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The

Doctrines

of

this

Chapter.

God

by

the

Gof

ell

caller)

we

to

the

hope

of

eternal! glory.

VVee

should

therefore reckon

upon

it,

end

come to

the

word to

heart god

call

us

to

bu

glory.

Verfc s.

eA/l

the

'Perform

are

each

,

Lord but

Chriftis.efpectall

manner.

7

his ought

to

be a band

of Vnity

to

its

that

we

ferve but

one

Lord.

Hon

Faith

is

one.

There

is

but

one

doílrine

of

the

true

Churches

of

C)riff

How

we

accord with Catholique

An-

How our

differences

difanall

not

'Unity

in the

faith.

T

his

Viral

ought

o.

keep

w

in

Concord.

How

Baptiftue is

one.

Our

Baptifine is

a

band

of

'Unityto

w.

Verfe

6.

It

muff move

w

to Concord, becaufe we

have

all

one

Father.

2No

agreement

firme

which is

not

faun

-

dedon the

Vnityof

our Lord,

Faith,

Fa

-'

ther.

Papiifs

3

bands

of'lnity

falfe

and

fri-

volity.

God overloekerh

all

things

at

beingpre

-

fort

every where.

But

be

is

more

fpecial

y

in the faithfrill.

Verle 7.

every

Chriflian bath

hu

feverallgrace.

The

perfeftion

ot.Chaff

the Head

ap-

pearetb

in

the

manifold

grace:

fever.ly

zinnias

members.

YYe

mutt

be

ofsefe

ere

to

.pother.

And

life

our

grate

to Cods glory.

VVe

muff

cleave

one

to

another

that

we

may

h41.4

the

benefit

of

one

another:

gra-

ces.

Since

we

have our graces

ofgift

,

wee

muff

be

thankfull

and humble.

Every

Chriftian bath

but

his

feastftsg

of

graces.

How

Chriff

receivedgrace,

How

we

receive

it.

Pre

muff

not

undertake matters

above

ouruesa

jute

ofgrace,

tilt

grace

is received

from

(brill.

Chrìftsfulneffe and

bounty

muff

maw-

rage

m.

in

our

greateff

fnfalneffe

to

come

to

Foregoingpreparations

no

can

of

bra

t

The

nearer to

Chilli

the

faller

ofgr..,

e

,

Verle

8.

VVhat

afcerding

u.

Chrill

aft-ended in both

natures and

how.

i

VYhat

is

the

leading of captivity cap-

tive.

The

taking

ofthe

Fathers

out

of

limbo,

which

mere

before

thrift, u

a

able.

Minotiers

ought

to broach

no

doll

risses,

but

what

they can

prove

out

of

the Scrip-

tures.

j

The

authority

of

the Scriptures,

Chrill

hisafcenfon

was

realland

noton-

ly

a

vanilhing

out

of fight.

VVe

have

our

enemies

fuppref(ed

by

Chnfls

efcenfion,

From

whom, being

freed

wee

are the

more

freely to

ferve

God,

and

to be

fecure

and

ofgood comfort

egeinfttheir

of

u,lts.

VVee muff

looke

to

Chrifis, vi/lory

by

Faith

to

prevail(

againfl them.

aria.

on

y

the

conquerer

of

our mimics.

YVeare enrichedwith

gifts

by

and

upon

¿brills

afcenfion,

Chriftr

bodily

abfence isbeneficialito

w.

Verle 9.

A

threefold

defcending may be aferibed

to

Chrill.

Chrifis

defeendinginto

the

lowefl

parts

of

the earth

is

his

lying

in

the

grave.

Againft

Clirifi:locall

d,feending into

hell.

Three

heavens.

In

which heaven

aryl

is.

Chrifi

doth

fill

his

whole

Church with

gofos.

Brit

not

all

places

with

his

bodily

prejence.

thrifts

afcenfien

locali.

great

abafements in Gods

people

precede

their

exaltation.

VYemuff thenlearne Patience

in affli_

it

ion.

Verle

to.

The

greateff

of

liEtions

in

Gods

children

turne

to

theirgreateffglory.

Let

them therefore

wayte

the

more

pa-

tient1

Chhri/r

advancement

mull

be

cur

joy.

(krill

keeps not

his

graces

to

himfelfit,

but

doh

communicate

them

to

his.

Soought we to

endeavour to

fill

others

of

curf!ore.

YYe