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profefs r; neither is there falvation in any other, but in Christ alone f, who is the Saviour only of his body the church t. Q. 61. Are all they faved who hear the gofpel, and live in the Church?

A. All that hear the gospel,and live in the visible church, are not faved; but only they that are true members of the church invisible v,

difputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wifdom of this world? v. 21. For after that, in the wifdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleafed God by the foolishness of preaching to fave them that believe.v. 22. For the Jews require a fign, & the Greeks feek after wifdom; v. 23.But we preach Chrift crucified, unto the Jews a ftumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness; v. 14. But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Chrift, the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

r John 4.22. Ye worship ycknow not what: we know what we wor fhip, for falvation is of the Jews. Rom. 9. 31. But Ifrael which followed after the law of righteouf nefs,hath not attained to the law of righteoufnels. v. 32. Wherefore? Because they fought it,not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law: for they ftumbled at that ftumbling-ftone.Phil. 3,4.Though I mightalfo have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might truft in the flesh, I more: v. 5. Circumciled the eight day, of the ftock of Ifrael, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law,a Pharifee; v. 6. Concerning zeal, perfecuting the church; touchingtherighteoufnefs which is in the law,blameless.v.7. But what things were gain to me, thofe I counted lofs for Chrift.v.8. Yea doubtlefs, & I count all things but lofs for the excellency of the knowledgeofChrift Jefusmy Lord:

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for whom I have fuffered the lofs of all things, and do court themi but dungthat I may winChrift,v.9. And be found in him not having mine own righteoufnefs, which is ofthelaw,but that which is through the faith of Chrift, the righteoulnefs which is of God by faith.

fActs 4. 12. Neither is there falvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we mult be faved.

t Eph. 5. 23. For the husband is the head of the wife,even as Christ is the head of the church, and he is the Saviour of the body.

61.v.Joh.12.38. That thefaying of Efaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he fpake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? v. 39. Therefore they could not believe, because that Efaias faid again..40.He hath blinded their eyes, and hardned their heart; that they fhould not fee with their eyes, nor understand with their heart,and be converted, and I fhould heal them. Rom.9.6. Notasthough the word of Godhath taken none effect. For they are not all Ifrael, which are of Ifrael. Mat. 22. 14. For many are called, but few are chofen. Mat, 7. 21.Not every one thatfaith untome. Lord, Lord, fhall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Fatherwhichisinheaven. Rom. 11.7. What then? Ifrael hath not obtained that which he feeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the reft were blinded. 62. w & Cur.

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Q. 62. What is the visible church?

A. The vifible church is a fociety made up of all fuch as in all ages and places of the world do profefs the true religion w, and of their children x,

Q.63. What are the fpecial privileges of the visible church?

62. w Cor. 1.2, Unto the church ofGodwhich is atCorinth,to them that are fanctified in Chrift Jefus, called to be faints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jefus Chrift our Lord, both theirs and ours. Cor.12.13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body,whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have all been made to drink into one fpirit. Rom. 15.9. And that theGentiles might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written, for this caufe I will confefs to thee among the Gentiles, and fing unto thy name. v. 10. And again he faith, rejoice yeGentileswith his people, v. 11. And again, praise the Lord all ye Gentiles,and laud him all ye people. v, 12. And again, Efaias faith,there fhall be a root of Jeffe, and he that fhall rife to reign over theGentiles; in him fhall theGentiles truft. Rev. 7. 9. After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds,and people, and tongues, food before the throne and before the Lamb,cloth ed with white robes, and palms in their hands. Pfal. 2.8. All of me and I hall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, & the utter molt parts of the earth for thy poffeffion. Pfal.22.27. All the ends of the world fhall remember and turn unto the Lord and all the kindreds of the nations fhall worthip before thee. v. 28.For the kingdom is the Lords: and he is the governor among the nations. v. 29. All they that be fat upon earth thall eat and worship: all they that go down to the duft, thali bow before him,and

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none can keep alive his own foul, 7.30. A feed fhall ferve him,it fhall be accounted to the Lord, for age neration. v. 31. They fhall come, and fhall declare his righteoufnefs unto a people that shall beborn,that he hath done this. Pfal. 45. 17. I will make thy name to be remembred in all generations: therefore fhall the people praise thee forever and ever. Mat.28.19.Go ye therefore & teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, & of the Son, and of the holy Ghoft: v.20.Teaching them to obferve all thingswhatfoeverlhavecommanded you; and lo, I am with you al way unto the end of the world. Amen.lla.59.21.Asfor me,this ismy covenant with them faith the Lord, My fpirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, thall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy feed, nor out of the mouth of thy feeds feed, faith the Lord,from henceforth and for ever.

