ASSEMBLY'S SHORTER 4ATECHISM. 257 28. Q. Wherein consisteth Christ's exaltation ? A. Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day,, ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right-hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day. Sitting at the right-hand of God. Having power and authority over all things given him by God the Father. 29. Q. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ? A. -We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ by the effectual application of it to us by his holy Spirit. Redemption. Deliverance from sin and misery. Effectual application of the redemption of Christ. The powerful conveying of the benefits of this redemption to us. 30. Q. How dolls the Spirit apply to vs the redemption purchased by Christ? A. The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ by working faith in us, and thereby uniting ua to Christ in our effectual calling. Faith. Trust in Christ, orreceiving him as proposed to as in the gospel. See answerSi. Uniting at to Christ. Making us one with Christ, as the head and members areone. 31. Q. What iseffectual calling ? A. Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby convincing ins of our airt.and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to as in the gospel. To convince us. To make us sensible. Renewing our wills. .Changing our old sinful inclinations, and giving us new and holy inclinations. Embrace Jesus Christ. To receive him in all his offices, as onr prophet, our priest and our king, dec. Gospel. The covenant ofgrace, or the proposal of pardon and eternal life to sinners, or the promise of it to those whorepent and believe in Christ. 32. Q. What benefits do they, that are effectually called, partake of in this life? A. They that are effectually called, do in this life partake of justification, adoption, sanctification, and the several benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from them,., To justify. To pardon sin, and receive a person into the favour of God as though he were rightèous. To adopt. To take one that is a stranger to be a son. ?b sanctify,- To make our sinful nature holy. Benefits. Privileges, blessings. 33. Q. What is justification? A. Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our Sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone. Free grace. Free and undeserved favour. Imputed to us. Reckoned to our account and advantage. 34. Q. Wnat is adoption A. Adoption is an act of God's free grace, wherebywe are received into the number, and hove a right to all the privileges of the sons of Gad, 35. Q. What is sanctification ? A. Sanctification is the work of God's Spirit, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness Wholeman. Our thoughts, memory, will, affections, and all our faculties. The image of God. That is, The likeness of his holiness. To die unto sin, To fsrsake sin in heart and life. To live unto righteousness. TO follow after righteousness in heart and life, vol, y. R
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