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Show . Part. 3. OF ACHRISTIAN Chap.43.‘ could not have been faved for faying, Lord rememher me when thou cmme/tintothy Kingdome, by which he tellified no beleefc of an other Article, but this, That Iefa: was the King. Nor could it be: faid ( as it is Mat. 11. ‘30.) that Chrifl: yoke t'e Eafy , and his harthen Light: Northat Little Children heleeve in him, as it is Matth. I 8. 6. Nor could St. Paul have laid (1 Car. 1‘. 21. ) It leafed God by the Foohflmefle of preaching, to [ave them that eleerue : Nor i 5i l i, l. -l f ,l l F i chap.4§; it not, for there jhall art/e fez/[e Chrtflt, parad'falfie Prophets, arm' fhall jhem greatfigher and mondert,d~e. I-lere wee fee, this Article of Tranfubfiantiation,nor Purgatory, nor many other Articles now obtruded. The fourth Argument is taken from places exprefli: , and fuch as From formall aud (leer receive no controverfie of Interpretation; as firfl, Io/m 5. 3 9. Search texts. the Scriptures, for in themyee thin/reye: have eternall lift; and the] are the} that tejlifie ofmee. Our Saviour here fpeaketh ofthe Scrip- jefar i: the Chrr/t, mufl bee held, though hee that (ball teach the contrary lhould doe great miracles. The fecond place is,Gal.t.8. Though we, or art Angel] from Heaven preach any other Gofpell amto yore, than that wee have preached unto you, let him hee aeearfed. But the Gofpell which Paul, and the other Apollles, not (catch the Scriptures of the New Tellament, which were not written. Butthe Old Teflament hath nothing of Chrifi, but the Markcs by which men might know him when hee came; as preached, was onely this Article, that Jefiar it the Chrift‘: Therefore for the Beleef of this Article , we are to rejeé‘tthe AUthority of an Angell from heaven; much more of any mortall man, ifhc teach the contrary. This is therefore the Fundamentall Article of Chrillian Faith. Athird place is, Ijoh. 4. I. Bt/D'L'td, he- that he fliould defcend from David, be born at Bethlem , and of a Virgin, doe great Miracles, and the like. Therefore to beleeve that leee'e not every fpirit. Herehy yeejhall know the Spirit of God; wer] jptrit that rottfrfleth that Iefw Chrifl it come in the flejh, this Jefus was He, was fuflicient to eternall life: but more than lufficient is nor Neceffary; and confequently no other Article is requi- it of God. By whichit is evident, that this Article, is the mea- tures onely of the Old Teflament, for the Jews at that time could Again, ( Iohrt 1 t. 26. ) Who/oever [weth arid heleeruethiri trier, fure, and rule, by which to efiimate, and examine all other Articles; and is therefore onely Fundamentall. Afourth is, Matt. [hall not die eternally, Therefore to beleeve in Chrifl, is faith fufitci- 16. 18. where after St. Peter had profefled this Article , laying ent to eternall life-,and confequently no more faith than that is Ne- the Chrifl, the Son of Goa', which jhoald eome into the world: to our Saviour, Thou art Chrijl the Sort of the living God, Our Saviour anfwered, Thou art Peter, and upon this Book I will haila' my Church: from whence I inferre, that this Article is that, on which all other Doétrines of the Church are built, as on their Foundation. A hit is (1 Cor. 3. vet. I r, xz,&c.i Other Foundation cart no may lay , than that nth/eh is laid, jefm i: the Chrt/l. Therefore this Article alone is faith fulficient to life eternall; and more than fuflicient is not Necelfary. Thirdly,lohri 20.31. Thefe thing: are written that yee might heteeve, that Iefiu {a the thrift, the Son of God, and that heleevirtg yee might have life oue Stone: , Wood, Hay, Stahhle, livery mar/t work jhall hemaole mater/eff; 1-" or the Day jhalldeelare it,hieatt/e 1! [ball he revealed hy fire, and the fire [hall try (very mart: work, of what [art it it. If through his name. There, to beleevethat Iefitr it the Chm/f, is any "14715 work ahtale, whit'h he hath htttlt thereupon, he flull re- faith fuflicientto the obtaining of life; and therefore no ether Article is Neceffaiy. Fourthly,t Iohn 4. 2. Every fpirit that toafejfeth that Iefit: Chrijl i: come it: thefltjh, i! of Ged. And I 1oh. 5. 1. Who oearerheleweth that Iefa: i: the Chrij}, tie horn of Goa'. And vcr c 5. Who is hee that overtommeth the world, hat he that helee'veth that Iefu: it the Son of Goth! Fiftly,Afl. 8. ver. 36: 37- CU'l/e' a reward .‘ If any mam ivorlt [hall hee hurrtt , he [hall firjfer lofle ; hat he himfelfjhall he {at/eel, yet [0 a; h] fire. Which words, being partly plain and eafie to underltand, and partly allegoricall and difficult; out of that which is plain, may be inferred, that l'aflors that teach this Foundation, that jejar is the (thrift, though they draw from it fall‘c confequences, (which all men are fometimes lubjeét to,) they may neverthelefle bee iavcd 3 much celfiiry, But to beleevein Jefus, and to beleeve that jefus is the ing.For when our Saviour ( verfe 26.) had {aid to Martha , Belu'wfi than this! {he anfwereth( verfe 27.) Tea Lerd,I helee-ve that thou art See (faith the Eunueh) here it water, what doth hiaa'er me to he baptized? Arid Philipfiid, If thou lie/ewe]? with all thy heart thou may/i. Arid hee aafivered and fiid, I lie/ewe that Ieffa: Chrijlttthe Son Of God. Therefore this Article beleeved, I: m it the Chrlfl) Now if any man hit/Id report this foundation, (Io/el, Silt/er, reti- more that they may bee faved, who being no l'aliors, but Hea- rets, beleeve that which is by their lawfull Paflors taught them. Therefore the beleef ofthis Article is fuflicientz, and by conic- is fulficient to Baptifme, that is to fay, to our Reception into the quence, there is no other Article of Faith Necellarily required to Kingdome of God, and by confequence, onely Neceflhry. And generally in all places where our Saviour faith to any many"): Salvation. I", 322 directly, or by confequence, implyethabelccf , that Jefu: i: the Chrr/i. The lall Argument is from the places, where this Article is From that it made the Foundation of Faith .- For he that holdeth the Founda- i: the Fountion {hall bee faved. Which places are firfl, amt. 24. 23. If dafim 0f{1'10} any mart [ha/l fit} onto yore, Loe, here I: Chri/f, or there, helewe ‘he'A'l‘dN' great a Doé'tor ofthe Church {0 fuddenly,that never perhaps thought Chrilt, is all one, as appeareth in the verfes immediately follow- l l COMMON-WE AL TH. faith hath faved thee,the caufe he faith ir,is {ome Confeifion,which could St. Paul himfelf have been faved , much lefl'e have been {0 red. i, P4,, 3,‘ Tt 2 Now |