The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…

Reas. 2. Christ he is Mediator, is Lord of the Church by right of Redemption. For he that redeemed the whole, bought the whole man to himself; therefore he hath him in whole & in part in his power, and that by a debt of justice; whereunto also accrues another debt of thankfulness: Whence it comes to pass, that a redeemed one wholly yields and gives up himself to his Redeemer.

Reas. 2. Christ he is Mediator, is Lord of the Church by right of Redemption. For he that redeemed the whole, bought the whole man to himself; therefore he hath him in whole & in part in his power, and that by a debt of justice; whereunto also accrues another debt of thankfulness: Whence it comes to pass, that a redeemed one wholly yeilds and gives up himself to his Redeemer.

Reas. 3. As Christ is considered, as the party to whom we subject our selves, and oblige our truth and fidelity to him by a most holy Sacrament, oath or vow sealed sole•ly with an outward badge or confession; so he is our Lord by right▪ of contract or bargain, of Covenant, of our religious assurance or truth giving, & of our promise. And for these two last reasons, more peculiarly and specially he is every where in the New Testament called our Lord, even when he is together named with the Father and with the Holy Spirit, viz. because he alone is thus our Lord in our nature, he is only our Lord, who thus only redeemed us. Lastly, we in special manner choose him to be our Lord, in our calling to Faith, by our answer of a good conscience, as Peter calls it; whence it is also, ⟨p. 95⟩that we are called Christians, or subjects of Christ, and his Kingdom and call upon his name, as his name is called upon us, and professed that he is our Lord.

Reas. 3. As Christ is considered, as the party to whom we subject our selves, and oblige our truth and fidelity to him by a most holy Sacrament, oath or vow sealed sole•ly with an outward badge or confession; so he is our Lord by right of contract or bargain, of Covenant, of our religious assurance or truth giving, & of our promise. And for these two last reasons, more peculiarly and specially he is every where in the New Testament called our Lord, even when he is together named with the Father and with the Holy Spirit, viz. because he alone is thus our Lord in our nature, he is onely our Lord, who thus onely redeemed us. Lastly, we in special manner chuse him to be our Lord, in our calling to Faith, by our answer of a good conscience, as Peter calls it; whence it is also,