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The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be…
The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be learned of ignorant people that they may be fit to hear sermons with profit, and to receive the Lords Supper with comfort. : [Two lines from Psalms] / By William Perkins.
printed by Samuel Green, 1682
The Exposition of the Six Principles. › Exposition 3: The third Principle Expounded.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. He was pconceived in the womb of a Virgin, and sanctified by the holy Ghost at his conception.
- pMat. 1.28
Q. Why must our Saviour be both God and Man?
A. He qmust be a man, because ma• had sinned, and therefore a man must ⟨p. 19⟩die for sin, to appease Gods wrath: he must be God, to sustain and uphold the manhood, to overcome & vanquish death.