.«.z^-:.^Pw.r:r Jr_°,-,,.R. .,TT::_.5..,' C H A P.2. Eptflle to the 7heffalonians. V E R. I 2. 173 thus conceiue : inafînuch as they belieue not all Articles in their full fenfe taken. Thus in a word. i The all- 1uffici- ency of Chrifls meritorious paifion they belieue not. 2 Nor his propriety incommunicable in his office of mediation. Sxemp. That Cbrifl fuffered vnder `Pontius `Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried, went downe to hell, Papifls belieue: but did not,doe not 'ewes fo? who doubts but they belieue the generali hiflary of Chrifis pailïon as it is articled in our Creed, recorded in the Gofpell ; yet are Iewes Infidels in thofe very Articles, Why? they belieue nor caufe nor auaile ofhis paillon; which is the life of E- , uangelicall truth couched in thofe Articles : the caufe,u our Penes, not his owne; the auaile, our ' Redemption and lu§li fication. Yet its true, both caufe and auaile Papifls in a fort be- lieue, that he died an Innocent, for the Nocent, to expiate our finnes ; Where then is their Infidelity ? that iii fuffe- ring he intended expiation of all finnes mortali and veniall; difcharged vs of all guilt, and obligation to all punifisment temporali and eternall, they fliffely deny; our faenes niufl fatisfie for venial! finnes ; procure difcharge from tempo - rail punifllments by our owne voluntarypaflìons, and pe- nous good workes. That Chrilti: is mediatour of Interceflion and Redemp- tion Pspifis belieue; herein are orthodoxe in faith: that he is the" Pole meritorious mediatour of pntercelon and im- petration,they belieue not; herein they are Infidels. Saints and Angels meritorioufly intercede for vs, that is the lye of their faith : fie de Relsquir. 2 Next let be coufidered ; the generali acknowledge- ment of Scripture and all do&rives contained in Scripture to beofGod,acquits not ofparticular Infidelity : for what ifhereticall fenfe be forced upon the letter ? and in that falfè fenfe be belieued ; there is a lye vnder that faith ; there is infidelity, if to Scriptures in right fenfe taken cre- dence be denied. Exemp. That the Text in John, Father, Word,and Spirit arcY one, is Gods word, no Antitrinitary denieth : but that oneneffe is by confent of will puts the lye )g ° R01114E4. * H:b.9.ra. I.Tim.:.ç. i.Iohna.r,t, y I.Iohn 5.9,
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