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A34250	The Confession of faith of those churches which are commonly (though falsly) called Anabaptists presented to the view of all that feare God, to examine by the touchstone of the Word of truth, as likewise for the taking off those aspersions which are frequently both in pulpit and print, (although unjustly) cast upon them.	Kiffin, William, 1616-1701.	1644 (1644)	Wing C5790; ESTC R40345	14,656	26

that the glory of the Father may be full and perfectly manifested in his Sonne and the glory of the Father and the Sonne in all his members XXI That Christ Jesus by his death did bring forth salvation and reconciliation onely for the a John 15.13 Rom. 8.32 33 34. Rom. 5.11 3.25 elect which were those which b Joh. 17.2 with 6 37. God the Father gave him that the Gospel which is to be preached to all men as the ground of faith is that c Matth. 16.16 Luke 2.26 Ioh. 6.69 7.3 20.31 1 Iohn 5.11 Iesus is the Christ the Sonne of the ever-blessed God filled with the perfection of all heavenly and spirituall excellencies and that salvation is onely and alone to be had through the beleeving in his Name XXII That Faith is the a Eph. 2.3 Ioh. 6.29 4.10 Phil. 1.29 Gal. 5.21 gift of God wrought in the hearts of the elect by the Spirit of God whereby they come to see know and beleeve the truth of b Ioh. 17.17 Heb. 4.11 12. Iohn 6.63 the Scriptures not onely so but the excellencie of them above all other writings and 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 the power of the fulnesse of the Spirit in its workings and operations and thereupon are inabled to cast the weight of their soules upon this truth thus beleeved XXIII Those that have this pretious faith wrought in them by the Spirit can never finally nor totally fall away Matth. 7.21 25. Iohn 13.1 1 Pet. 1.4 5 6. Esa 49.13 14 15 16. and though many stormes and floods do arise and beat against them yet they shall never be able to take them off that foundation and rock which by faith they are fastened upon but shall be kept by the power of God to salvation where they shall enjoy their purchased possession they being formerly engraven upon the palms of Gods hands XXIV That faith is ordinarily a Rom. 10.17 1 Cor. 1.21 begot by the preaching of the Gospel or word of Christ without respect to b Rom. 9.16 any power or capacitie in the creature but it is wholly c Rom. 2.1 2. Ezek. 16.6 Rom. 3.12 passive being dead in sinnes and trespasses doth beleeve and is converted by no lesse power d Rom. 1.16 Eph. 1.19 Col. 2.12 then that which raised Christ from the dead XXV That the tenders of the Gospel to the conversion of sinners a Ioh. 3.14 15 1.12 Esa 55.1 Ioh. 7.37 is absolutely free no way requiring as absolutely necessary any qualifications preparations terrors of the Law or preceding Ministery of the Law but onely and alone the naked soule as a b 1 Tim. 1.15 Rom. 4.5 5.8 sinner and ungodly to receive Christ as crucified dead and buried and risen againe being made c Act. 5.30 31 2.36 1 Cor. 1.22 23 24. a Prince and a Saviour for such sinners XXVI That the same power that converts to faith in Christ the same power carries on the a 1 Pet. 1.5 2. Cor. 12.9 soule still through all duties temptations conflicts sufferings and continually what ever a Christian is he is by b 1 Cor. 15.10 grace and by a constant renewed c Phil. 2.12 13 Ioh. 15.5 Gal. 2.19 20. operation from God without which he cannot performe any dutie to God or undergoe any temptations from Satan the world or men XXVII That God the Father and Sonne and Spirit is one with a 1 Thes 1. ● Joh. 14.10 20. 17.21 all beleevers in their b Col. 2.9 10. 