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The Belief of this fhould,

1. Leffen our Affections and Love to this World, Col. iii. 2.

2. Encourage us to undergo any Trouble or Affliction in order to our getting to Heaven, Rom. viii. 18. 2 Cor. iv. 17, 18.

Perfuade us to labour after Righteousness before all Things elfe, Matt. vi. 33.

I COR. XV. 58.

Therefore my beloved Brethren, be ye fedfaft, unmoveable, always abounding in the Work of the Lord.

N this Chapter are Four Things:

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I. A Summary of the Doctrine of the Gospel,

to ver. 12:

II. A Reprehenfion of fuch as deny the Refurrection of the Dead, to ver. 15.

III. A Confutation of their Arguments, to

vcr. 28.

IV. A feasonable Inference from the Premiffes, to ver. 58.

Εδραίοι γίνεθε, αμετακίνητοι.

Δικαία λοιπὸν καὶ ευκαιρὸς ἡ παραίνεσις, Chryf

Wherein we have,

1. His loving Compellation.
1. Brethren, 1 Pet. iii. 8.

2. My Brethren, Heb. ii. 11.

3. My beloved Brethren, Phil. iv. 1.

2. His Apoftolical Exhortation.

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Be ye ftedfaft, Españos.

Queft. 1. What is it to be ftedfaft?

1. To be well grounded in our Religion, Tedeμuivo xição, Col. i. 23.

2. Well built upon that Foundation, Jud. xx. Col. ii. 7. Ἐρειζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομέμενοι.

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Queft. 2. What fhould we be thus ftedfaft and well grounded in?

1. In the Profeffion of our Religion, Heb. iy. 14. c. X. 23.

1. That we do not take it up merely upon

an implicite Faith, Heb. v. 12. 2 Tim. i, 12. Ignorantia omnium errorum mater eft. Syn. Tol. 2. But that we be able to give a Reason of our Faith, 1 Pet. iii. 15.

Ταῦτα γ κ πολλοί πλείονα τέτων τὸν χριςιανὸν ε είναι χρὴ καὶ τέτων πάντων Σποδιδόναι λόγον τοῖς 3. Chryf.

2. In the Principles of our Religion.

1. Concerning the Scriptures.

1. That they are the Word of God, 2 Tim. iii. 16. 2 Pet. i. 21.

2. Contain all Things neceffary to Salvation, 2 Tim. iii. 16, 17.

3. That all Perfons ought to read them, John v. 39. Acts xvii. 11. Matt. xx. 29. 2. Concerning God.

1. That there is but one God, Deut. vi. 4. Ifa. xliv. 6.1 Cor. viii. 4.

2. That this one God is Three Perfons, Matt. xxviii. 19. 1 John V. 7. 2 Cor. xiii. 14, 1. The Father, Eph. iv. 6. c. i. 3.

2. The Son, Rom. ix, 5. Phil. ii. 6.
3. The Holy Ghost, Acts v. 3, 4. Tit. iii. §.

3. Concerning Man.

1. That he was made in the Image of God, Gen. i. 26, 27. Eph. iv. 24.

2. That by Adam's Fall, all Men are become finful and miferable, Rom. v. 17, 18, 19. Ecclef. vii. 29. Rom, iii. 9, 10, 23.

3. That

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3. That there is no Way for Man's Recovery, but only by Jesus Christ, At§ iv. 12. John iii. 16. Acts xvi. 31.

4. Concerning Chrift.

1. That he is both God and Man in One Person, A&ts xx. 28.

2. That he as fo died only for our Sins, Ifa. liii. 5. 1 John ii. 2.

3. That he is our only Mediator in Heaven, 1 Tim. ii. 5. No Saints or Angels, John xiv. 6. 1 John ii. 1.

5. Concerning the Sacraments.

1. That there are but Two as generally neceffary to Salvation, Baptifm, and the Lord's Supper. The other Five,

Confirmation,

Matrimony,
Orders,

Penance,

Extreme Unction, ufed by the Papists
cannot be properly called Sacraments.
2. These Two are abfolutely neceffary to
Salvation:

1. Baptifm, Matt. xxvii. 19. John iii. 5.
2. The Lord's Supper, Luke xxii. 19.

6. Concerning the Lord's Supper in par
ticular.

1. That the Bread and Wine are not turned Subftantially into the Body and Blood of Chrift, I Cor. x. 16, 17.

That destroys the Nature of the Sacrament, there being no Figure.

Our Saviour meant otherwise, Luke xxii. 19.

2. That it ought to be adminiftred in both
Kinds, Matt. xxvi. 27. Πίετε εξ αυτό πάντες,
1 Cor. xi. 26.
7. Con-

7 Concerning good Works.

1. That they are well-pleafing to God, Heb. xiii. 16. Phil. iv. 18. Pet. ii. 5.

2. Neceffary in order to Salvation, Matt. xix. 17. Fac. ii. 26.

3. But not fo as to merit any Thing at God's Hand, Luke xvii, 10. 1 Cor. iv, 7

3. Stedfaft in the Practice of our Religion 1. In the worshipping of God.

1. Internally, John iv. 24.

1. In loving God above all Things, Deut. vi. 5.

1. Because he is infinitely good in himfelf, Luke xviii. 19.

2. Continually good to us, Pfal. cxvi. 1. Luke vii. 47.

2. In our fearing him alone, fa. viii, 13. Matt. X. 28.

1. Because he governs the World, Fer.

V. 22,

2. He is both a juft and merciful God, Pfal. CXXX. 4

3. Our Submiffion to him, Luke xxii. 42. because of his infinite Wisdom and Goodnefs, 1 Sam. iii. 18.

4. Our trufting on him, Prov. iii. §. and Christ.

1. He is All-wife, 2 Pet. ii. 9.

2. And Almighty too, Matt. xix. 26. 5. In our Thankfulnefs for all his Mercies,

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1. Because all Things come from him, 1 Cor. iv. 7.

2. We deserve no Mercies, Gen. xxxii. 10,

2. Externally.

1. In praying,

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