26. Quest. How doth Chrift execute the Office of a King? Anfw. Chrift executeth the Office of a King, in ubduing us to himself, in ruling, and defending s", and in restraining and conquering all his and our Enemies c 27. Queft. Wherein did Chrift's Humiliation confift? 0 Anfw. Chrift's Humiliation confifted in his being orn, and that in a low Condition d, made under he Law, undergoing the Miseries of this Life, he Wrath of God, and the curfed Death of the Crofs h laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. nchangeable priesthood. 25. Therefore he is able alfo to fave hem to the uttermok, that come nto God by him, feeing he ever lieth to make interceffion for them, 26. Acts 15. 14. Simeon hath eclared how God at the firft did vitthe Gentiles, to take out of them people for his name. v. 15. And this agree the words of the rophets; as it is written, v, 16, After this I will return, and build gain the tabernacle of David, hich is fallen down and I will uild again the raines thereof, and will fet it up. Ifai. 33.22. For the Lord is our udge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the ord is our king, he will fave us, Ifai. 32. 1. Behold, a King fhall eign in righteousness, and princes hall rule in judgment. v. 2. And 1 man fhall be as an hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempeft; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great tock in a weary land. e Gal, 4. 4. But when the fulness of time was come, God fent forth his Son made of a woman, made under the law. Heb. 12. 2. Looking unto Jefus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was fet before him, endured the cross, despifing the shame, and is fet down at the right hand of the throne of God. v. 3. For confider him that endured fuch contradiction of finners againft himself, left ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ifai. 53.2. For he shall grow up before him as atender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness: and when we shall fee him, there is no beauty that we should defire him. v. 3. He is despised and rejected of men, a man of forrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. I Cor. 15. 25. For he must reign, 8 Luke 22. 44. And being in an till he hath put all enemies under agony, he prayed more earnestly: his feet. Pfalm 110, throughout. and his fweat was as it were great Luke 2.7. And he brought drops of blood falling down to the forth her firft-born fon, and wrap- ground. Matth. 27. 46. And about ped him in fwadling clothes, and 27. Dd 3 the Crofs, in being buried, and continuing under the Power of Death for a Time *. 28. Queft. Wherein confifteth Chrift's Exaltation? Anfw. Chrift's Exaltation confifteth in his Rifing again from the Dead on the Third Day', in Afcending up into Heaven ", in Sitting at the Right-hand of God the Father", and in Coming to judge the World at the Last Day °. 29. Queft. How are we made Partakers of the Re demption purchafed by Chrift? Anfw. We are made Partakers of the Redemp the ninth hour Jefus cried with a loud voice, faying, Eli, Eli, lama fabachthani that is to fay, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? h Phil. 2. 8. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himfelf, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. i tion before, fpake of the refurrection of Chrift, that his, foul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did fee corruption. 28. 1 Cor. 15. 4. And that he was buried, and that he rofe again the third day according to the fcrip tures. Mark 16. 19. So then after the 1 Cor. 15.3. For I delivered un- Lord had spoken to them, he was to you first of all, that which I al-received up into heaven, and fit fo received, how that Chrift died on the right hand of God. for our fins according to the fcrip- Eph. 1.20. Which he wrought tures: v.4. And that he was buried, in Chrift, when he raised him and that he rofe again the third from the dead, and fet him at day according to the fcriptures. his own right hand in the heavenly places. k Acts 2. 24. Whom God hath raifed up, having loofed the pains • Acts I. II. Which also faid, of death becaule it was not pof- Ye men of Galilee, why ftand ye fible that he fhould be holden of it. gazing up into heaven this fame v. 25. For David fpeaketh concern- Jefus which is taken up from you ing him, I forefaw the Lord always into heaven, fhall fo come in like, before my face, for he is on my manner as ye have feen him go right hand that I should not be mo- into heaven. Acts 17. 31. Be ved. v. 26. Therefore did my heart cause he hath appointed a day in rejoice, and my tongue was glad; the which he will judge the world moreover alfo, my flesh fhall reft in in righteousness, by that man whom hope. v. 27. Becaufe thou wilt not he hath ordained; whereof he leave my foul in hell, neither wilt hath given affurance unto all men, thou suffer thine holy one to fee in that he hath raised him from corruption. v. 31. He fecing this the dead. 29. P J ion purchased by Chrift, by the effectual Applica-* ion of it to us P by his Holy Spirit 1. 30. Queft. How doth the Spirit apply to us the Reemption purchased by Chrift? Anfw. The Spirit applieth to us the Redemption urchased by Chrift, by working Faith in us, and ereby uniting us to Chrift in our effectual Calng, 31. Queft. What is effectual Calling? Anfw. Effectual Calling is the Work of God's pirit, whereby, convincing us of our Sin and Miry, inlightning our Minds in the Knowledge of Chrift w 29. P John 1. 11. He came unto faved, through faith; and that not sown, and his own received him of your felves: it is the gift of God? t. t Eph. 3. 17. That Chrift may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rooted and grounded in love. I Cor. 1. 9. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his fon Jefus Chrift our Lord. v. 12. But as many as receidhim, to them gave he power to come the fons of God, even to em that believe on his name. 9 Tit. 3. 5. Not by works of ghteoufnefs, which we have done, ut according to his mercy he faved s by the washing of regeneration, 31. