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

Secondly, seeing Christ did not suffer for all men universally, we should look to it, that we be such as may have comfort that he died for us. Now if we would know who they are in all the world that have their part and portion in the redemption made in the sufferings of the Son of God, we must understand that they are such as are described in the signs that follow. First, they are believers: such as with the eye of faith can look upon, and must to the promise of God made concerning salvation by Christ, Joh. 3 16. as is there showed by the type of the brazen Serpent in the coherence. Secondly, they are such as turn from transgression in Jacob, Isaiah 59. 20. Thirdly, they are such, as will hear ⟨p. 309⟩the voice of Christ, and be ruled by him, they are his sheep, John 10. 15. Fourthly, they are such as are made like to Christ in sufferings, they bear his image in suffering affliction, and yet for all their crosses they love God, Rom. 8. 28, 29. 1 Per. 4. 1. Fifthly, they are such as do consecrate their lives and services to Christ, they live to him, that died for them, 2 Cor. 5. 15.

Secondly, seeing Christ did not suffer for all men vniuersally, we should looke to it, that we be such as may haue comfort that he died for vs. Now if we would know who they are in all the world that haue their part and portion in the redemption made in the sufferings of the Sonne of God, we must vnderstand that they are such as are described in the signes that follow. First, they are beleeuers: such as with the eye of faith can looke vpon, and must to the promise of God made concerning saluation by Christ, Ioh. 3 16. as is there shewed by the type of the brazen Serpent in the coherence. Secondly, they are such as turne from transgression in Iaoob, Esay 59. 20. Thirdly, they are such, as will heare ⟨p. 309⟩the voice of Christ, and be ruled by him, they are his sheepe,