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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 J AETlCInV^ ^^ft \%i^\ttj A AND ao"V"i33sr A.isr t I OF ;THE CHUEpES.Or CHRIST, C03kirOllNG'\nE NOVA SCOTIA BAPTISE' ASSOCIATIONS. •' CHRISTIAN MESSEN" EIR " OFFICE, HALIFAX, |i/S., 1873. ill ^ « FAITH AKTICLES OF AND PWDTICE. rar* Fir^t.— ArticloM of Fitith. Article 1.— There is t^ut one only living and true God, who is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, l^oliness, justice, goodness, and truth. Deut. vi. 4 ; John. iv. 24; Psal. ?:c. 2; Jer. x. 10 ; Isa. vi. 3 ; Exodus xxiv. 6, 7. 2. Tliero are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, t]ie Son, and the Holy Ghost, who are but one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory. 1 John v. 7 ; Mat. xxviii. 19; 2 Cor. xiii. 14; 1 Pet. i. 2; Rev. i. 4, 5 ; 2Tliess. ii. 13,14; Tit. iii. 4-6. 3. The Holy Scriptureaof the Old and New Testagients, are the Word of God, in ifhich he hath given us our only rule of faith and practice.. 2. Tim. iii. 15-17 ; John v. 39 4. God, who is infinite in knowledge, and perfectly views all things from the Wginning to the end, hath fore- ordained that whatsoever comes to pa^-", either by his order or permission, shall work for the eternal glory of his great name. Acts xv. 18 ; Rom. ix. 17-23 ; xi. 36 ; Acts ii. 23 ; Ephes. 1. 11. 5. In the beginning ^od created the heavens and the earth, tlie sea, and all that in them are ; and he upholds nnd governs all things by the word of his po^^er. Gen. i. 1 ; Exod. XX. 11 ; Heb. L 3 ; Daniel iv. 35. 6. God made man in his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness; and made with him a covenant of life, the condition of which was perfect obedience. Oen. i. 26, 27 ; ii. 16, 17. 7. Man being left4o fiimself, soon fell from that happy and glorious estate, In which he was made, by eating the \ f f 3 for bidden fruit, by which he brDught himself nnd all his posterity into a state of death. Gt»n. iii. 6; Rom. v. 12-19. 8, Man being thus dead, his help and recovery are wholly in and from God. Ho«. xiii. 9 ; Eph. ii. 8 ; John vi. 44. 9. God the Father hath chosen a great multitude of the human family, which no mi;*", can number, c f all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, and given them to his Soii in the covenant of grace, that he might redeem them from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works ; which is the only foundation of salvation for lost and helpless sinners : and thereby the ministers of the Lord are encouraged to preach the gospel to every rational creature ; because, the purpose of God, and the infinite value of Christ's atonement, secure the in- crease and establishment of Christ's kingdom, so that the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ ; and ho shall reign for ever and ever. Kom. viii. 29, 30; Eph. i. 4, 5; John vi. 37-39; Rev. vii. ^); Titus ii. 14; Cvlark xvi. 15; 2 Tim. ii. 19; Mat. xiii. 33; Rev. xi, 15. ^ 10. Jesus, the eternal Son of God, hath come, and taken on him our nature, and in that nature hath yielded a perfect obedience to the law which -we have transgressed, and suffered death for our sins, and hath brought in a complete and everlasting righteousness, and hath risen and ascended to the right hand ot God, and ever liveth to make inter- cession for us. Heb. x. 5-10; Ban. ix. 24; Heb. vii.25. 11. The Holy Ghost, and he only, can and doth make l)articular application of the benefits of the atonement made by Christ to every elect soul. John iii. 6-8 ; xvi. 7-15. 12. The Spirit of God applies the benefits of this atone- ment, by convincing us ol our sinful, lost, and miserable condition; and then discovering the glorious Savioii , as he is exhibited in the gospel, Ir his suitableness and sufficiency, and enabling us to embrace iiini with our whole souls, by wliich he is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctifi- cation, and redemption. John xvi. 8; I. Cor. i. 30. S/^^8^ n 13. The life of religion consists in the knowledge of Goii. and conformity with him in the inward man, which necess arily produces an external conformity to his commands, and brings us to live in otediencc to his holy will in all ouv ways, and in our several ])luces and relations. John xvii. 3, Mat. xxiii. 28-26; Epti. ii. 10; Tit. ii. 11-14. 14. True believers, being united to Jesus Christ, shall never perish, but live and reign with him for ever. They have communion with God, and by his Spirit they are united witli each other, and have communion one with another, whereby they are made partakers of each other's gifts and graces. John iii. 16, 16; x. 28; Rom. viii. 17: Rev. iii. 21 ; 1 John i. ?> ; Rom. i. 11 ; Phil i. 7. 15. The first day of the week, commonly called the Lord's Day, is the Christian Sabbath. Mark ii. 27, 28 ; Mat. xxviii. 1-6; John xx. 19; Rev. i, 10; Acts xx. 7; 1 Cor. xvi. 2. 16. God hath appointed the ordinance of civil govern- ment for defending the poor as well as the rich, in their civil rights, without infringing upon the consciences of any, or attempting to dictate or govern in the worship of the eter- nal God, which belongs only to Jesus Christ the great Law- giver and Head of his church. Rom. xiii. 1—4 ; 1 Pet. ii. 13—15 ; Luke xxii. 25, 26 ; Eph. i. 22. 