The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-24
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calling upon God. Wherefore we havt
no power to do good works pleasant anC
acceptable to God, without tho grace o
God by Christ preventing us, that me may
have q good will, and working with us
when we have that good will.
ART. xG-0fhe Justification Gillian.
We are accounted righteous before
God, only for the merit Of our Lord ant
Saviour Jesus Christ by Faith, and mo-
for our own works or deservlngs. Where
fore, that we arc justified by Faith only
Is o most wholesome Doctrine, and very
full Of comfort, as more largely Is ex
pressed in the Homily Of Justification.
ART, xu-0f Good Works.
Albeit that Good Works, which are The
fruits Of Faith, and follow after Justi6ca-
ton, cannot put away our sins, and en-
dure the severity Of Gods judgment; vel
are they pleasing and acceptable to God
In Christ, and do spring out necessarily o.
q true and lively Faith; insOmuch thai
J by them lively Faith may be us evil
IDENTIFY known as tree discerned by the
fruit. !i aE
ART. xnr-Cr Works before Justtfcatton
Works done before the grace OF Christ
and the Inspiration Of his Spirit, are moi
pleasant to God, iorssmuch as they spring
not Of faith III Jesus Christ; neither do
they make men meet to receive grace; or
las the School.authors say deserve grace
OF congruity; yea rather, for that they
are not done as God hath willed and
commanded them TO DO done, we doubt
not but they have the nature OF sin.
ART, xrv-0f Works Of Supereregation.
Voluntary Works besides, over and
above, Gods Commandments, which they
call Works Of SupGrerogation, cannot DO
taught without arrogance and impiety {:
for by them men do declare, that they
do not only render unto God as much as
they are bound to do, but that they do
more for his sake, than of bounden duty
ia required whereas Christ saith plainly,
When ye have done all that are com.
manded to you, say, We are Improbable
servants.
ART. Xv-Of Christ alone witt0ut Sin
Christ in the truth of our nature, was
made like unto us in all things, sin only
except, from which he was clearly void,
both in his flesh, and in his spirit. He
came to be the Lamb without spot, who
by sacrifice OF himselfonce made, should
take away the Gins OF the world; and sin
las st. John saith) was not in him. But
all we the rest (altbough baptized and
born again in Christi yet offend in many
things; and if we say we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in
US.
ART. xvr-Qf Sin after Baptism.
Not every deadly sin, willingly commit.
ted after Baptism, is sin against the Holy
Ghost, and objectionable. Wherefore the
grant OF repentance is not to be denied
TO such as TALL into sin after Baptism
After we have received the Holy Ghost,
we may depart from grace given, and fall
into sin, and by the grace OF God 1--WE
may arise again, and amend our lives
And therefore they are to be condemned,
which say, they can no more sin Gs long
as they live here, or deny the place offor.
gtveness 10 such as truly repent.
ART. xvIr-0f PredeStination and Elec-
ton
Predestination to life is the everlasting
purpose Of God, whereby (beIore the
foundations Of the world were laidl he
hath constantly decreed by his counsel,
secret 10 US, TO deliver from curse and
dNmnation, those whom he hath chosen
in Christ out OF mankind, and TO bring
them by Christ to everlasting salvation,
as vessels made 10 honour. Wherefore
they which be endued with 60 excellent
benefit OF God, be called according to
Gods purpose by his Spirit working in
due season: they through grace obey the
calling: they be justified freely: they be
made Sons OF God by adoption: they be
made like the image Of his only begotten
Son Jesus Christ: they walk religlously
in good works; and at length by Gods
mercy they attain 10 everlasting felicity.
As the cody consideration Of Predes:i-
nation, and our election in Christ, is full
ofswcet, pleasant aud uuspeakable COM
fort to godly persons, and such as feel in
themselves the workings oil the Spirit of
Christ, mortifying the works oil the flesh
and their earthly members, and drawing
up their mind 10 high and heavenly
things, Gs well because 1t doth greatly es-
tabllsh and confirm their faith Of eternal
salvation, to be enjoyed through Christ,
as because it doth tervently kindle their
love towards God: so, for curious and car
nal persons, lacking tho spirit Of Christ,
to have continually before their eyes the
Sentence OF Gods Predestination, is a
most dangerous downfall, whereby the
Devil doth thrust them either into des-
peration, or into Indebtedness of most un.
clean living, no less perilous than des-
perstion.
Furthermore. we must receive Gods
promises in such wise as they be generally
set forth 10 us in holy Scripture: And In
our doings, that will OF God is to be fol-
LEVIED, which we have expressly declared
unto US in the Word OF God.
ART. xvIn-0f obtaining Eterna! Salra.
ton only By the Name Of Christ.
They also are 10 DO had accursed, that
presume to say, that every man shall be
saved by the Law or Sect which he pro-
fesselh, SO that he be diligent TO frame
his lie according TO that Law, and the
light Of Nature. For holy Scripture doth
set out unto us only the Name OF Jesus
Christ, whereby men must be saved.
ART. xlx-0f tho Church.
The visible Church Of Christ is q COM
gregation OF faithful men, in the which
the pure word Of God is preached, and the
Sacraments be duly ministered according
to Christs Ordinance, in all those things
that Of necessity are requisite to the same,
AS the Church Of Jerusalem, Alsran-
dria and Anti0ct, have erred SO also the
Church of Rome hath erred, not only in
their living and manner Of ceremonies,
but also in matters Of faith.
ART. xx-0tMs authority of tie Cturc1..
The Church hath power to decree Rites
or Ceremonies, and authority in Contro-