 1 Cor. 12.25 26 27. Gal. 6.2 Eph. 4.2 3 4 15 16. Phil. 2.1 2 3 4 Acts 10.4 and 26.18 Col 1.14 Rom. 8.1 2. John 15.4 5. Gal. 5.25 1 John 5.12 1 Cor. 15.51 52. 1 Thes 4.16 17. Luke 12.32 Col. 5.4 Rom. 6.8 1 Tim. 2.11 1 Thes 4.17 John 1.3 2. Matth. 25.46 2 Thes 1.8 9. Rev. 22.8 Mark 9.24 1 Pet. 3.15 The members whereof having fellowship with the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit by Faith 1 John 1.3 Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ And with one another in love 1 John 1.7 But if we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship one with another Do receive here on earth forgiveness of sins Eph. 1.7 In whom we have redemption through his blood even the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace With the life of grace in Christ Ezek. 26.27 A new heart will I give you and a new Spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh and I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my Statutes and ye shall keep my Judgements and do them Gal. 2.19 20. For I through the Law am dead to the Law that I might live unto God I am crucified with Christ neverthelesse I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the Faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me And at the last Resurrection of the bodies of all men then dead Acts 24.15 there shall be a Resurrection of the dead both of the just and of the unjust Shall ever enjoy the life of glory with God in heaven Mat. 5.8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Mat. 25.46 But the righteous into Life Eternal When the wicked shall go into everlasting punishment in hell Psal 9.17 The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the people that forget God I do heartily take Is 44.5 One shall say I am the Lords and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord and surname himself by the name of Israel John 1.12 But as many as know him to them gave he power to become the sons of God This one God for my only God Exod. 20 2 3. Josh 24.21 22 24. Psa 48.14 with 63.1 Psa 4.6 7. Deut. 26.17 Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God and to walk in his waies and to keep his Statutes c. And chief good Psal 73.25.26 Whom have I in heaven but thee and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee And this Jesus Christ for my only Saviour and Redeemer Job 19.25 26 27. Luke 1.47 John 20.28 Rom. 8.2 Gal. 2.20 1 Pet. 1.2 Act. 4.12 Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved And this Holy Ghost for my Sanctifier 1 Pet. 1.22 Seeing ye have purified your selves in obeying the truth through the Spirit c. Psal 51.11 Take not thy holy Spirit from me By his grace giving up my self wholly to this one God 2 Cor. 8.5 Deut. 26.17 Isa 44.5 First Luke 10.27 Deut. 6.5 Acts 11.23 Joh 24.15 16 18 21 22 23 24.1 Sam 12.24 Luke 1.6 Deut. 4.2 with 5.32 12.32 Rev. 22.18 Job 14.14 Psal 48.14 Luke 1.74 75. Revel 2.10 Psal 119.106 115. Esa 2.3 Mich 4.2 Acts 2.42 44 46. Heb. 10.23 25 Rom. 12.3 4 5 to the 10.17.2 Thes 3.6 11 12 14. Col 2.5.1 Cor. 11 12 13. with ch 14.32 33 34 37 40. they gave their own selves to the Lord. To love and obey him sincerely and faithfully Mat. 22.37 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind According to all his Laws contained in the holy Scripture Psa 119.6 Then shall I not be confounded when I have respect unto all thy Commandements And all this unto the death Psal 119.112.117 I have enclined my heart to perform thy Statutes alway even unto the end I will have respect unto thy Statutes continually Also I consent and resolve in the strength of Christ Josh 24.15 I and my houshold will serve the Lord. To hold constant Communion with the Church of Christ in the publick Worship of God Jer. 50.5 They shall aske the way to Zion with their faces thitherward