A Short Treatise Containing the Principal Grounds of Christian Religion, Catechism · Question 42 – Question 62
Q. How doth that appeare?
A. In that they are altogether l2. Cor. 3. 5.vnable to good, and 21 prone mGen. 8. 21.to euill continually.
Expoſ. 21. EueryEvery facultie of ſoule, and member of body is defiled with ſin. 1. Theſ. 5. 53. Rom. 5. 6. The minde is blind, Ier. 10. 14. and 51. 17. Matth. 15. 14. Eph. 5. 8. impotent, Luk. 24. 25. Io. 1. 5. and 3. 9. 10. and 8. 43. 1. Cor. 2. 14. Deut. 29. 4. vaine, Pro. 14. 12. Eph. 4. 17. 1. Cor. 1. 21. Eſ. 44. 20. fooliſh, Pro. 22. 15. Tit. 3. 3. Eſ. 29. 13. Iob. 11. 12. apt to deuiſe euill. Ier. 4. 22. The memorie is feeble, apt to forget good, Luk. 24. 6. 7. 8. remember euill, but neither good, nor euill as it ought. Matth. 27. 63. with Matth. 26. 75. Deut. 8. 10. 11. 19. Heb. 13. 2. 2. Pet. 3. 5. The conſcience is impure, Tit. 1. 15. Heb. 10. 22. benummed, Gen. 42. 21. 22. Eph. 4. 19. Gen. 50. 15. Heb. 9. 14. or turmoiled, Io. 8. 9. 1. Io. 3. 20. Dan. 5. 6. 9. Gen. 4. 4▪ Act. 24. 26. and 2. 37. Pro. 28. 1. Eſ. 57. 20. 21. Leu. 26. 36. erroneous and ſuperſtitious, Mar. 10. 19. 20. Luk. 18. 12. Matth. 5. 2. 3. Io. 16. 2. or doubting, Rom. 14. 23. The will vnable to chuſe good, 1. Cor. 2. 14. Phi. 2. 13. Matth. 6. 10. 2. Tim. 2. 26. Rom. 8. 8. ſtrong to euill, yea altogether auerſe and rebellious. Matth. 23. 37. Rom. 6. 19. Ier. 18. 12. and 44. 16. 17. The affections vnruly and diſordered, Gal. 5. 24. Rom. 10. 2. 1. King. 22. 8. and 21. 4. Iam. 4. 1. 2. 5. The members of the body, are tooles to execute ſinne conceiued, Rom. 6. 13. 19. and 3. 13. Pſal. 52. 4. 2. Pet. 2. 14. and inſtruments to ſtirre vp ſinne in the ſoule, Gen. 3. 6. and 6. 2. 2. Sam. 11. 2. 1. King. 21. 1. 2. Matth. 5. 28. 29. This proneſſe to ſinne is euer preſent, Ier. 7. 9. Gen. 6. 5. euen then when the operations ceaſe. And though a man finde himſelfe leſſe apt to one ſinne, then to another, being reſtrained or renued by the Spirit, Gen. 20. 6. Ier. 32. 40. Eph. 3. 16. or by reaſon of ſome other defects, or lets, 2. King. 1. 12. and 19. 35. 1. King 13. 4. Hoſ. 2. 7. Io. 12. 19. Mar. 11. 32. Act. 5. 26. Matth. 21. 46. Gen. 37. 25. 26. 27. and 39. 8. 9. Luk. 4. 30. Io. 8. 59. yet corruption cauſeth an aptitude, to eueryevery ſinne, if it be not hindered.
