A CONFESSION OF FAITH. 17 



was crucified at Hierusalem ; and after a true and 

 natural death, and his body laid in the sepulchre, 

 the third day he raised himself from the bonds of 

 death, and arose and shewed himself to many chosen 

 witnesses, by the space of divers days ; and at the 

 end of those days, in the sight of many, ascended 

 into heaven ; where he continueth his intercession ; 

 and shall from thence, at the day appointed, come 

 in greatest glory to judge the world. 



That the sufferings and merits of Christ, as they 

 are sufficient to do away the sins of the whole world, 

 so they are only effectual to those which are rege 

 nerate by the Holy Ghost ; who hreatheth where he 

 will of free grace ; which grace, as a seed incorrup 

 tible, quickeneth the spirit of man, and conceiveth 

 him anew a son of God and member of Christ : so 

 that Christ having man s flesh, and man having 

 Christ s spirit, there is an open passage and mutual 

 imputation ; whereby sin and wrath was conveyed 

 to Christ from man, and merit and life is conveyed 

 to man from Christ : which seed of the Holy Ghost 

 first figureth in us the image of Christ slain or cru 

 cified, through a lively faith ; and then reneweth in 

 us the image of God in holiness and charity ; though 

 both imperfectly, and in degrees far differing even 

 in God s elect, as well in regard of the fire of the 

 Spirit, as of the illumination thereof; which is more 

 or less in a large proportion : as namely, in the 

 Church before Christ ; which yet nevertheless was 

 partaker of one and the same salvation with us, and 

 of one and the same means of salvation with us. 

 VOL. vn. c 



