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A80328 A confession of faith of seven congregations or churches of Christ in London, which are commonly (but uniustly) called Anabaptists. Published for the vindication of the truth, and information of the ignorant; likewise for the taking off of those aspersions which are frequently both in pulpit and print unjustly cast upon them. The second impression corrected and enlarged. Published according to order. 1646 (1646) Wing C5780; Thomason E319_13; ESTC R200559 20,602 25

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15. Iohn 14. 6 Jesus Christ is made the Mediator of the new and everlasting Covenant of grace between God and Man ever to be b Isa 9. 6 7. perfectly and fully the Prophet Priest and King of the Church of God for evermore XI Unto this office he was appointed by a Prov. 8. 23. Isa 42. 6. 49. 15 God from everlasting and in respect of his manhood from the womb called separated and b Isa 11. 2 3 4 5. 61. 1 2. with Luke 4. 17 22. Iohn 1. 14. 16. 3. 34. anointed most fully and abundantly with all gifts necessary God having without measure powred out his Spirit upon him XII Concerning his Mediatorship the Scripture holds forth Christs call to his office For a Heb. 5 4 5 6. none takes this honour upon him but he that is called of God as was Aaron it being an action of God whereby a speciall promise being made he ordains his Son to this office which promise is that Christ should be made a sacrifice for sinne that he should see his b Isa 53. 10 11. seed and prolong his dayes and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand c Iohn 3. 16. Rom. 8. 32. all of meer free and absolute grace towards Gods elect and without any condition foreseene in them to procure it XIII This office to bee Mediator that is to bee Prophet 1 Tim 2. 5. Heb. 7. 24. Dan 7 14. Acts 4. 12. Luke 1. 33. Iohn 14. 6. Priest and King of the Church of God is so proper to Christ that neither in whole or any part thereof it cannot be transferred from him to any other XIV This office to which Christ is called is threefold as a Deut. 8. 15 with Acts 3. 22. 23. a Prophet b Heb. 3. 1. 4. 12. 13. Priest and c Psal 2. 6. King this number and order of offices is necessary for in respect of our d 2 Cor. 5. 20. Acts 26. 18. ignorance we stand in need of his Propheticall office And in respect of our great e Col. 1. 22 alienation from God wee need his Priestly office to reconcile us and in respect of our aversnesse and utter inability to return to God wee need his Kingly office to f Iohn 16 8. convince g Psal 110. 3 subdue h Cant. 1. 3. Ioh. 6. 44. draw i Phil. 4. 13. uphold and k 2 Tim. 4. 18. preserve us to his heavenly Kingdome XV. Concerning the prophesie of Christ it is that whereby hee hath a Iohn 1. 18. 12. 49 50. 15. 17. 8. Deut. 18. 15. revealed the will of God whatsoever is needfull for his servants to know and b Mat. 23. 10. obey and therefore he is called not onely a Prophet and 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. Col. 2. 3. wisdome of God in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge who for ever continueth revealing the same truth of the Gospel to his people XVI That hee might bee a Prophet every way compleat it was necessary hee should bee God and also that hee John 1. 18. Acts 3. 22 with Deut. 18. 15. Heb. 1 1 should be man for unlesse he had been God he could never have perfectly understood the will of God and unlesse he had been man hee could not sutably have unfolded That Jesus Christ is God is wonderfull clearly expressed in the Scriptures he is called The mighty God Isa 9. 6. That Word was God Joh. 1. 1. Christ who is God over all Rom. 9. 5. God manifested in the flesh 1 Tim. 3. 16. The same is very God 1 John 5. 20. He is the first Rev. 1. 8. he gives being to all things and without him was nothing made John 1. 2. he forgiveth sins Matth. 9. 6. he is before Abraham Ioh 8. 58. he was and is and ever will be the same Heb. 13 8. he is alwayes with his to the end of the world Mat. 28. 20. which could not be said of Iesus Christ if he were not God And to the Sonne he saith Thy Throne O God is for ever and ever Heb. 1. 8. Iohn 1. 18. Also Christ is not onely perfectly God but perfect Man made of a woman Gal. 4. 4. made of the seed of David Rom. 1. 3. Coming out of the loyns of David Acts 2 30. of Iesse and Iudah Acts 13. 23. In that the children were partakers of flesh and bloud hee himselfe likewise took part with them Heb. 2. 14. he took not on him the nature of Angels but the seed of Abraham v. 16. So that we are bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh Eph. 5. 30 So that he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one Heb. 2. 11. See Act. 3. 22. Deut. 18. 15. Heb. 1. 1. it in his own person to men XVII Concerning his a Iohn 17. 19. Priesthood Christ having sanctified himselfe hath appeared once to put away sinne by Heb. 5. 7 8 9. 10. 12. Rom. 5. 19 that one offering of himselfe a sacrifice for sinne by which he hath fully finished and suffered all things God Eph. 5. 2. Col. 1. 20. Ephes 2. 14 15 16. Rom. 8. 34 required for the salvation of his elect and removed all Rites and Shadowes c. And is now entred within the vaile into the Holy of Holies which is the presence Heb. 9. 24. 8. 1. 1 Pet. 2 5. Ioh. 4. 23 24. of God Also he 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 of a Heb 7. 17. Melchisedec and is stable and perfect not for a b Heb. 7. 16 18 19 20 21 24 25. time but for ever which is suteable to Jesus Christ as to him that ever liveth Christ was the Priest Sacrifice and Altar hee was a Priest according to both natures he was a Sacrifice according to his humane nature whence in c Heb. 5. 6. Scripture it is attributed to his body to his d Heb. 10. 10. 1 Pet. 1. 18. 19. Col. 1. 20. 22. bloud yet the effectualnesse of this Sacrifice did depend upon his divine nature therefore it is called the bloud of God Hee was the Altar according to his e Heb. 9. 13. Acts 20. 28. divine nature it belonging to the f Heb. 9. 14. 13. 10 12 25. Mat. 23. 17. Iohn 27. 19. Altar to sanctifie that which is offered upon it and so it ought to be of greater dignity then the Sacrifice it selfe XIX Concerning his Kingly office a 1 Cor. 15. 4. 1