It pleased God in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, according to the covenant made between them both, to be the Mediator between God and man;1 the Prophet,2 Priest3 and King;4 head and Saviour of His church,5 the heir of all things,6 and judge of the world;7 unto whom He did from all eternity give a people to be His seed, and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.8
1. Ayon sa kasunduan ng Ama at Anak noong walang hanggang pasimula ay ikinalugod ng Diyos(1) na piliin at italaga ang Panginoong Jesus, ang Kanyang bugtong na Anak,(2) na maging Tagapamagitan sa Diyos at sa tao;(3) na Siyang Propeta,(4) Saserdote(5) at Hari(6), Puno at Tagapagligtas ng Kanyang Iglesia(7).