Q. What fruits doe proceed from this Originall corruption?
A. Euill 22 thoughts nGen. 6. 5. Col. 1. 21., words, oGal. 5. 19.and workes,
Expoſ. 22. The thoughts and deſires naturally are ignorant, erroneous, vnbeleeuing, deceitfull, vnruly, looſe, willfull, vaine, idle, blockiſh, not ſauouring good, proud, diſdainfull, vncharitable, ſilthy, &c. and in a word, abhominable, odious. The words and workes, anſwearable to theſe. Pſal. 94. 7. Eſ. 29. 15. Pſal. 10. 4. and 14. 1. Deut. 29. 19, 20. Amos. 6. 3. and 9. 10. 1. Cor. 1. 23. Eſ. 5. 19. Pſal. 126. 1. Iob. 21. 14. 15. Ier. 6. 16. Luk. 19. 14. Mal. 3. 14. Pſal. 73. 13. Numb. 20. 10. 12. Pſal. 31. 22. and 116. 11. Matth. 14. 30. Luk. 18. 11. Deut. 15. 9. Pſal. 83. 4. 1. Pet. 4. 3. 4. Gen. 38. 15. 16. 2. Sam. 13. 2. Mich. 2. 1. Amos. 8. 5. 1. Sam. 1. 13. 14. and 17. 28. Math. 9. 4. Eſ. 14. 13. Zeph. 2. 13. Obad. 3. v. Reu. 18. 7. Eſ. 65. 5. Ier. 2. 25. Reu. 3. 17. Matth. 9. 18. Pſal. 30. 6. Luk. 12. 19. Ion. 4. 8. 9. Hoſ. 7. 1. 2. Mat. 24. 37. 38. 39. Ier. 8. 6. 2. Pe. 3. 3. 4. Pſal. 10. 7. Pro. 1. 11.
Q. Are all the actions of naturall men euill continually?
A. Yea: 23 for they pMath. 12. 35.faile in many things, and as they come from them they are qPro. 28. 9.odious vntounto God.
Expoſ. 23. A man by nature may doe an act, that is good for the ſubſtance thereof, Dan. 4. 27. or 24. Rom. 2. 15. but neuer that which is truely and ſpiritually good▪ Matth. 7. 18. Ier. 13. 23. Rom. …. 10. Prou. 15. 8. and 21. 27. for his perſon is not accepted, Gen. 4. 4. 1. Pet. 2. 5. nor ſanctified, and ſo the good acts he doth, proceeds not from a good roote, viz. faith, and the ſpirit of ſanctification, 2. Tim. 1. 5. neither is it done in a right manner, Iam. 4. 3. nor to a lawfull ende, viz. the glory of God, 1. Cor. 10. 31. Col. 3. 17. all which are required to the beeing of a good act.
Q. What puniſhments are due vntounto man by reaſon of theſe ſinnes?
A. All woe rLam. 3. 39. Rom. 6. 23. Gal. 3. 10.and 24 miſerie, temporall ſpirituall, and eternall.
Expoſ. 24. The leaſt ſinne, is a very vile breach of Gods moſt holy lawe, 1. Io. 3. 4. Deut. 27. 26. and ſo an hainous offence againſt his infinite maieſtie, Pſal. 51. 4. alſo of it owne nature it is alwaies ioyned with impenitencie, Act. 5. 31. and 17. 30. and therefore doth deſerue death, with all miſeries accompanying the ſame.
Q. Which are the temporall miſeries?
A. Gods curſe vponupon the ſRom. 8. 20.creatures, on tDeut. 28. 25. 16. &c.mans body, ſenſes, name, friends, whatſoeuer he takes in hand, and uRom. 6. 21.death it ſelfe,
Q. What are the ſpirituall miſeries?
A. 2• Blindnes wEſ. 6. 9.of minde, the xRom. 11. 8.ſpirit of ſlumber and giddines, yMatth. 27. 3. 4. 5.horrour of conſcience, zEx. 7. 3.hardnes of heart, a reprobate aRom 1. 28.ſenſe, and ſtrong deluſions,b 2. Theſ. 2. 11.
Expoſ. 25. To be blind in minde, is to be vtterly deſtitute of the true knowledge of God, and of the life to come, and to be haſtening to endles woes, and yet not vnderſtanding it.
26. The Spirit of ſlumber, is that which through a vaine perſwaſion of a mans good and ſafe eſtate, l…lleth him a ſleepe in ſecuritie. Deut. 29. 19.
27. Horror of conſcience, is when the conſcience awakened filleth the ſoule with deepe doubts, helliſh and vnrecouerable deſperation, and remediles feares of euerlaſting damnation. Reu. 6. 16. 17.
28. Hardnes of heart, is a fearfull iudgement of God, whereby the heart is paſt all feeling and remorſe, ſhut faſt vp that neither the word, nor workes of God can kindly worke vponupon it. Eſ. 48. 4. Zach. 7. 11. 12.
