in his Body; was crucified and died; was buried and remained under the Power of Death: Yet faw no Corruption. On the third Day he arofe from the Dead, with the fame Body in which he fuffered ; with which alfo he afcended into Heaven, and there fitteth at the right Hand of his Father 8, making Interceffion; and fhall return to judge Men and Angels at the End of the World. V. The

V. The Lord Jefus by his perfe& Obedience and Sacrifice of himself, which he through the eternal Spirit once offered up unto God, hath fully fatisfied the Juftice of his Father; and purchased not only Reconciliation, but an everlafting Inheritance in the Kingdom of Heaven, for all thofe whom the Father hath given unto him '.

VI. Al

were

mans difobedience many
made finners: fo by the obedience
of one, fhall many be made righte-
ous. Heb. 9. 14. How much more
fhall the blood of Chrift, who
through the eternal Spirit, offered

of the dead and living. v. 10. But V. Rom. 5. 19. For as by one why doft thou judge thy brother? or why doft thou fet at naught thy brother? for we fhall all ftand before the judgment-seat of Chrift. Acts 1. 11. Which also faid, Ye men of Galilee, why ftand ye gazing up into heaven? this fame Je- himself without fpot to God, purge fus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall fo come, in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 10. 42. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to teftify that it is he, which was ordained of God, to be the judge of quick and dead. Mat. 13. 40. As therefore the tares are gathered and burnt in the fire; fo fhall it be in the end of this world, v. 41. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they fhall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend; and them which do iniquity; v. 42. And fhall caft them into a furnace of fire: there fhall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jude 6. And the angels which kept not their firft eftate, but left their own habitation, he hath referved in everlasting chains under darknefs, unto the judgment of the great day: 2 Peter 2.4. For if God fpared not the angels that finned, but caft them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment.

your confcience from dead works to ferve the living God? V. 16. For where a teftament is, there muft alfo of neceffity be the death of the teftator. Heb. 10. 14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified. Eph. 5. 2. And walk in love, as Chrift alfo hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and a facrifice to God for a fweer fmelling favour. Rom. 3.25. Whom God hath fet forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remiffion of fins that are past,through the forbearance of God; v. 26. To declare, 1 fay, at this time his righteoufnefs: that he might be juft, and the juftifier of him which believeth in Jefus.

Daniel 9. 24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, to finish the tranfgreffion, and to make an end of fins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and

to

VI. Although the Work of Redemption was not actually wrought by Chrift till after his Incarnation, yet the Vertue, Efficacy, and Benefits thereof were communicated unto the Elect in all Ages fucceffively from the Beginning of the World; in and by those Promises, Types and Sacrifices, wherein he was revealed and fignified to be the Seed of the Woman, which should bruise the Serpent's Head; and the Lamb flain from the Beginning of the World, being Yesterday, and to Day the fame, and for ever m

VII. Chrift, in the Work of Mediation, aceth according to both Natures; by each Nature doing

that

v. 15.

Heb. 9.12. Neither by the blood
of goats and calves, but by his
own blood he entred in once into
the holy place, having obtained
eternal redemption for us.
And for this cause he is the me-
diator of the new teftament, that
by means of death, for the re-
demption of the tranfgreffions that
were under the firft teftament, they
which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance.

to feal up the vifion and prophecy, and to anoint the moft holy. v. 26. And after threescore and two weeks fhall Meffiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that fhall come, fhall deftroy the city and the fanctuary, and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war defolations are determined. Col. 1. 19. For it pleased the Father, that in him fhould all fulness dwell; v. 20. And (having made peace VI. Galat. 4. 4. But when the through the blood of his crofs) by fulness of the time was come, God him to reconcile all things unto sent forth his Son made of a wohimself; by him, I fay, whether man, made under the law, v, s. they be things in earth, or things in To redeem them that were under heaven. Eph. 1. 11. In whom the law, that we might receive the also we have obtained an inheri- adoption of fons. Gen. 3. 15. And tance, being predeftinated accor- I will put enmity between thee and ding to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counfel of his own will. v. 14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance, untill the redemption of the purchafed poffeffion, unto the praise of his glory. John 17. 2. As thou haft given him power over all flesh, that he fhould give eternal life to as many as thou haft given him.

the woman, and between thy feed
and her feed: it shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel. Rev.
13. 8. And all that dwell upon the
earth fhall worship him,whofe names
are not written in the book of life of
the Lamb flain from the foundation
of the world. Heb. 13. 8. Jefus Chrift
the fame yesterday, and to day, and
forever.
VII. Heb.

that which is proper to it felf": Yet by reafon of the Unity of the Perfon, that which is proper to one Nature, is sometimes in Scripture attributed to the Perfon denominated by the other Nature °.

