cHAP. VIII. The Faith -of the 0Jurcl; under tl;e Old Teflament; in and con:: cerning the Perjon ofC!Jrijl. A BriefView ofthe Faith ofth~ Church under the Old Tej!ament concerning the Divine Perfon of Chrift, 1hall clofe thefe Difcourfes, and make way for thofe that en– fue, wherein our own Duty with refpefr thereunto ihall be declared. That the Faith ofall believers from the Foundation of the World had a re!)eEf unto him, lihall afterwards demonfirate; and to deny it, is to renounce both the Old Teftament and the New. But that this Faith oftheirs did principally refpefr his Perfon, is what ihall here be declared. Therein they knew was laid the Foundation ofthe Counfel? ofGod for their De– liverance, SanCtification and Salvation. Otherwife it was · but litle they clearly underftood of his Ofjice, or the way whereby he would redeem the Church. · - TheApoftlePeter in theConfeffion hemade·ofhimMdtth. 16.16, exceeded the Faith ofthe OldTeflamentin this, that he applied the Promife concerning the Me.ffiah, unto that individual Perfon. Thou art Chrijl the Son ofthe living, God. He that was to be the Redeemer and Saviour of the Church. Howbeit Fete! then knew little of the way and manner whereby he was principally fo to be. And therefore when he began to declare them unto his .Difciples, namely that they fhould be by his ,deathand fuffering,s,he in particular was not able to comply. with it, but faith he, Mafler that be far from thee, v. 22 . AJ flefh and Uoocl, that is his own Rea– fonand underfl:anding did not reveal or declare him unto Pep 2 t er
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