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The Articles of F^ith and Declaration of Polity here printed, 9xt thio^ forme^y published by the l^fate Stephen Scldtn^ slightly mvised: The phraseology has been ill some in- stanc^|.• ■n .■>. -i'vv- Tf; J, P^ifT FiRST.-ARtlCJJ:SOVFA/TIt' * ^''C^'Jtii -A^ ARtiCLfi/ I, Thire is ^t iii^ ^u, ^ living ana true Goii,>hp is a- Spirit, in- ^ ,^mte, eternal, and/ unchangeable m His beingrr wisdom, pciivdh, lioli^ess, justice, I love and t^th. rieut. ^ : i^ ; John 4 r ,4 %' Psalm 90; 2 ; Jeri 10 :^ ; Isa 6 t3 r Ex- odus 34 l6^7.;'\ / .. ■ ^' ._ ■*\-: ; 2. There are three persons in the Ood- headj the Fathei^, the Son, and th^ Holy : 9hpst, who are cine God, the ^anie in sub. stanc^jK|ual infpowW anid^i ^ Thess. 2 :i3, lirTit. zyA^^'-M^^^^^^ ; 3- ^he HoWscriptiii^^l^^ ..NewT^stainent^areihe W of God, in ^ which lie hath given u^oiir only rule of ifeithan^ practice, i Tim. 3 : ^5-17; John 5 i 3^ ? Jo 1ni> y : 31 y z^tm ^ ^^' r . — -^"""^ v^^t-. . T *■ ' 3^1'!g #*v:i ^ ' 'H . 1? ; * ' i 1 *■ fr '■ •f ^^{^•■ .4*^; God, who is initiite in knowledge, * and perfectly views allUhings' from th6 be- ginning to the'enci, hath fore-ordained that whatsoever eomes to bass, either by his ((>rder orj permission, sfaalU work for the etemai glory of His great name. Acts 15: 18 ; Rom. 9 : 17, 23 ; 11 lUe ; Acts 2 : 23.; Ephes. I : 11; Rom. B : 21 ^ (5. In the beginning \God, {hVovgh Christ, created th^ tieavensland the earthy f the sea, and al} thaj^.in thenl are; ^d He upholds and govej*ns all ttiings^by the word of His power.. Gen. i ii ; Expd. 4o: II ; Heb. i J 3 ; E^piel 4 : 35 1| John 1) 3, 10 ; Col. I : 16. i , ' ' '/ o; God made man in His >^wn image ■, ■4 V j,^i.'|, • i, ,-T-', * *V^'#=.^s"' »», fATSf .,?f.4'«^''^'^''.f^«'' '!y ' •i* -I—, — , .^•, "•« . «», *? •^^^Sj) tipn by eatingr the forbidden fruit, by wHtdi he broujfht himself and all his posterity into a state of suffering and death. Gen. f,r 3 ' ijL 6, 17-19; Rom. 5 : 12-19. 8. -Man being thus dead, his help aqd recovery are wholly in dnd from God. Eph. 2 I f, 8 ; John6 : 44 J 3 • 3» 7r 8 ; Gcii,„ V...... ., ' " ■ •■ 9. God the FMher hath chosen a gf^eat multitude of the human family, vi^hicb no inan'ca# number, of a^ nations, and kindi'eds; and people,' sind tonnes, and griven them to His Sbn, that He might redeem them from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, ieealous of f good works*, Thereby the minister 5^ the Lord are encouraged to pi-each th^Tf^k^l to every creature; because, the purpose of God and the infinite vaiue of Chri^s atone- ment, secure the increase- and establish- ment of His kingdom, so that th$ kingdoms of^his world shall j^come the kingdom of ;^ our Lord'arid of «is Chnst; anct He shall Uff' P ^^'' ^y^'' »"^ ever- Ro m. 8 : 29, jo ; %1»- i : 4. 55 3 : 1 1 5 iohnWT^p^iMe^ ? 1 9 J Titus 2:1^; Mark 16 :*i^| », Tim. ■' ••*■■ 'iV' y^^4 ^I'K v:!?# V ,"^;^'' ^■^ ^^ h9 tiih. 6; Rev^ ii : i J^ the '9; Jer. 31 i 31 ; Heb. 8 hftth eternal coiiie, and taken on Him our HAtufe, and |1i that f^^ture hath yielded a perfect obed^ ience i& the law which we have trans- gressed. He siiflTered death for difr sins, and hath brought in a complete arid'ever- >^^^n« righteousnej^s, and hath risen and ascended to the right hand of God. and ieiv^r liveth to make intercession fpr us.