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That

thing' are

required

in

true

repent

ante.

4

2

R'

finnes,

that

they

beleeue

in

him,

that

is,that

by

a

liuely

faith,

they

doe applie

vnto

themfelues

Chrifi

Iefus,

and

all

his

be-

nefits

;

and affure

thernfelucs,that whatfoeuer

hee

bath done

in

the

worke

ofinediation

and

redemption,

hce

did

it

for

their

fakes;

namelie,

that

hee

left the bofome

of

his

father,

and taking

vpon

him

our

flefb, became the fonne

of mai,

that

hee

might

make

vs

the

formes

of

God,

and heires

of

his

euerlaf}in g

kingdome; that

hee

Ixas

conceitied

by the

holy Ghof

, to

fan6iifie

our conception

;

that

hee

here

fuf-

fered

hunger, cold,

wearineffe, and

other

miferies

of

this

life,

that

hee

might

make

vs

partakers

of

all

happineffe

in

the

life

to conic; that

bee

performed perfect obedience

the law,

that

hce

might

decke and adorne

vs

with

the rich

robe

of

his righteoufheffe

:

that notwithflanding,

hee was

mo!}iui}

and

innocent,

yet

hee was condemned

to death,

before

an

earthlie

Iudge,thatwe

who were wicked and vn-

iuf},

might

bee

acquitted

and

ábfolued, before the iudge-

ment

feate

ofGod:that

bee

died

vpon

the

croffe,

to preferue

vs

from

euerlaf}ing

death

of

hell; that

hee

indured

his

fa-

thers anger,

that

wee

might

bee

reconciled

vnto

him;

that

hee

bore the

curie

of

the

law,

that

he

might

cancel

the

hand-

writing

of

ordinances which

made

againf}

vs;

that

he rofe

againe and

afcended

into

heauen,

that

hee

might

bee

the

firf}

finites

ofthem that

fleet,

and

by

his entrance

into

heánen,

might

make way

for

vs

ado

;

that

hee

fitteth

at

the

right

hand

of

God,

to

makeinterceflìon

for

vs,

and to pro

-

teó}

and

defend

vs

againft

all

our enemies;

that

hee

fhall

come

toiudge

both

the quicke and the

dead, to

the

end he

maygiue unto

vs,

perfe6t

redemption, and crowne

vs

with

euerlaf}ing

glorie

:

And

if

wee

thus beleeue

in

Chrif},

and

applie

him

with

all his

benefits

vnto

vs,

we

may

affure

our

felues,

that

hee

will

cafe

vs

of

the

beanie

burthen

ofour

fins;

clothe

vs

with

the glorious aray

of

his

righteoufneffe

;and

giue

veto

vs

the

eternal!

pofl'eflïon

ofthofe

euerlaf}ing

ioies,

which by

his death and

bloudfhed

he.-hath dearely

purcha-

fed

for

vs;

CHAPü,_.