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43

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ZDe

;Pm

ipanz 'famttp

Wao

It.

The explained

Pro

feffion of

the

Chrifiiaíi

Relrion.

I.

f

Believe

that there

is one

G

O

D

;

An Infinite

I.

Spirit

of

Life,Underftanding

and

Will

;

Perfeftly

Powerful

wife and

good

;

The

Father,

The

Affe,it.

the

Word,and

the

Spirit; The

Creator,

Governor,and

End

of

all

things

;

Our

abfolute

Owner,

our

moll

juft

Ruler,

and our

molt

gracious Benefaftor,

and

molt

amiable

Good.

IL

I

believe

that

man

being made

in

the Image

of

God,

an

imbodied

Spirit

of Life,

Vnderftandíng

land

Will,

with holy

Vivacity,

Wifdom

and

Love,

to

Know,

and Love,

and Serve his

Creator,

here

and

for

ever

;

did by wilful finning

fall

from his

God,

his

Holinefs

and Innocency, under the

wrath of

God,

the condeme

nation

of

his Law,

and

the flavery

of

the

Flefh, the

World,

and

the

Devil.

And

that

Godfo

loved

the

World,

that

he

gave his

only

Son

to

be

their Redeemer

Who

beicg

G

O

D,

and one

with the Father,

took

our

Nature,

and became

M A

N

:

being conceived by

zhe

Holy

Gholt,

born

of

the

Virgin

Mary,

called

Jefus

Chrift

:

Who

was

perfectly

holy,

finlefs, fulfilling

all

Righteoufnefs, overcame the Devil

and

.

the

World

,

and gave

himfelf

a

Sacrifice

for

our

fins

by fuffering

a

curled

Death

on

the

Crof

i,

to ranfome

us, and

re-

concile

us

unto

God,

and was

buried,

and went among

the

Dead

;

the

third

day he

rote

again,

having

con

-

quered Death.

And he fully eftablilned the

Cove-

nant

of

Grace,

that

all

that

truly

repent

and

believe,

/ball

have

the

Love

of

the

Father,

the Grace

of

the

Son,

and

the

Communion

of thz

Holy

Spirit

and

if

they