— Heb. 10: s^io ; Roni. 4 : 25 ; Heb. 7 : 2^; John 20 : 14-17 I Aiats i : g, f:i^. The Holy Ghost, and H^ onJy> aui and doth mak^ particular application of the b^ilefits of the atonement made by Christ to every elect soul. The Spirit of God ap^ plies the benefits of this atonement, by .convincing usof our sinful, lost, and miser- able condition ; and then discovering the glorious Saviour, as rie is exhibited in the gospel, in His ^suitableness and sufficiency/ and enabling us to embrace Him with our whole spuls, by whIcH He is macfe untd us wisdom, righteoMsness; s^tification, and re d *■ »2. The life of religion consists in ^<^^ the knowledge of God and conformity with' Hini in the inward maii, >v1iich produces fbj' the external conformity to His com- mands, and bring? us to ifve in obediencei . to His holy will in all our ways. John 17 : 35 Matt. 23 : 23.26; Eph* 2 : 10; Tit. i : 11-14; iMn 5: 13. * .. , - 13. True believers^ being united to Jesus Christ, shall ni?ver perish, but live and reign with Him for ever. T^l^^hav^ eortimuBion with God,Tiand by His Spirit they are uqited with each other, and have communion one with ^another, . whereby they are made partakers of each other's gifts and graces John 3 : rs,i6; io:*By IXpm. 8 : 17 * r John i ^^ Rom. i : u 5 Phil. I J 7. f*. . ■m "S ii'w- 'U* The first day of the week, common- ly dalled tl^e Lordjj Day, is the Christian Sabbath, Mark ijJj.iS ; Matt. 28: i-d;4,, Johii 20 : 19, 26 ; Rev. V : 10 ; Acts ao : 7 ; 1 Cot.j^ri. ' ^ -■ " ■ /:• -V •■ : ./.-. ^,;, 3J! p<^^^^ appointed th€L ord ina nee ^oravfTgove^^^rfor^^tidi^ the poor as well %s the rich in their civil riehtii. " ^ without intringingl upon the consciences of any, or Attempting to dictate or govern in the worship of the eternal God, .which be- longs only to Jesus Christ, the great Law- giver and H^ad of His church. Roiti. 13,: 1^-4 r I- Petw 2 ; 13-15 ; Luke 2^^ 25, 26 ; Eph. I : 22;^ 16. ,'^here wiU be a general Resurrec- tion, both of the just and the unjust. God . hath appointed a day in which He wi|l judgfe the world in^Hghteousn^ss, by Jesus Christ, and will reward every man accord- ing to his wprksf; when the wicked shall be $ent away into^everlasting punishment, and the.righteous received into life eternal. John 5 : 28, 29; Roni. 2 : 6; 14 : 10-12 ; "Matt. 16 : 27 ; 25 : 31-46 ; i Cor. 15 : 3-58} 2 Cor. 5 I 10 ; Heb. 9 : 27, 28 ; Rev. 20 i ,I2,I3. \i '■ / •' >^. <^ >. I 1 a c c I. c tc cl w b( n; it 2< ( X., \ \. PA/(T SECOND.—CONCERN/NG A VISIBLE CHURCH -OE CHM6T AND I^ZS, ^ISClPLINk, * . . ^ • '^' ~ ^ I. A church of Christ is a number of His saints, voluntarily and understainding. ly covenantihg- together, for uptjolding and promoting the worship arid service of Ood, to show forth Ris glory, and for t|ieir own ddificatipn. i Peter 2 : 5 r i Cor. r : 2 ; Acts 2 : 42-47-5 4 ^23, arid 13 : i ; Hebi, ID : 25 I Eph. 4 v-t^y 16 ; ^pm. 16 : 16,^ 2. Baptism andjthe Lord's Supper a/e ^odinahces of Christ, to b^ continued until - Hi<^ second coming, and the firmer pre- cedes the latter ; that is to say, those are to bfe admitted into the communion of the church,. and to partake of all its privilege8, who upon profession of their faith^, have been baptized, that Is immersed,- into the name of the Father, 'and of thiB Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matt. ^^ : 6,\i6>$ 28 : 19L 1 rVi6:i4 K'\\ 2o;^Acts 2 i 4'^^ff t '% ;^, 3^iyV ^ :; r^iy ^' 30-39 > 'q * '^jj -2 : T2:; Hph. 4 4-6. '-n i-tAt"^* <' t^i-a u k. ■ B'' ,2tfi Since none but true belivers can n^htly partake of tl^e ordinances, therefore the door of the Church should be carefully , . kepit agrainst all such a§ cannot giye scrip, tural evidence of their union with Christ Matt. 7 : 6. 