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A34255 A Confession of faith put forth by the elders and brethren of many congregations of Christians (baptized upon profession of their faith) in London and the country. 1677 (1677) Wing C5794; ESTC R25352 47,552 162

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unto him f Joh. 1. 1. 14. Gal. 4. 4. mans nature with all the Essential properties and com mon infirmities thereof g Rom. 8. 3. Heb. 2. 14. 16 17. ch 4. 15. yet withou sin being conceived by the Holy Spirit in the Womb of the Virgin Mary the Holy Spirit coming down upon her and the power of the most High overshadowing her h Luk. 1. 27 31. 35. and so was made of a Woman of the Tribe of Judah of the Seed of Abraham and David according to the Scriptures So that two whole perfect and distinct natures were inseparably joined together in one Person without conversion composition or confusion which Person is very God and very Man yet one i Rom. 9. 5. 1 Tim. 2. 5. Christ the only Mediator between God and Man 3. The Lord Jesus in his humane nature thus united to the divine in the Person of the Son was sanctified anointed k Ps 45. 7. Act. 10. 38 Joh. 3. 34. with the Holy Spirit above measure having in him l Col. 2. 3. all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge in whom it pleased the Father that m Col. 1. 19 all fullness should dwell To the end that being n Heb. 7. 26. holy harmless undefiled and full o Joh 1. 14. of Grace and Truth he might be throughly furnished to execute the office of a Mediator and p Heb. 7. 22. Surety which office he took not upon himself but was thereunto q Heb. 5. 5. called by his Father who also put r Joh. 5. 22. 27. Mat. 28. 18. Act. 2. 36. all power and judgement in his hand and gave him Commandement to execute the same 4. This office the Lord Jesus did most s Ps 40. 7 8. Heb. 10. 5-11 Joh. 10. 18. willingly undertake which that he might discharge he was made under the Law t Gal. 4. 4. Mat. 3. 15. and did perfectly fulfill it and underwent the u Gal. 3. 13. Isa 53. 6. 1 Pet. 3. 18. punishment due to us which we should have born and suffered being made x 2 Cor. 5 21. Sin and a Curse for us enduring most grievous sorrows y Mat. 26. 37 38. Luk. 22. 44. Mat. 27. 46. in his Soul and most painful sufferings in his body was crucified and died and remained in the state of the dead yet saw no z Act. 13. 37. corruption on the a 1 Cor. 15. 3 4. third day he arose from the dead with the same b Joh. 20. 25. 27. body in which he suffered with which he also c Mark 16 19. Act. 1. 9 10 11. ascended into heaven and there sitteth at the right hand of his Father d Rom. 8. 34. Heb. 9. 24 making intercession and shall e Act. 10. 42. Rom. 14. 9 10. Act. 1. 10 return to judge Men and Angels at the end of the World 5. The Lord Jesus by his perfect obedience and sacrifice of himself which he through the Eternal Spirit once offered up unto God f Heb. 9. 14. ch 10. 14. Rom. 3. 25 26. hath fully satisfied the Justice of God procured reconciliation and purchased an Everlasting inheritance in the Kingdom of Heaven g Joh. 17. 2. Heb. 9. 15. for all those whom the Father hath given unto him 6. Although the price of Redemption was not actually paid by Christ till after his Incarnation * 1 Cor. 4. 10. Heb. 4. 2. yet the vertue efficacy and benefit thereof were communicated to the 1 Pet. 1. 10 11. Elect in all ages successively from the beginning of the World in and by those Promises Types and Sacrifices wherein he was revealed and signified to be the Seed of the Woman which should bruise the Serpents head h Rev. 13. 8. and the Lamb slain from the foundation of the World i Heb. 13. 8. Being the same yesterday and to day and for ever 7. Christ in the work of Mediation acteth according to both natures by each nature doing that which is proper to it self yet by reason of the Unity of the Person that which is proper to one nature is sometimes in Scripture attributed to the Person k Joh. 3. 13. Act. 20. 28. denominated by the other nature 8. To all those for whom Christ hath obtained eternal redemption he doth certainly and effectually l Joh. 6. 37. ch 10. 15. 16. ch 17. 9. Rom. 5. 10. apply and communicate the same making intercession for them uniting them to himself by his spirit m Joh. 17 6. Eph. 1. 9. 1 Joh. 5. 20. revealing unto them in and by the word the mystery of salvation perswading them to believe and obey n Rom. 8. 9. 14. governing their hearts by his word and spirit and o Ps 110. 1. 1 Cor. 15. 25 26. overcoming all their enemies by his Almighty power and wisdom in such manner and wayes as are most consonant to his wonderful and p Joh. 3. 8 Eph. 1. 8. unsearchable dispensation and all of free and absolute Grace without any condition foreseen in them to procure it 9. This office of Mediator between God and Man is proper q 1 Tim. 2. 5. onely to Christ who is the Prophet Priest and King of the Church of God and may not be either in whole or any part thereof transfer'd from him to any other 10. This number and order of Offices is necessary for in respect of our r Joh. 1. 18. ignorance we stand in need of his prophetical Office and in respect of our alienation from God s Col. 1. 21. Gal. 5. 17. and imperfection of the best of our services we need his Priestly office to reconcile us and present us acceptable unto God and in respect of our averseness and utter inability to return to God and for our rescue and security from our spiritual adversaries we need his Kingly office t Joh. 16. 8. Ps 110. 3 Luk. 1. 74. 75. to convince subdue draw uphold deliver and preserve us to his Heavenly Kingdome CHAP. IX Of Free Will 1. GOD hath indued the Will of Man with that natural liberty and power of acting upon choice that it is a Mat. 17. 12. Jam. 1 14. Deut. 30. 19. neither forced nor by any necessity of nature determined to do good or evil 2. Man in his state of innocency had freedom and power to will and to do that b Eccl. 7. 29. which was good and well-pleasing to God but yet c Gen. 3. 6 was mutable so that he might fall from it 3. Man by his fall into a state of sin hath wholly lost d Rom. 5. 6. ch 8. 7. all ability of Will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation so as a natural man being altogether averse from that good e Eph. 2. 1. 5. and dead in Sin is not able by his own strength to f Tit. 3 3 4 5. Joh. 6. 44. convert himself or to