17. There will be a general resurrection, both of the just and the unjust, and God hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by Jesus Christ ; and will reward every man according to his works ; and TV hen the wicked shall be sent away into everlasting punishment, and the righteous received into life eternal. John V. 28, 29 ; Rom. ii. 16; xiv. 10-12; Mat. xfi. 27; XXV. 46; 2 Cor. v,. 10; Ileb. ix. 27, 28; Rev. xx. 12, 18. I I I 4 l»i.if J»cioiMl.-C;oncer«i.V a »l,ilUle Cliuieh of Clirist, Mnil ku JUi»c2pliii«>. 1. A particular visible chii ch of Christ, is a number of l.is j^aints by mutual acquaint tnce and commanion voUm- Shn?. ''"^T*??^^"^^'','''^^^^'^"*i»g an^ embodying together for upho dmg and promoting the worslup and rl r-r'?u ^vf{ %'^''>''f%^^ "8 declarative glory, and for 4^47 ' -^^^^-^-t^o"- 1 ^'^eta- ii. 5; 1 Cor. i. 2; Acts ii. r^h^io?'^?*''^ and the Lord^ Supper are ordinances of i^hrist, to be continued unti. his second coming, and the ormer IS reqmsite to the latu ♦ ; that is to say, those are to be aamitteu into the oommuni. n of the church, and to par- ^?i^. n/ ff •'^'/•!f T""^^'/"^ mvileges, who upon profes- sion ot their faith have been oaptized, that is immersed, 111 the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Mat. xxviii. 19 20; 1 Cor. xi. 23-26 Acts cfi^^'^fr^^^-^^^l^^'"' "^- ^-1^> Romans 'vf 4 i ol. n. 1^ ; eJohn iii. 23 ; Acts viii. 36-39. f • ^}}^^^ none but true believers can rightly partake of the ordinances, therefore the d)or of the church should be carefully k^pi against all su^f* as cannot gi^ scriTural 4. A chui-cli thus gathert J las power to choose, and bv tA rW=o ' ^"-—Bishops or Ei lers, and Deacons f and also LlTv '"?^ "l,'*'?"' °'*"*'^''' ■ *o *he rules of tie gospel; and to discipline their memberf, though in some sue* caseB It may be convenient and profi- .ble to reqS the ad^cl of neighbouring churches of 'hrist. A^ts i. 21-26 v? 0-6; Mat. iviii. 15-18; Acts xv. 1-31; 1 Cor v 1-3 iJomans xvi. 17; 1 Thcss. v. U : 2 Thess. iii. 6 ' ,Jl ^^ ^'f'^'P °' ^^^^^ '•»* '■' More power to decide any vet Zt""!,''''''-*"^ ^" *''? •=•'"'•' "«» "ny P"^«e brother-^ ?[nli,V f- ' "^?"^ superior gihs for teaching and ruling he^i*nrcnnT/"'^rPl°^'' ''' ''""^ for «,e benefit o iJie church; and the church ougat to be subject to the gifts 6 bestowed on the minister from the Lord, while lie \b riuliily administering in his place, whose place it is to lead in the actings of the church, and to administer the ordinances of tlie gospel, and to devote himself to the work of teachinj?, warning, rebuking, and exhorting the people, publicly, and from house to house. Mat. xx. 25-29 ; 1 Peter v. 3; Mat. xxviii. 19, 20 ; Acts XX. 20, 28, 31; 1 Thess. v, 12,13: Heb. xiii. 17. 6. The Deacon's office or work is to take care of the poor, and to have the oversight of tlie temporal affairs of the church, and to minister at the Lord's table. Acts vi. 1-5 ; 1 Tim. iii. 8-U. 7. Every believer . is commanded to be faitliful to im- prove every gift and talent which is bestowed on him ; in order to wliich, there ought to be such a gospel freedom that the church may know where every particular gift is, that it may be improved in its proper place, and to its rio-ht end : viz. the glory of God and the good of his people : and the church ought to be subject to such improvements. 1. Peter iv. 10, 11 ; v. 5; 1 Timothy iv. 14; 1 Cor. xiii. and xiv. chapters; llonmns xii. 4-8: Ephes. iv. 7-18. " 8. There is a mutual obligation between minister a»d people ; the former, to administer in things religious and spiritual, according to the gifts God has given ; the latter, to communicate of their temporal or worldly substance for liis comfort and support, and that by an equality as nearly as can be ascertained, that one may not be burthened and another eased. But this is not to be effected by force or compulsion, or by the sword of civil power ; but it is to be a free-will offering, agreeably to the Scriptures of truth. And every member deficient in this matter ought to be disciplined by gospel rule, as for any other breach of coven- 4int, or neglect of performing christian duty. 2 Cor. viii. 12-14 ; Luke x. 7 ; Romans xv. 27 ; 1 Cor. ix. 1-14 : Gal. vi. 6. lij THE COVENANT. Wo do now in the presence of the great, all-BeehiR, and "wI'mvc up o»rrf,.. to 0.0 M Jo.u. CW". "« ,ni.*o 10 .atre to Mm .. ll.» n..a of 1». poop'. '».»» to Ins glory, ana tiiegoouuy becomes those '"^^Sgitt^rsdverrone anot-ner in covenant pro^iistg 'to co'nduct onrselves towards each othe as Te^'lhJ^U tin b>, tattling U. others hUwM >./^^ spending time idly at \a.vern& ur ^= , ' ^ whatso- unnecessary conversation on the Lord s day, ana w s ever else is contrary to sound doctrine, accor(^>Inj§' to the glorious gospel of Christ, promising to hold communion to^^ether in tlid worship of God, and in the ordinances and discipline of his cliui«h, according as we are, or sliall be, puidiid by the Spirit of God, in his word ; expectirg that lie will further and more gloriously open his word and the mysteries of his kingdom : applying to the blood of the everlasting covenant for the pardon of our many errors, and praying the Lord to prepare and streiigthen lis for every good work, to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jfsus Christ; to whom be glory for ever aiid ever. Amen.