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who siiineth not ; yet we must use our sincere endeavors to keep the 

 whole law of God, so far as we possibly can. 



6. Of Free-Will. 



The Condition of man after the fall of Adam, is such that he cannot 

 turn and prepare himself by his own natural strength and good works 

 to faith and calling upon God : Wherefore we have no power to do 

 good works, pleasing and acceptable to God, without the grace of God 

 by Christ giving us a good will, and working with us, when we have 

 that good will. 



7. Of the Justification" of Man. 



We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our 

 Lord and Saviour Jesus (Christ by faith, and not for our own works, or 

 deservings. Wherefore that we are justified by faith only, is a most 

 wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort. 



8. Of Good Works. 



Albeit that good works, which are the fruits of Faith and follow after 

 Justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's 

 judgment ;. yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ,, and 

 do spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith, insomuch that by 

 them a lively faith may be as evidently known, as a Tree discerned by 

 the Fruit. 



9. Of Christ alone without Sin. 



Christ, by taking human nature on him, was made like unto us in all 

 things, sin only excepted. He was a lamb without spot, and by the 

 sacrifice of himself once offered, made atonement and propitiation for 

 the sins of the world ; and sin was not in him. But all mankind 

 besides, tho' bxiptized and born again in Christ, do offend in many 

 things. For if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the 

 truth is not in us. 



ro. Of Sin after Baptism. 



They who fall into sin after baptism may be renewed by repentance - 

 for tho' after we have received God's grace, we may depart from it by 

 falling into sin ; yet thro' the assistance of his Holy Spirit, we may by 

 repentance and the amendment of our lives, be restored again to his 

 favour. God will not deny repentance of sins to those who truly 

 repent, and do that which is lawful and right ; but all such thro' his 

 mercy in Clirist Jesus, shall save their souls alive. 



II. Of Predestination. 



Predestination to Life, with respect to e\ery man'"s salvation, is the 



everlasting purpose of God, secret to us: and the right knowledge of 



what is revealed concerning it, is full of comfort to such truly religious 



Christians, as feel in themselves the Spirit of Christ, mortifying the 



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