Why we say, I believe the Church, not-in the Church By that expression, we profess our faith of the perpetuity The different periods of which, and the wonderful admi- - We are also to cultivate communion with the Church XXIX. XXX. XXXII. XXXV. Since each of them shares of it, according to his measure XXXVIII. XXXIX. The article of THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS, being nearly the same with that of the CHURCH, is omitted in many God, Angels, Men, are called Holy All of these have a certain communion with each other But in the Creed, the Communion of holy men is chiefly Or of those who live on the earth, with the inhabitants of XLVI. XLVIII. The Church, how holy soever, has always her faults on earth, and needs the forgiveness of sins VIII As to its substance, it is a blessing of the covenant of grace Even the forgiveness enjoyed chiefly under the New dis- The faith of the forgiveness of sins comprises, 1. Con- 2. Giving glory to God as able to justify the ungodly in 3. The soul's betaking itself to Christ to obtain pardon in Which can only be done, according to the order God has 4. Assurance of having obtained forgiveness Which is to be carefully distinguished from bold presump- The state of those that are partakers of this blessing, is truly happy XXVIII- VI.-IX. X.-XIV. That there will be a resurrection of the body, is the doc- XXII-XXVII. Rev. xx. 4—6. not inconsistent with this assertion Life EverlastiNG, the final object of our hope, denotes It has its beginnings here LIX. LXIII. LXIV.-LXVI. But greater happiness awaits separate spirits; which, af- LXVIII. LXX. And immediately after death, are received into everlasting Where they enjoy great felicity LXXIII. LXXVI. IMPROVEMENT. 1. From this sublime doctrine, let us SECT. LXXIX. LXXXIII. I. AMONGST the precious promises with which the God of heaven was graciously pleased to favour the people of Israel, that in which he assured them that he should "walk in the midst of them,"a is entitled to hold a dis- tinguished place. The Lord made good this promise in various ways, and by several steps. 1st, He caused the tabernacle of the congregation to be erected, and the ark of the testimony and covenant to be made, and gave them to Israel as symbols of his special presence. With regard to the tabernacle he said: "This shall "be a continual burnt-offering throughout your gene- "rations, at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- |