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1 Joh. v. the whole World lieth in Wickedness, and Col. iii. 6. the Wrath of God cometh upon the children of Difobedience, and the natural and proRom. vi. per Wages of Sin is Death; God has, by Christ, not only redeemed us from this Wrath, but moreover, of his free and undeserved bounty, has exalted us to be joint-heirs with Chrift in his eternal KingRom. viii. dom; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Eph. ii. 6. Chrift. He hath raised us up together, and made us fit together in heavenly places

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in Chrift Jefus. He hath prepared for us 1Pet.ii.19. an Inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled,

and that fadeth not away, referved in HeaRom.vi. 5. ven for us. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of Chrift's Death, we shall be alfo in the likeness of his Refurrection. Into This Covenant therefore, to the Hope and Poffibility of This Happiness, to a Title to This Inheritance upon our obeying the gracious Terms of the Gospel, we are admitted by Baptism; Eph.ii. 19. being made Fellow-Citizens with the

Saints, and of the houshold of God; being Heb.xii. come unto Mount Sion, unto the City of the

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Living

Living God, the heavenly Jerufalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels, to the general Affembly and Church of the firstborn which are written in Heaven, and to GOD the Judge of all, and to the Spirits of just men made perfect, and to JESUS the Mediator of the New Covenant.

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OUR Conversation therefore, our Citi- 1 Phil.iii. zenship, our proper Country, is in Heaven. It remains only, that we take care to obey the Laws of That country; that we be not caft out as difobedient children, but walk worthy of God who hath called us unto his Kingdom and Glory. For into the City of God there fhall in no wife enter any thing Rev. xxi: that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh 27. abomination, or maketh a Lie.

THESE are the Privileges to which men are admitted, by being Baptized into the Church of Chrift. As to Thofe among whom the Gospel of the Kingdom was never preached, concerning Them it belongs not to US to judge. To their own Master, they stand or fall. They are the Creatures

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Gen. xviii. of God: And the Judge of all the Earth PI.xcviii. will do what is right. With righteousness fhall be judge the World, and the Nations with Equity.

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Qu. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers then foz you ?

Anfw. They did promise and vow the things in my Name. First, that I should renounce the Devil and all his Wozks, the Pomps and Vanities of this wicked World, and all the finful Lufts of the Flech. Secondly, that I should believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith. And Thirdly, That I should keep God's holu Will and Commandments, and walk in the fame all the Days of my Life.

IN the Answer to the foregoing Queftion, are set forth the Privileges we are admitted to by Baptifm; In the Answer to the present Question, are declared the Obligations

gations we thereby take upon ourselves. And Thefe Obligations are ;

First, THAT

Wicked.

we forfake what is

Secondly, That we believe (that is, willingly hearken to, without prejudice receive, and steadfastly embrace) what is True.

Thirdly, THAT we practise what is Good.

THE Wickedness to be forfaken, is, The Devil and all his Works, the Pomps "and Vanities of this wicked World, and "all the finful Lufts of the Flesh.

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THE Truths to be believed, are, "The "Articles of the Chriftian Faith."

THE Good to be practifed, is, that we keep God's holy Will and Commandments, "and walk in the fame all the days of our "Lives.

I. THE Wickedness to be forfaken, is here reduced under Three Heads.

Devil and all his Works.

1. The 2. The Pomps

and Vanities of this wicked World. 3. All the finful Lufts of the Flesh.

1. WE are to renounce the Devil, and all his Works. And These in Scripture signify generally All Sin whatsoever: For 1Joh.iii.8 this purpose the Son of God was manifefted, that he might deftroy the Works of the Devil, that is, that he might root out Wickedness out of the World. The reason why All Sin and Wickedness is called the Work of the Devil, is because the Devil first finned from the Beginning, and first feduced men into Sin, and is the Head of Apoftacy, and delights in promoting Sin, and tempting men to it. But in This place, 'tis plain the Works of the Devil do not fignify All Sin in general, but Some Sorts of Sin in particular, diftinguished exprefsly from the Vanities of the World and from the Lufts of the Flesh. Wherefore for the clearer understanding of this matter, 'tis to be ob