An exposition of the Symbol or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenor…An exposition of the Symbole or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenour…

Now the son of God is called Jesus, not because he delivereth the people of the Jews only, or because he saveth the bodies of men only, but because he saveth both body and soul, not only of the Jews but also of the gentiles, from hell, death, and damnation. And whereas Prophets and ministers of the word are called Saviours; it is because they are the instruments of God to publish the doctrine of salvation which is powerful in mens hearts,¹ not by any virtue of theirs, but only by the operation of the spirit of Christ. Lastly, it may be objected that the father and the holy ghost are Saviours, and therefore not only the Sonne. Answer. True it is, that in the work of salvation all the three persons must be joined together, & in no wise severed: the Father saveth, the Son saveth, the holy ghost saveth: yet must we distinguish them in the manner of saving: the Father saveth by the Son; the Son saveth by paying the ransom and price of our salvation; the holy ghost saveth by a particular applying of the ransom unto men. Now therefore whereas the son pays the price of our redemption and not the father or the holy ghost, therefore ⟨p. 124⟩in this special respect he is called in Scriptures and entitled by the name of Jesus and none but he.

Now the sonne of God is called Iesus, not because he deliuereth the people of the Iewes onely, or because he saueth the bodies of men only, but because he saueth both body and soule, not onely of the Iewes but also of the gentiles, from hell, death, and damnation. And whereas Prophets and ministers of the worde are called Saviours; it is because they are the instruments of God to publish the doctrine of saluation which is powerfull in mens hearts,¹ not by any vertue of theirs, but onely by the operation of the spirit of Christ. Lastly, it may be obiected that the father and the holy ghost are Sauiours, and therefore not onely the Sonne. Ansvver. True it is, that in the worke of saluation all the three persons must be ioyned together, & in no wise severed: the Father saveth, the Sonne saueth, the holy ghost saueth: yet must we distinguish them in the maner of sauing: the Father saveth by the Sonne; the Sonne saueth by paying the ransome and price of our saluation; the holy ghost saueth by a particular applying of the ransome unto men. Nowe therefore whereas the sonne paies the price of our redemption and not the father or the holy ghost, therefore