XI Cor.7.14.For the unbelieving hufband is fanctified by the wife & the unbelieving wife is fanctified by the husband; elfe were your children unclean,but now they are holy.Acts 2.39.For the promise is unto you, and to your children,& to all that are afar off,even asmany as theLord our Godthallcall, Kom. 11.16. For if the first fruit be holy the lump is alfo holy: and if the root be holy, fo are the branches. Gen.17.7. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee,and thy feed after thee,in theirgenerations,for an everlasting covenant: to be a God unto thee, and to thy feed after thee.

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A. The vifible church hath the privilege of being under God's fpecial care and government y; of being protected and preserved in all ages, notwithstanding the oppofition of all enemies z, and of enjoying the cummunion of faints, the ordinary means of falvation a, and offers of grace by Chrift to all the members of it in the miniftry of the gofpel teftifying that whofoeverbelieves in him shall be saved b, and exclud

63. y Ifa. 4. 5. And the Lordwill create uponevery dwellingplace of mount Sion,&upon her allemblies acloud, and fmoke by day, and the fhining of a flaming fire by night: for upon allthe glory thall be a defence, v. 6 And there shall be a tatabernacle for afhaddow inthedaytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from ftorm and from rain. 1 Tim. 4. 10. For therefore we both labour, and fuffer reproach, because we truft in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe.

z Pfalm.115.throughout,(v.1.Not unto us O Lord, not unto us,but-v..Wherefore fhould the heathen fay, Where is now their God? &c. v. 9. O Ifrael, truft thou in the Lord: He is their help and their fhield, &c. Ila 31. 4. For thus hath the Lord fpoken unto me, like as the lion & the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of thepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abafe himself for the noife of them: fo fhall the Lord of hoftscome down to fight for mount Sion,& for the hill thereof.7.5. As birds flying,fo willtheLord of hosts defend Jerufalem, defending alfo he will deliver it, and paffing over he will preferve it. Zech. 12,2.Behold, I will make Jerufalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they fhall be in the fiege, both againít Judah and againft Jerufalem. v. 3. And in that day will I make Jerufalem a burdenfone stone for allpeople: All

that burden themfelves with itfhall be cutin pieces,though all th epeople of the earth were gathered to gether against it.". 4. In that day faith the Lord, I will fmite every horfe with aftonifhment, and his rider with madness,and I will open minceyesupon the house of Judah, and will fmite every horfe of the people with blindness. v.8.In that day thall the Lord defend theinhabitants of Jerufalem, and he that is feeble among themat that day fhall be as David; & the house of David fhall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.v.9. And it fhall cometo pafs in that day, that I will feek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem,

a Acts 2. 39. For the promife is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LordourGodall call. v. 42.And they continueditedfaltly in the apostlesdoctrine & fellow hip,and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

b Pfal. 147. 19. He fheweth his word unto Jacob, his ftatutes and his judgments unto Ifrael. v. 20. he hath not dealt fo with any nation: and as for hisjudgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord. Rom. 9. 4, Who are Ifraelites: to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the fervice of God, and the promifes. Eph. 4. 11. And he gave fome,apoftles and fome,prophets and fome evangelifts and fome,paftors and teachers; v. 12. for the perfecting of the faints, N 4

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Q. 62. What is the visible church?

A. The vifible church is a fociety made up of all fuch as in all ages and places of the world do profefs the true religion w, and of their children x.

Q.63. What are the fpecial privileges of the vifible church?

62. w Cor. 1.2, Unto the church ofGodwhich is atCorinth,to them that are fanctified in Chrift Jefus, called to be faints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jefus Chrift our Lord, both theirs and ours. Cor.12.13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body,whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have all been made to drink into one fpirit. Rom. 15.9. And that theGentiles might glorifyGod for his mercy, as it is written, for this caufe I will confefs to thee among the Gentiles, and fing unto thy name. v. 10. And again he faith, rejoice yeGentileswith his people, v. 11. And again, praise the Lord all ye Gentiles,and laud him all ye people. v, 12. And again, Efaias faith,there fhall be a root of Jeffe, and he that fhall rife to reign over theGentiles; in him fhall theGentiles truft. Rev. 7. 9. After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds,and people, and tongues, food before the throne and before the Lamb,cloth, ed with white robes, and palms in their hands. Pfal. 2.8. Alk of me and I hall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, & the utter molt parts of the earth for thy poffeffion. Pfal.22.27. All the ends of the world fhall remember and turn unto the Lord and all the kindreds of the nations fhall worthip before thee. v. 28.For the kingdom is the Lords: and he is the governor among the nations. 7. 29. All they that be fat upon earth thall eat and worship: all they that go down to the duft, thali bow before him,and

