The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

6 Because God hath bound himself to put his Spirit into us, to make us keep the Covenant on our parts, Ezech. 36. 27.

6 Because God hath bound himselfe to put his Spirit into vs, to make vs keepe the Couenant on our parts, Ezech. 36. 27.

Thus then we see how it comes to pass that these Articles are put into our Creed, which had not been if we could have been saved by the first Covenant,

Thus then we see how it comes to passe that these Articles are put into our Creed, which had not beene if wee could haue beene saued by the first Couenant,

Now it remains, that in the third place we consider of the manner how we must believe these Articles concerning Jesus Christ: where by the way we may observe one point that is not unprofitable; viz. that to believe aright in Christ is not a work of nature, nor a thing that the natural man in himself is disposed to: and that may appear divers ways; for first, those things about Jesus Christ, are Articles of the Christian Faith, which they had not been, if they had been such things as the natural man did know, or was disposed to seek after. 2. The light of Nature hath no principles at all concerning Christ, or that way of redemption by him. 3. Our Saviour hath made it manifest, that the world is so far from believing, that it doth naturally hate such as do believe aright. 4. Because there are many things in the Doctrine of our Redemption which are scandals to hearts of the wicked: Christ is a very Rock of offence,