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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
Pet. 3 21 22. Mat. 28. 18 19 20. Luke 24. 51 Acts 1. 1. 5. 30 31. Iohn 19. 36. Rom. 14. 9. Iohn 5. 26 27. Rom. 5. 6 7 8. 14. 17. Gal. 5. 22 23. Mark 1. 27. Heb. 1. 14. Iohn 16. 15. Iob. 1. 8. Rom. 1. 21 27 18. Eph. 4 17 18. 2 Pet. 8. Christ being risen from the dead and ascended into heaven and having all power in heaven and earth he doth spiritually governe his Church and doth exercise his power over all Angels and men good and bad to the preservation and salvation of the elect and to the over-ruling and destruction of his enemies By this Kingly power he applieth the benefits virtue and fruits of his Prophesie and Priesthood to his elect subduing their sinnes preserving and strengthening them in all their conflicts against Satan the World and the Flesh keeping their hearts in faith and filiall feare by his spirit by this his mighty power he ruleth the vessels of wrath using limiting and restraining them as it seems good to his infinite wisdome XX. This his Kingly power shall be more fully manifested 1 Cor. 15. 24 28 Heb. 9. 28. 2 Thess 1. 9 10. 1 Thess 4. 15 16 17. Iohn 17 21 26. when he shall come in glory to reign among his Saints when he shall put down all rule and authority under his feet that the glory of the Father may be perfectly manifested in his Sonne and the glory of the Father and the Son in all his members XXI Jesus Christ by his death did purchase salvation for Ephes 1. 14. Heb. 5. 9. Mat. 1. 21. Iohn 17. 6. Heb. 7. 25. 1 Cor. 2. 1● Rom. 8. 29 30. 1 Ioh. 5. 12. Ioh. 15. 13. Ioh. 3. 16. the Elect that God gave unto him These onely have interest in him and fellowship with him for whom he makes intercession to his Father in the behalfe of and to them alone doth God by his Spirit apply this redemption unto as also the free gift of eternall life is given to them and none else XXII Faith is the a Ephes 2. 8 Iohn 6. 29. 4. 10. Phil. 1. 29. Gal. 5. 22. gift of God wrought in the hearts of the Elect by the Spirit of God by which faith they come to know and believe the truth of the b Ioh. 17. 17. Heb. 4. 11 12. Iohn 6. 63 Scriptures and the excellency of them above all other writings and all things in the world as they hold forth the glory of God in his attributes the excellency of Christ in his nature and offices and of the power and fulnesse of the Spirit in its workings and operations and so are inabled to cast their soules upon this truth thus believed XXIII All those that have this precious faith wrought in Mat. 7. 24 25. Iohn 13. 10. Iohn 10. 28 29. them by the Spirit can never finally nor totally fall away seeing the gifts of God are without repentance 1 Pet. 1. 4 5 6. Isa 49. 13 14 15 16. so that he still begets and nourisheth in them faith repentance love joy hope and all the graces of the Spirit unto immortalitie And though many stormes and flouds arise and beat against them yet they shall never be able to take them off that foundation and rock which by faith they are fastned upon notwithstanding through unbelief and the temptations of Satan the sensible sight of this light and love be clouded and overwhelmed for a time yet God is still the same and they shall be sure to be kept by the power of God unto salvation where they shall enjoy their purchased possession they being ingraven upon the palmes of his hands and their names having been written in the booke of life from all eternitie XXIV Faith is ordinarily a Rom. 10. 17. 1 Cor. 1. 28. begotten by the preaching of the Gospel or word of Christ without respect to b Rom. 9. 16. any power or agency in the creature but it being wholly c Ezek. 16. 16. Rom. 3. 12. passive and dead in trespasses and sins doth believe and is converted by no lesse d Rom. 1. 16. Ephes 1. 19. Col. 2. 12. power then that which raised Christ from the dead XXV The preaching of the Gospel to the conversion of sinners is a Ioh. 3. 14 15. 1. 12. Isa 55. 1. Ioh. 7. 37. absolutely free no way requiring as absolutely necessary any qualifications preparations or terrors of the Law or preceding ministery of the Law but onely and alone the naked soule a b 1 Tim. 1. 15. Rom. 4. 5. 5. 8. Acts 5. ●0 31. 2. 36. 1 Cor. 1. 22. 24. sinner and ungodly to receive Christ crucified dead and buried and risen againe who is made a Prince and a Saviour for such sinners as through the Gospel shall be brought to beleeve on him XXVI The same power that converts to faith in Christ carrieth on the a 1 Pet. 1. 5. 2 Cor. 12. 9. soule through all duties temptations conflicts sufferings and whatsoever a believer is he is c Phil. 2. 12 13. Ioh. 13. 5. ● Gal. 2. 19 29. by b 1 Cor. 15. 10. grace and is carried on in all obedience and temptations by the same XXVII All believers are by Christ united to God by which a 1 Thess 1. 1. Iohn 17. 21. 20. 17. Heb. 2. 11. 1 Iohn 4. 16. union God is one with them and they are one with him and that all believers are the b Gal. 2. 19 20 Sons of God and joynt heires with Christ to whom belong all the promises of this life and that which is to come XXVIII Those that have union with Christ are justified from a 1 Iohn 1. 7. Heb. 10. 14. 9. 26. 2 Cor. 5. 19. Rom. 3 23. Acts 13. 38 39. Rom. 5. 1. 3. 25 30. all their sins by the bloud of Christ which justification is a gracious and full acquitance of a guilty sinner from all sinne by God through the satisfact on that Christ hath made by his death for all their sinnes And this applied in the manifestation of it through faith XXIX All beleevers are a holy and a 1 Cor. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 9. sanctified people and that sanctification is a spiritual grace of the b Eph. 1. 4. new covenant and an effect of the c 1 John 4. 16 Mat. 28. 20. love of God manifested in the soul whereby the beleever presseth after a heavenly and Evangelicall obedience to all the commands which Christ as Head and King in his new covenant hath prescribed to them XXX All beleevers through the knowledge of a 2 Cor. 5. 19. Rom. 5. 9. 10. that justification of life given by the Father and brought forth by the bloud of Christ have as their great priviledge of that new b Isa 54. 10. 26. 12. covenant peace with God and reconciliation whereby they that were afarre off are made nigh by