in his heavenly discourses, and Sermons, and wrought many miracles to confirm his doctrine, and to prove himself the true Meffias, and the Eternal Son of God. 5. 4. How he Died; Being betrayed by Fudas, forfaken by his Difciples, fcorned and rejected by the World, through the malicious profecution of the Jews, and unjuft fentence of Pilat, he was Condemned to be Crucified; and being tormented by his perfecutors, and having conAicted with the Terrors of Death, and felt and born Gods wrath; He endured the painful, fhameful, and curfed death of the Croffe; there as a Prieft offering up himself a Sacrifice to God, and a Ranfome and Propitiation for our fins. What became of him after his Death; He being buried, rofe again the third day, and after Fourty days continuance on the earth (in which time he frequently appeared to his Difciples, and others, teaching the things appertaining to the Kingdome of God,) he afcended into Heaven, and is now in Glory with the Father, where he intercedes for, and presents the Merits of his Death and Sufferings, in the behalf of all them that unfeignedly repent of their fins, and do truly beleeve on him. And being made King and Head of his Church, and Lord of Angels and Men, he fhall come from Heaven again in great Glory, to judge the quick and the dead at the Laft day. 6. What Coming into the world. The chief End and Intent of his Coming into the world was to save Loft and undone finners,to procure their pardon & reconciliation with God by his Merits; & to Sanctifie their Natures by his Holy Spirit; and to bring them to everlafting Life. And to this end he appointed his Minifters to preach the Gospel unto the world, and inftituted the two Sacraments, Baptifm, and the Lords Supper, to fignifie and keep in remembrance the great and ineftimable benefits of his Death and Sufferings. 7. What they are effectually Called unto,and through the affiftance of the Spirit of God enabled to perform, that fhall receive Remiffion of fins by Chrift: They that fhall be made partakers of that great and ineftimable benefit, the Remiffion of all their fins by Chrift, are effectually called and enabled by the affiftance of his Grace, unfeignedly to believe the Gospel, heartily to repent of all their fins, seriously to give up their fouls unto him, refting and relying on the Redemption and Ranfome of his Blood for their Pardon and Reconciliation with God. And taking him for their onely Lord & Saviour, and yielding themfelves up in fincere obedience to him, and to be guided and governed by his Grace and Holy Spirit; they do depend on him alone for Juftification, Sanctification, strength to to persevere in the ways of Holineffe, and at last to be brought to eternall Life. And to as many as are thus drawn by the Holy Ghost savingly to repent of their fins, and believe in Chrift, being truly united to him, and made branches in him the true Vine, and members of his my ftical body the true Church, (whereof himself is the Head,) God hath promifed pardon and Remiffion of all their fins, to write his Law in their Hearts, to fubdue their Corruptions by his Grace, that fin fhall not have Dominion over them, to bestow on them all fuch outward bleffings as he in his infinite wifdome shall see good for them; And when they die, their fouls fhall be received into everlasting bliffe, and their bodies shall be raised again by the power of Chrift at the last day, and made partakers of the fame Glory. And this is Called the Covenant of Grace. But fuch as go on in their fins, refufing to accept of Chrift, for their Lord and Saviour,Redeemer and Sanctifier, and to give up themselves in fincere obedience to him; when they die, their Souls fhall be adjudged to everlafting punishment; and their bodies shall be raised again at the last day, and made partakers with their Souls of Everlafting Torments. RIGHT [1] RIGHT KNOVVLEDGE. Or the chief things to be Known and Believed in order to Salvation. They are reducible to these three Heads, God. Concerning Man. (Man. The Mediator between God and СНАР. І. Concerning GOD. Oncerning God we are to Know three things: Firft, His NATURE, That there is One onely true God, who is a Spirit, infinitely glorious, and being one in nature is yet three in Perfons or Subfiftences, The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost: Thele are are three and one after a wonderful and myfterious manner. The Father God, the Son God, and the Holy Ghoft God. And yet not three Gods, but One God. Pfal.14.1. The fool hath faid in his heart there is no God. Pfal. 10. 4. The wicked through the pride of his Countenance will not feek after God, God is not in all his thoughts. 1 Cor. 15. 34. Some have not the Knowledge of God, I speak this to your fhame. Heb. 11, 6. But without Faith it is impossible to pleafe him. For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently (eek him. Ifaiah 44. 6. Thus faith the Lord the King of If rael, and his Redeemer the Lord of Hofts, I am the first, and I am the laft, and befides me there is no God. Ifai. 45.5. I am the Lord, and there is none else ; One. V.5. For though there be that are called Gods, whether in Heaven, or in Earth, as there be Gods many, and Lords many. V.6. But |