VIII. To all thofe for whom Chrift hath purchafed Redemption, he doth certainly and effectually apply and communicate the fame P, making Interceffion for them, and revealing unto them, in and by the Word, the Mysteries of Salvation; effectual

■ Heb. 9, 14. [See letter fcripture the fecond. ] 1 Peter 3. 18. For Chrift alfo hath once fuffered for fins, the juft for the unjuft, (that he might bring us to God,) being put to death in the flesh, but quickned by the Spirit.

ly

other fheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there fhall be one fold, and one shepherd.

91 John 2. 1. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye fin not. And if any man fin,

• Acts 20. 28. Take heed therefore unto your felves, and to all we have an advocate with the Fathe flock, over the which the holy ther, Jefus Chrift the righteous: Ghoft hath made you overfeers, v. 2. And he is the propitiation for to feed the church of God, which our fins and not for ours only, he hath purchased with his own but alfo for the fins of the whole blood. John 3. 13. And no man hath afcended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man, which is in heaven. 1 John 3. 16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

world., Romans 8. 34. Who is he that condemneth? It is Chrift that died, yea rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh interceffion for us.

John 15. 13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. v. 15. VIII. John 6. 37. All that the Henceforth I call you not fervants; Father giveth me, fhall come to for the fervant knoweth not what me; and him that cometh to me, his Lord doth: but I have called I will in no wife caft out. v. 39. you friends; for all things that I And this is the Fathers will which have heard of my Father, I have hath fent me, that of all which he made known unto you. Eph.1.7. In hath given me, I fhould lofe no- whom we have redemption through thing, but should raise it up again his blood, the foregivenefs offins, at the last day. John 10. 15. As according to the riches of his grace; the Father knoweth me, even fo v. 8. Wherein he hath abounded know I the Father: and I lay down toward us, in all wisdom and prumy life forthe sheep. v. 16. And dence. v. 9. Having made known

ly perfwading them by his Spirit, to believe and obey; and governing their Hearts, by his Word and Spirit; overcoming all their Enemies by his almighty Power and Wisdom; in fuch manner and ways as are most confonant to his wonderful and unfearchable Difpenfation.

OD hath indued the Will of Man with that natural Liberty, that is neither forced, nor

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unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purpofed in himself. John 17. 6. I have manifefted thy name unto the men which thou gaveft me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

f John 14. 16. And I will pray the Father, and he fhall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever. Hebrews 12. 2. Looking unto Jefus, the author and finifher of our faith; who for the joy that was fet before him, endured the cross, defpifing the fhame, and is fet down at the right hand of the throne of God. 2 Cor. 4. 13. We having the fame fpirit of faith according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken: we also believe, and therefore speak. Romans 8. 9. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the fpirit, if fo be, that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Chrift, he is none of his. v. 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the fons of God. Rom. 15. 18. For I will not dare to speak of

by

any of those things, which Chrift hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed. v. 19. Through mighty figns and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; fo that from Jerufalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gofpel of Chrift. John 17. 17. San&tify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Pfalm 110. 1. The Lord, faid unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 1 Cor. 15. 25. Forhe muft reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. V. 26. The laft enemy that shall be deftroyed, is death. Mal. 4. 2. But unto you that fear my name, fhall the fun of righteousness arife, with healing in his wings; and ye fhall go forth, and grow up as calves of the ftall. v. 3. And ye fhall tread down the wicked; for they fhall be afhes under the foles of your feet, in the day that I fhall do this, faith the Lord of hofts. Col. 2. 15. And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a fhew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. I. a Mat.