29. A reprob…te ſenſe or minde, is a minde deſtitute of iudgement, and voide of common reaſon, taking euil for good, and good for euill, neither fearing God, or reuerencing Man, regarding neither right nor wrong, Luk. 18. 4.
30. Strong deluſions, are when men are giuen ouer to take pleaſure in beleeuing lies, and idle fancies of vaine heads. To theſe we may adde phrenſie, madnes, Deut. 28. 28. to be giuen▪ ouer to vile affections, God with drawing from men his grace, and in his ſecret but iuſt and dreadfull iudgement, giuing them ouer to moſt ſordide, and loathſome, vnnaturall, and inordinate luſts, Pſal. 81. 12. Gen. 19. 5.
Q. Which is the eternall miſerie?
A. 31 Euerlaſting cRom. 6. 23.damnation,
Expoſ. 31. Damnation, which is an euerlaſting ſeparation of ſoule and body, from the comfortable preſence of God, Matth. 7. 23. Re…. 22. 15. and an enduring of eaſleſſe, endles, remediles torture with the deuil & his Angels, Mat. 25. 41. Reu. 20. 15. Luk. 16. 24. 25. in the due deſert of ſinne.
Q. After a man doth knowe his miſerie, what muſt he learne in the next place?
A. The true meanes 1 how he dAct. 2. 37.may eſcape the foreſaide miſery, and be eAct. 16. 30.reſtored to hapines,
Expoſ. 1. God in iuſtice paſſed by the Angels who fell without the enticement of any other, 2. Pet. 2. 4. Iude. 6. Matth. 25. 41. but of his infinite louelove, free grace and mercy, Eſ. 43. 25. Ier. 31. 3. Hoſ. 14. 4. Io. 3. 16. Rom. 5. 8, 9. Eph. 1. 5, 6. 1. Io. 5. 19. he hath preſcribed meanes, whereby man might eſcape miſerie, and be reſtored to happines, Act. 2. 37, 38, 39, 40.
Q. By what meanes may we eſcape this miſerie, and recouer happines?
A. Onley 2 by fAct 4. 12.Ieſus Chriſt,
Expoſ. 2. God in iuſtice doth hate ſinne, Eſ. 1. 3. Pſal. 45. 7. and hath denounced death againſt the tranſgreſſers of his lawe▪ Gen. 2. 17. Deut. 27. 26. Eſ. 30. 33. Ier. 4. 4. therefore to ſatisfie his iuſtice, Col. 1. 20. and make way for mercy, Pſal. 14…. 9. his infinite wiſedome found out a meanes, Gen. 3, 15. euen by Ieſus Chriſt, vponupon whom the Father laid this office of reconciliation, Pſal. 40. 6, 7. Heb. 5. 5. Io. 3. 17. and 5. 36, 37. which he willingly vndertooke, Heb. 10. 7. 9. and did faithfully diſcharge. Heb. 10. 5, 6, 7.
Q. What is Ieſus Chriſt?
A. The • eternall Sonne of God, who in time became man for his elect.g Gal. 4. 4, 5.
Expoſ. 3. The Sonne of God by nature became the Sonne of Man, that he might make vsus the Sonnes of God by adoption. who were by nature the children of wrath, Eph. 2. 3. it beeing fit that our reconciliation ſhould be wrought by the Sonne, Eſa. 61. 1. Ioh. 1. 4. Ioh. 5. 36. 37. Col. 1. 16, 17. Heb. 1. 3. Ioh. 5. 17. and 3. 17. and ſealed by the holy Ghoſt, Eph. 1. 13. and 4. 30.
