hree, each partaking of all
the attributes of the Deity, and being entitled to receive divine
worship and adoration, are the one living and true God.
"That the Son of God, laying aside the glory which he had with the
Father from everlasting, came down from heaven, took upon himself
man's nature, and by his humiliation, sufferings, and death, made
an atonement for the sins of the world.
"That, in consequence of this atonement, the offer of pardon and
eternal life was freely made to all; so that those who truly
repent of sin, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, will be
saved.
"That men are naturally so averse to God and holiness, that, if
left to themselves, they reject the offers of salvation, and
neither repent of sin nor truly believe in a Savior.
"That God, being moved with infinite love and compassion, sends
forth the Holy Spirit, according to his sovereign pleasure, by
whose beneficent energy an innumerable multitude of the human
family are renewed, sanctified, and prepared for heaven; while
others are suffered to pursue the course which they have freely
chosen, and in which they obstinately persevere till the day of
salvation is past.
"That God, in his providential dispensations, in the bestowment of
his saving mercy, and in his universal government, exhibits his
adorable perfections, in such a manner as will call forth the
admiration and love of all holy beings forever.
"That believers are justified by faith, through the efficacy of
the atonement, so that all claims of human merit, and all grounds
of boasting, are forever excluded.
"That the law of God is perpetually binding upon all moral beings,
and upon believers not less than other men, as a rule of life; and
that no repentance is genuine unless it bring forth fruits meet
for repentance, and no faith is saving unless it produce good
works.
"That those who have been renewed by the Spirit will be preserved
by the power of God, and advanced in holiness unto final
salvation. And,
"That Christ, as the great King of the universe, the Lord and
Proprietor of created beings, will judge the world at the last
day, when the righteous will be received to life eternal, and the
wicked will be consigned to endless punishment."
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