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Who hath fand renewing of the holy Ghoft; ved us, and called us with an holy .6. Which he fhed on us abundant- calling, not according to our works, y, through Jefus Chrift our Saviour. but according to his own purpose 30. Eph. 1. 13. In whom ye alfo and grace which was given us in rufted, after that ye heard the word Chrift Jefus, before the world be of truth, the gospel of your falva gan. 2 Theff. 2.13. But we are bound ion: in whom alfo after that ye be to give thanks alway to God for you, ieved, ye were fealed with that holy brethren, beloved of the Lord, be pirit of promife. v. 14. Which is caufe God hath from the beginning he earnest of our inheritance, until chofen you to falvation, through the redemption of the purchased fanctification of the Spirit, and bepoffeffion, unto the praife of his lief of the truth: v. 14 Whereunto glory. John 6. 37. All that the he called you by our gofpel, to the Father giveth me, fhall come unto obtaining of the glory of our Lord me; and him that cometh to me, I Jefus Chrift. will in no wife caft out. v. 39. And ~ Acts 2. 37. Now when they this is the Fathers will which hath heard this, they were pricked in their fent me, that of all which he hath hearts, and faid unto Peter, and to given me, Ifhould lofe nothing, but the reft of the apoftles, Men and brefhould raise it up again at the last thren, what fhall we do? day: Eph. 2. 8. For by grace are ye - Dd4 Chrift", and renewing our Wills, he doth per fwade and enable us to embrace Jefus Chrift, freely offered to us in the Gospel ". 32. Queft, What Benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this Life? Anfw. They that are effectually called do in this Life partake of Juftification, Adoption, Santification, and the feveral Benefits which in this Life do either accompany or flow from them. 33. Queft. What is Juftification? Anfw. Juftification is an Act of God's free Grace, wherein he pardoneth all our Sins, and accepteth w Acts 26. 18. To open their eyes, and to turn them from darknefs to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of fins, and inheritance among them which are fanAtified by faith that is in me. us he juftified, them he also glorified. a Eph. 1.5. Having predeftinated us unto the adoption of children by Jefus Chrift to himself, accord ing to the good pleasure of his will. b I Cor. 1. 26. For ye fee your calling, brethren, how that not ma ny wife men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many nobleart called. * Ezek. 36. 26. A new heart alfo will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take av. 30. But of him are yeit way the ftony heart out of your flesh, Chrift Jefus, who of God is made and I will give you an heart of flesh, unto us wifdom, and righteoufnels, 7. 27. And I will put my Spirit with- and fanctification, and redemption. in you, and cause you to walk in my 33. Rom, 3.24. Being juftified ftatutes, and ye shall keep my judg- freely by his grace, through the re ments, and do them. demption that is in Jefus Chrift: y John 6. 44. No man can come v. 25. Whom God hath fet forth to me, except the Father which hath to be a propitiation, through faith fent me, draw him: and I will raife in his blood, to declare his righ him up at the last day. v. 45. It is teoufnefs for the remiffion of fins written in the prophets, And they that are paft, through the forbea shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Phil. 2. 13. For it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 32. ? Rom. 8. 30. Moreover, whom he did predeftinate, them he alfo called: and whom he called, them he also juftified: and whom rance of God. Rom. 4. 6. Even as fins are covered. 2 Cor. as as righteous in his Sight ", only for the Righteoufnefs of Chrift imputed to us, and received by Faith alone f. 34. Queft. What is Adoption? Anfw. Adoption is an Act of God's free Graces, whereby we are received into the Number, and have a Right to all the Privileges of the Sons of God b 35. Queft, What is Sanctification? Anfw. Sanctification is the Work of God's free Grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole Man after the Image of God, and are enabled d 2 Cor. 5. 19. To wit, that God was in Chrift, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. v. 21, For he hath made him to be fin for us, who knew no fin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. e more by the works of the law fhall no flesh be justified. Phil. 3. 9. And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Chrift, the righteousness which is of God by faith. 34.8 1 John 3. 1. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath beftowed upon us, that we fhould be called the fons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Rom. 5.17. For if by one mans offence,death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteoufnefs, fhall reign in life by one, h John 1. 12. But as many as reJefus Chrift. v. 18. Therefore as ceived him, to them gave he power by the offence of one, judgment came to become the fons of God, even upon all men to condemnation; to them that believe on his name. even fo by the righteousness of one, Rom. 8. 17. And if children, then the free gift came upon all men unto heirs; heirs of God, and jointjuftification of life. v. 19. For as heirs with Chrift: if fo be we fuffer by one mans difobedience many with him, that we may be also glowere made finners: fo by the obe- rified together. dience of one, shall many be made righteous. Gal. 2. 16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jefus Chrift, even we have believed in Jefus Chrift; that we might be juftified by the faith of Chrift, and not by the works of the law for 35. 2 Thef. 2. 13. --God hath from the beginning chofen you to falvation, through fanctification of the Spirit, and the belief of the truth. k Eph.4.23. And be renewed in the fpirit of your mind; v. 24. And that ye put on the new man, which after |