A CONFESSION OF FAITH. 19 



God, dispersed over the face of the earth, which is 

 Christ s spouse, and Christ s body ; being gathered 

 of the fathers of the old world, of the Church of the 

 Jews, of the spirits of the faithful dissolved, and the 

 spirits of the faithful militant, and of the names yet 

 to be born, which are already written in the book of 

 life. That there is also a visible Church, distin 

 guished by the outward works of God s covenant, 

 and the receiving of the holy doctrine, with the use 

 of the mysteries of God, and the invocation, and 

 sanctification of his holy name. That there is also 

 an holy succession in the prophets of the new testa 

 ment and fathers of the Church, from the time of 

 the apostles and disciples which saw our Saviour in 

 the flesh, unto the consummation of the work of the 

 ministry ; which persons are called from God by gift, 

 or inward anointing ; and the vocation of God fol 

 lowed by an outward calling and ordination of the 

 Church. 



I believe, that the souls of such as die in the 

 Lord are blessed, and rest from their labours, and 

 enjoy the sight of God, yet so, as they are in expec 

 tation of a farther revelation of their glory in the last 

 day. At which time all flesh of man shall arise and 

 be changed, and shall appear and receive from Jesus 

 Christ his eternal judgment ; and the glory of the 

 saints shall then be full : and the kingdom shall be 

 given up to God the Father : from which time all 

 things shall continue for ever in that being and state, 

 which then they shall receive. So as there are three 

 times, if times they may be called, or parts of eter. 



