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3. We believe that there are three persons in the God- 

 head the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, undi- 

 vided in essence, coequal in power and glory, and the only 

 proper object of religious worship. 



4. We believe that, in the person of Jesus Christ, the 

 Divine and human natures are united, so that he is truly 

 and properly God, and truly and properly man. 



5. We believe that our first parents were created in a 

 state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost 

 their purity and happiness; and that, in consequence of 

 their fall, all men have become sinners, totally depraved, 

 and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God. 



6. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has, by His 

 suffering and death, made an atonement for the whole 

 world, so that whosoever will may be saved. 



7. We believe that repentance towards God, faith in 

 our Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration by the Holy 

 Spirit, are necessary to Salvation. 



8. We believe that we are justified by grace, through 

 faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and that he that believeth 

 hath the witness in himself. 



9. We believe the Scriptures teach that not only does 

 continuance in the favour of God depend upon continued 

 faith in, and obedience to, Christ, but that it is possible 

 for those who have been truly converted to fall away 

 and be eternally lost. 



10. We believe that it is the privilege of all believers 

 to be " wholly sanctified," and that " the whole spirit 

 and soul and body " may " be preserved blameless unto 

 the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." That is to say, we 

 believe that after conversion there remain in the heart 

 of the believer inclinations to evil, or roots of bitterness, 

 which, unless overpowered by Divine grace, produce ac- 

 tual sin; but that these evil tendencies can be entirely 

 taken away by the Spirit of God, and the whole heart, 

 thus cleansed from everything contrary to the will of 