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none can keep alive his own foul, 7.30. A feed fhall ferve him,it fhall be accounted to the Lord, for age neration. v. 31. They hall come, and fhall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall beborn,that he hath done this. Pfal. 45. 17. I will make thy name to be remembred in all generations: therefore fhall the people praife thee forever and ever. Mat.28.19.Go ye therefore & teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, & of the Son, and of the holy Ghoft: v.20.Teaching them to obferve all thingswhatfoeverlhavecommanded you; and lo, I am with you alway unto the end of the world. Amen.la.59.21.Asfor me,thisismy covenant with them faith the Lord, My fpirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, thall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy feed, nor out of the mouth of thy feeds feed, faith the Lord,from henceforth and for ever.

XI Cor.7.14.For the unbelieving husband is fanctified by the wife, & the unbelieving wife is fanctifi ed by the hufband; elfe were your children unclean,but now they are holy.Acts 2.39.For the promife is unto you, and to your children,& to all that are afar off,even asmany as the Lord our Godthallcall, Rom. 11.16. For if the first fruit be holy the lump is alfo holy: and if the root be holy, fo are the branches. Gen.17.7. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee,and thy feed after thee,in theirgenerations,for an eyerlafting covenant: to be a God unto thee, and to thy feed after thee.

y 63. Ifa,

A. The vifible church hath the privilege of being under God's fpecial care and government y; of being protected and preferved in all ages, notwithstanding the oppofition of all enemies z, and of enjoying the cummunion of faints, the ordinary means of falvation a, and offers of grace by Chrift to all the members of it in the miniftry of the gospel teftifying that whofoeverbelieves in him shall be saved B, and

63. y Ifa. 4. 5. And the Lordwill create uponevery dwellingplace of mount Sion, &upon her allemblies acloud, and fmoke by day, and the fhining of a flaming fire by night: for upon allthe glory thall be a defence, v. 6 And there fhall be a tatabernacle for afhaddow inthedaytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from ftorm and from rain. 1 Tim. 4. 10. For therefore we both labour, and fuffer reproach, because we truft in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe.

z Pfalm.115.throughout,(v.1.Not unto us O Lord, not unto us,but-v..Wherefore fhould the heathen fay, Where is now their God? &c. v. 9. O Ifrael, truft thou in the Lord: He is their help and their fhield, &c. Ila. 31. 4. For thus hath the Lord fpoken unto me, like as the lion & the young lion roar ing on his prey, when a multitude of thepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abafe himself for the noife of them: fo fhall the Lord of hoftscome down to fight for mount Sion,& for the hill thereof.7.5. As birds flying,fo willtheLord of hosts defend Jerufalem, defending alfo he will deliver it, and paffing over he will preferve it. Zech. 12,2.Behold, I will make Jerufalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they fhall be in the fiege, both against Judah and against Jerufalem. v. 3. And in that day will I make Jerufalem a burdenfone ftone for allpeople: All

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that burden themselves with itshall be cutinpieces,though all th epeople of the earth were gathered to gether against it.". 4. In that day faith the Lord, I will fmite every horfe with altonishment, and his rider with madness,and I will open minceyesupon the houfe of Judah, and will fmite every horfe of the people with blindnefs. v.8.In that day thall the Lord defend theinhabitants of Jerufalem, and he that is feeble among themat that day fhall be as David; & the house of David fhall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.v.9. And it fhall cometo pafs in that day, that I will feek to deftroy all the nations that come against Jerufalem,

a Acts 2. 39. For the promife is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LordourGod@hall call. v. 42.And they continueditedfaltly in the apoftlesdoctrine & fellowhip,and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

b Pfal. 147. 19. He fheweth his word unto Jacob, his ftatutes and his judgments unto Ifrael. v. 20. he hath not dealt fo with any nation: and as for hisjudgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord. Rom. 9. 4, Who are Ifraelites: to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the fervice of God, and the promifes. Eph. 4. 11. And he gave fome,apoltles and fome,prophets and fome evangelifts: and fome,paftors and teachers; v. 12, for the perfecting of the faints,

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