ipocl Manz ,amityZook. 147 The Holy Covenant. IDo(*) Believe in God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghofl,according to the particular Articles (If theChriflianfaith ; Andheartily Repentingof myfanful life, I do prefently, abfolutely andrefolvedly give up my felfto Him, my Creator and Reconciled God and Fa- ther in Chrift, my Saviour, and my Sanl-iifter : Re- nouncing the Devil, the world and the finful defires of the flefh : That taking up my Crofs and denying my felf, Imay follow Chrift the Captain of my Salvation to the death, and live withhim in endlefs Glory. Read but our Church Liturgie, vea the Papifts Li- turgies, and you will fee that here is not a word but what is in the fenfe of Baptifm, and what Papifts and Proteftants and all Chriftians areagreed on. I pray you Sir Elymas read ir, and tell him here whether there be any word that you except againft. " El. I cannot deny it without denying Chrifliani.- "ty. God make us all better Chriftians : For"I Per- " ceive we are not what we promifed to be. It was CC you that I talk'd againft I thought, all this while : " But I begin to perceive that it is Chriftiani- "ty it felf, (in the (t) Praelife, though not "in the name) which my heart is againft : I can- "not like this Godlinefs, and Self -denying and Mor- " tification and Crofs-bearing ; And yet I perceive that (*)c/Iat.28.i8,ic2o.Mar.16.r5,a6.Lu%t 3.3, S; d" II-. 26,3 3. Rom.$ .8, 917,18(t) Prov.3 . i'8149. L 2 Gc I
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