Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-29

And we praise Him for the unspeakable
grace wherein He has provided way
of eternal life for all mankind.
ARTICLE VII ELECTION.
We believe that God, from the begin
ming, in His own good pleasure, gave to |
His Son people, an innumerable null |
titude, chosen in Christ unto holiness,
service and salvation we believe that |
all who come to years of discretion can |
receive this salvation only through |
faith and repentance; and we believe
that all who die in infancy, and all
others given by the Father to the Son
who are beyond the reach of the out
ward means of grace, are regenerated and
saved by Christ through the Spirit,
who works when and where and how
He pleases
ARTICLE vlrI-JF OUR LORD JESUS
| CHRIST.
We believe in and confess the Lord
Jesus Christ, the only Mediator between
God and man, who being the Eternal
Son Of God, for us men and for our sal
walton became truly man, being con-
ceived by the Holy Ghost and born of
the Virgin Mary, without sin; unto us
He has revealed the Father, by His
Word and Spirit making known the
perfect will OF God for us He fulfilled
all righteousness and satisfied eternal
justice, offering Himself perfect sac
rifice upon the cross to take away the
/, sin of the world; for us He rose from
the dead and assembled into heaven,
where He ever intercedes for us; in our
hearts, joined to Him by faith. He
abides forever as the indwelling Christ
over us, and over all for us. He rules /;
! wherefore, unto Him we render love,
I obedience and alteration as our Prophet,
! Priest and King forever.
z ARTICLE IX-oF FAITH AND REPENT
ANCE.
? We believe that God pardons our sin.
= and accepts us as righteous, solely OF
= the ground of the perfect obedience AM
= sacrifice of Christ, received by faitl
4 alone; and that this saving Iaith i
= always accompanied by repentance
= wherein we confess and forsaEe GU
y sins with full purpose Of, and endeavo
" after, u new obedience to God.
ARTICLE X.--oF THE Holy SPIRIT.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, tn
- Lord and Oliver of Life. who move
10 everywhere upon the hearts of men, I
ar restrain them from evil ana to incit
10 them unto good, and whom the Farhe
IL is ever willing to give unto all who as
is Him. We believe that he has spoke
m by holy Men of God in making know
" His truth to men for their salvation
Il that, through our exalted Saviour, +
re- has sent forth in power to convict Il
world of sin, to enlighten mems mini
in the knowledge of Christ, and
persuade and enable them to obey IL
,r, call of the Gospel; and tEat He abid
IS; with the Church, dwelling in eve
in believer as the spirit of truth, of hol
in ness, and of comfort
up ARTICLE XI.--OF THE Ew BIRTH A.
% THE NEW LIFE.
re- We believe that the Holy Spirit on
is the author and source OF the NJ
birth; we rejoice in the new lii
Is. wherein He is given unto us as the Sc
eli of sonship in Christ, and keeps low
he fellowship with is, helps us in O
is infirmities. purges us from our faul
by and ever continues His transform
ali work in us until we are perfected
bat the likeness of Christ, in the glory
no the life to come.
ARTICLE XIi.-oF THE REsURRECTi
!, AND TIFF LIFE TO CONF.
CAT We believe that in the life to co
nIy the spirits Of the just at death ms
in free from sin, enjoy immediate co
fers munion with God and the vision ct
en. glory and we confidently look for