15-20 ; i Oor. ,, : 27, 29; j Peter 2:5. ' 1^ -Jv A chui-ch thus gathered has power t0 chobse, and «by elders to ordain those/ .officers that Chi^ist hath appointed m His ^* church, viz.: Bishops or EJder*/ and Dea- COIUI. Acts I ->a 1.26; 6 ^3-6; 14^33; Titus < I 3Pf' A Bishop or Elder hath no inore power to decide any case ot* controversy in the church than any private brother; yet Bishops, having supiBrior gifts for teaching and nilirtgr, cnigiit to e^cefcise and improve t^ sam^ for % be^ the c?!iui^ i?i^^to,be subject to the gifts bestpwe^ on J^^ fVom the LorO; i^lif he is rightly adnririisterini^ In y^ place. Th^ duty of the Eld^ is to preach the gospel of the gra ce ofGod, to li>ad |^e__ ^Rirch in an Wy enterpHsi^.to ddwin^stef the o^-dinances of thegospcji, and to devote A >>' ^ . irs can lerefore arefully > I scrip- Christ.; ^95 J. ^' power ) those I tfi His IDea- ; Titus more jversy t| yet ' iching* iprove ijgfifts Lord^^: n hisC? reach rt it 1.. A /" Jfafe Iwrtself to the work of leacbinif, earning, rebuking, and ejfhorting the people, pub- hcly and from house to house. , Peter t - 3Ji^Matl. ,3 : 52 . Acts .o : ^o, .8. 3. , ," : Thess. 5 : ,2, ,3 ; Heb. ,3 : .7 , John 2. : •5.^f6, i/j , Cor. ,6 : t6i i Ti.^ : ,45 • 30. i The Deacon's officfe or work is to take care of the poor, .«„d toJiave'the. oversight of the temporal, affairs of the chuwh., tQjnh.ister at the Lord's table and to defend and advance the fai.h.- Acts 6 . .-s 8. ,«ighbouring churche, ! I Cor. 5 J Wis Rmft. ,« v,y ; { i^^^: 14 ; a Thes»i:a>}:6i j4^ ; • ;;, ■ . .^ ..,,-; • a:-:--»V / • ,-*- •J» - - 5v Bvery bell€iver is oomteatide^ ta J,^ fei1hfiil,t6 improve ^^ery. grift m8lll.ta}e«t rtistef evote It 1,1 ii "w . Which there ought to be sucifgespelt^ f«n. that the church may k.«w iw , *''«T Particufar gift i,, that it may b^l^ l^edMHs proper pla EpBes. 4 : 1-13:1 - .i; ■::. j^^; .. « rti.ft?*^" *""'""• obligation between ■ , »ter m things religious and spiritual, ac ^rdmg to the gifts God has bestowed , tattw-to communi«:ate Sf their tempomi or woridly substance for hi* comfp^^^ «upport^nd that by an ^„,S, ^ „^ . burthened and another eased. This is not to J,e effected Sy force or compulsion, but t is to be a freewiU offering agreeably ,0 the Scriptures of truth. 2 Cor.8 : ,^,. , tlJit ciV^"^ '^ '-'7? • Cor. 9 : '•'4 r Gal. 6:6. , - -^'^ • . 7« gyerv tnei j^ifllifff jsumder obirgaHoir ta «- active in the chu..h. T;:;r::z;: ■■-I Jt, V -\ ■g. ( Y-P Tin 4 13 I 'i^- spel 'stL ""t- f^f'i '"« he or she should Lire mem- » ^ ^"••ip,-«h ,he Church .oeai^ fhiif piMe oT •abode. Such •j,er«J»Mmovi4 from one ^ce.to*aothef should, «tf/»J dWy, join **' C|i»«a^ there, «iid u« hiJ utmost en- : ^*«irst<, jud the cause of cAirist in th« ^iomraumty. Rol»i, la : ,, ij^ l„ , 1^ wJtitffie its ri^ht ? ^ he good rht to be Peter 4r4 'or. 13th ins 12 ; . 'etween admin. toir^ . mporkl near^; not be is not n, but biy to ■ ^,^9 ::•.:; i * ,, » < , - t * V » ' .* .^•\ u^- ' ':!"'*, , t}^ J - K >* V. t 1 ^ft'ri ^ u '^*' " "%«.-' offtir _j A_ lit IS \A *:^3 -.^l*^ -r :i- 7-W ■ # / V fu- #' ^: We do flow, in the presence of the i* treat aH-seeihg and most %It«6Cjs ♦ pod; and , befofe artgel^ ahd' men, ' solemnly enter into covenant witTi jie rt ^^^^^ .Head of .the 'Churcbrand ViSi ^ andther, f rooiisiiig ^fe tumble ,,:^lieliaiiQe^pdnt>ivJne-ltelpto w^alk to- gethijf in Christian tov^, t^ *atcft for , oi» anop^; wfelfajtj toreffneniber one inother in prayer, to comfort one another in ^icknfsss or distress, to be ever slow ; t^ take offence, ready to forgive, and eager for reconciliation. We also promise to labor and pray fer the temporal and spiritual pros- perity of this church; to attend regu- : larly its services, sustain its doctrines, ordinances and discipline, to contribute Treeljrof our means for the payment ■ . . .. ,- .V ^- i, ■• . .\ .. .."*^.v_ :■ ^r^ 1\^ i i'll r SlgkjaiBiKsaffiiiiwaw.^..^..^^. ^CC'J-i." '?(?' '■% ??**% 1'5 -5 ' ^i ^ *'.^" J its elh^nses, for the relief "of tiy" poor, andfor the«preiUl.of the gbsi#' at home and abroad. \ v ^. Wf MSc^ -engage to ^maintain W • f^abit of d^iy devotion, and to mate