1.19 Joh. 1.17 fulnesse in c Joh. 20.17 Heb. 2.11 relations d Col. 1.18 Eph. 5.30 as head and members e Eph. 2.22 1 Cor. 3.16 17 as house and inhabitants as f Esa 16.5 2 Cor. 11.3 husband and wife one with him as g Gal. 3.26 light and love and one with him in his inheritance and in all his h Joh. 17.24 glory and that all beleevers by vertue of this union and onenesse with God are the adopted sonnes of God and heires with Christ co-heires and joynt heires with him of the inheritance of all the promises of this life and that which is to come XXVIII That those which have union with Christ are justified from all their sinnes past a 1 Joh. 1.7 Heb. 10.14 9.26 2 Cor. 5.19 Rom. 3.23 present and to come by the bloud of Christ which justification wee conceive to be a gracious and free b Acts 13.38 39. Rom. 5.1 3.25.30 acquittance of a guiltie sinfull creature from all sin by God through the satisfaction that Christ hath made by his death and this applyed in the manifestation of it through faith XXIX That all beleevers are a holy and a 1 Cor. 1.1 1 Pet. 2.9 sanctified people and that sanctification is a spirituall grace of the b Eph. 1.4 new Covenant and effect of the c 1 Joh. 4.16 love of God manifested to the soule whereby the beleever is in d Eph. 4.24 truth and realitie separated both in soule and body from all sinne and dead workes through the e Phil. 3.15 bloud of the everlasting Covenant whereby he also presseth after a heavenly and Evangelicall perfection in obedience to all the Commands f Mat. 28.20 which Christ as head and King in this new Covenant has prescribed to him 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 this as their great priviledge of that new b Esa 54.10 26.12 Covenant peace with God and reconciliation whereby they that were afarre off were brought nigh by c Eph. 2.13 14 that bloud and have as the Scripture speaks peace d Phil. 4.7 passing all understanding yea joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ by e Rom. 5.10 11. whom wee have received the Atonement XXXI That all beleevers in the time of this life are in a continuall warfare Eph. 6.10 11 12 13. 2 Cor. 10.3 Rev. 2.9 10 combate and opposition against sinne selfe the world and the Devill and liable to all manner of afflictions tribulations and persecutions and so shall continue untill Christ comes in his Kingdome being predestinated and appointed thereunto and whatsoever the Saints any of them doe possesse or enjoy of God in this life is onely by faith XXXII That the onely strength by which the Saints are inabled to incounter with all opposition Joh. 16.33 and to overcome all afflictions temptations persecutions and tryalls is onely by Jesus Christ Heb. 2.9 10. who is the Captain of their salvation being made perfect through sufferings who hath ingaged his strength to assist them in all their afflictions John 15.5 and to uphold them under

be Mediator that is to be Prophet 1 Tim. 2.5 Heb. 7.24 Dan. 7.14 Act. 4.12 Luke 1.33 Ioh. 14.6 Priest and King of the Church of God is so proper to Christ as neither in the whole nor in any part thereof it can be transferred from him to any other XIV This Office it self to which Christ was called is threefold of a Deut. 18.15 with Acts 3.22.23 a Prophet of b Psal 110.3 Heb. 3.1 4.14.15 5.6 0.21 Priest of c Psal 2.6 a King this number and order of Offices is shewed first by mens necessities grievously labouring d Acts 26.18 Col. 1.3 under ignorance by reason whereof they stand in infinit necessity of the Prophetical office of Christ to relieve them Secondly alienation frō God wherein they stand in need of the Priestly Office to reconcile them Thirdly e Col. 1.21 Eph. 2.12 our f Cant. 1.3 Ioh. 6.44 utter disability to return to him by which they stand in need of the power of Christ in his Kingly Office to assist and govern them XV. Touching the Prophesie of Christ it is that whereby he hath a Ioh. 1.18 12.49.50 15. 17.8 Deut. 18.15 perfectly revealed the whole will of God out of the bosome of the Father that is needfull for his servants to know beleeve and obey and therefore is called not onely a Prophet and b Matth. 23.10 a 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 wisdome of God and f Col. 2.3 the treasures of wisdome and understanding XVI That he might be such a Prophet as thereby to be every way compleat it was necessary that he should bee a Ioh. 1.18 3.13 God and withall also that he should be man for unlesse hee had been God he could never have perfectly understood the will of God b 1 Cor. 2.11.16 neither had he been able to reveale it throughout all ages and unlesse hee had been man hee could not fitly have unfolded it in his c Acts 3.22 with Deut. 18.15 Heb. 1.1 own person to man XVII Touching his Priesthood Christ a Ioh. 17.19 Heb. 5.7 8 9. ● 26 Rom 5.19 Ephes 5.12 Col. 1.20 being consecrated hath appeared once to put away sinne by the offering and sacrifice of himself and to this end hath fully performed and suffered all those things by which God through the blood of that his Crosse in an acceptable sacrifice might reconcile his elect onely b Eph. 2.14 15 16. Rom. 8.34 and having broken downe the partition wall and therwith finished removed all those Rites Shadowes and Ceremonies is now entred within the Vaile into the Holy of Holiest that is to the very Heavens and presence of God where he for ever liveth and sitteth at the right hand of Majesty appearing before the face of his Father to make intercession for such as come to the Throne of Grace by that new and living way and not that onely but c 1 Pet. 2.5 Ioh. 4.23.24 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 a Heb. 7.17 of Melchisedec b Heb. 7.16 not by a carnall commandement but by the power of an endlesse life c Heb. 7.18 19 20 21. not by an order that is weak and lame but stable and perfect not for a d Heb. 7.24 25. time but for ever admitting no successor but perpetuall and proper to Christ and of him that ever liveth Christ himselfe was the Priest Sacrifice and Altar he was e Heb. 5.6 Priest according to both natures hee was a sacrifice most properly according to his humane nature f Heb. 10.10 1 Pet. 1.18 19. Col. 1.20 22. Esa 53.10 Matth. 20.28 whence in the Scripture it is wont to be attributed to his body to his blood yet the chiefe force whereby this sacrifice was made effectuall did depend upon his g Act. 20.21 Rom. 8.3 divine nature namely that the Sonne of God did offer himselfe for us he was the h Heb. 9.14 13.10 12 15. Matth. 23.17 Ioh. 17.19 Altar properly according to his divine nature it belonging to the Altar to sanctifie that which is offered upon it and so it ought to be of greater dignity then the Sacrifice it selfe XIX Touching his Kingdome a 1 Gor. 15.4 1 Pet. 3.21 22. Matth. 28.18 19 20. Luke 24.51 Acts 1 11. 5 30 31. John 19.36 Rom. 14.17 Christ being risen from the dead ascended into heaven sat on the right hand of God the Father having all power in heaven and earth given unto him he doth sparitually govern his Church exercising his power b Mark 1.27 Heb. 1.14 John 16.7 15. over all Angels and Men good and bad to the preservation and salvation of the elect to the over-ruling and destruction of his enemies which are the Reprobates probates c John 5.26 27. Rom. 5.6 7 8. 14.17 Gal. 5.22 23. John 1.4 13. communicating and applying the benefits vertue and fruit of his Prophesie and Priesthood to his elect namely to the subduing and taking away of their sinnes to their justification and adoption of Sonnes regeneration sanctification preservation and strengthening in all their conflicts against Satan the World the Flesh and the temptations of them continually dwelling in governing and keeping their hearts in faith and filiall feare by his Spirit which having d John 13.1 10.28 29. 14.16 17. Rom. 11.29 Psal 51.10 11. Job 33.29.30 2 Cor. 12 7 19 given it he never takes away from them but by it still begets and nourisheth in them faith repentance love joy hope and all heavenly light in the soule unto immortality notwithstanding through our own unbeliefe and the temptations of Satan the sensible sight of this light and love be clouded and overwhelmed for the time e Job 1. and 2. Chap. Rom. 1.21 2.4 5 6. 9.17 18. Eph. 4.17 18. 2 Pet. 3. chap. And on the contrary ruling in the world over his enemies Satan and all the vessels of wrath limiting using restraining them by his mighty power as seems good in his divine wisdome justice to the execution of his determinate counsell delivering them up to a reprobate mind to be kept through their own deserts in darknesse and sensuality unto judgement XX. This Kingdome shall be then fully perfected when hee shall the second time come in glory to reigne amongst his Saints 1 Cor. 15.24 28. Heb. 9.28 2 Thess 1.9.10 1 Thess 4.15 16 17. John 17.21 26. and to be admired of all them which doe beleeve when he shall put downe all rule and authority under his feet