Q. How many things are we to conſider in Chriſt?
A. His iCol. 2. 9.perſon and his kHeb. 2. 16, 17.office.
Q. What is his perſon?
A. It is lIoh. 1. 14. Eſ. 7. 14. Rom. 9. 5.God and man 4 vnited together into m1. Cor. 8. 6.one perſon.
Expoſ. 4. In Chriſt there are two diſtinct natures, Heb. 1. 14, 15. Matth. 18. 20. with 1. Tim. 2. 5. Luk. 1. 35. Mat. 18. 20. Reu. 1. 8. Heb. 1. 11, 12. Ioh. 16. 30. Phil. 2. 6. Ioh. 1. 3. and 5. 17. Matth. 8. 13. with Luk. 22. 43. Matth. 24. 36. and 27. 4. 6. Ioh. 4. 6. and 11. 35. and 14. 28. Eph. 4. 10. inſeparably vnited, 1. Pet. 3. 18. Ioh. 10. 18. Heb. 9. 14. not confounded, Rom. 1. 3, 4. and 9. 5. Ioh. 16. 30. with Luk. 2. 52. Mar. 13. 32. and yet there is but one Chriſt, not many Chriſts, 1. Cor. 8. 6. 1. Tim. 2. 5. for the Godhead did aſſume the humane nature to it ſelfe, Phil. 2. 7. heb. 2. 16. ſo that the Manhood ſubſiſteth in the Godhead, Matth. 3. 17. and 17. 5. and they are ſo inſeparably vnited, that the ſelfe ſame perſon which is God, is alſo man, Ioh. 3. 13. Eph. 4. 10.
Q. Beeing God before all time, how could he be made man?
A. He was nLuk. 1. 35.conceiued 5 by the holy Ghoſt, borne of the virgin Marie, according oGen. 3. 15. Eſa. 7. 14. and 11. 1.to the Prophets.
Expoſ. 5. Chriſts conception is the miraculous and ſupernaturall forming of his humane nature in the wombe of the Virgin Marie, Eſa. 7. 14. Gen. 49. 10. Luk. 1. 35. by the power of the holy Ghoſt, Mat. 1. 18. 20. who did perfectly ſanctifie it in the verie firſt moment of conception, Luk. 1. 35.
Q. Why was Chriſt conceiued by the holy Ghoſt?
A. That he might be pLuk. 1. 35.pure without ſinne, wherewith all are qIoh. 3. 6.ſtained who are conceiued after the ordinary manner.
Q. Why was he God?
A. That he might beare the weight of Gods wrath without ſinking vnderunder it, ouercome death, bee the Head 6 of the Church, repaire his Image in vsus, conquer the enemies of our ſaluation, and defend vsus againſt them.
Expoſ. 6. The dignitie of being Head of the Church is ſo great, that it cannot agree to any meere man, Eph. 1. 21. Phil. 2. 9, 10, 11. Heb. 1. 6. alſo the offices of the head, are to giuegive the power of life, feeling, and moouing, to the body, Ioh. 1. 4. Rom. 8. 2. and to direct by his power, the inward and outward functions of the body, Eph. 5. 23, 24. which benefits he that is man onelyonly cannot beſtow vponupon the Church.
Q. Why was he man?
A. That he might 7 ſuffer rHeb. 2. 14.death for vsus, ſanctifie ſHeb. 2. 11.our 8 nature, and we might hauehave tHeb. 4. 15, 16.acceſſe with boldnes to the throne of grace.
Expoſ. 7. The Diuine nature could not ſuffer, I am. 1. 17. Mal. 3. 6. Rom. 9. 5. and without ſhedding of blood there could be no remiſſion of ſins, Heb. 9. 22. Chriſt therefore took our nature that he might ſuffer death, Phil. 2. 7. ſpecially it beeing no wayes meet, that one hauing no ſpeciall communion with another, ſhould endure puniſhment for anothers fault, Heb. 2. 16, 17.
8. Fulneſſe of all graces aboue meaſure, were powred into the humane nature of Chriſt our Sauiour, Matth. 3. 16. Ioh. 1. 16. and 3. 34. Col. 2. 9. and 1. 19. & we beeing vnited to him, and hauing communion with him, do receiue in meaſure of his fulnes, Eph. 4. 7. 16.
Q. What is his office?
A. To bee u1. Tim. 2. 5.Mediator 9 to reconcile God and man.
Expoſ. 9. A Mediator, or an Aduocate, is a third perſon that takes vponupon him to agree and reconcile two that be at variance, as Chriſt beeing both God and man, did ſet at one God and man, Eph. 1. 10. Col. 1. 20. 1. Ioh. 2. 1. who before were ſeparated by ſinne, Eſa. 59. 2. Ier. 5. 25. Chriſt is our Mediator both as God and man, Ioh. 1. 29. 34. & 3. 14. 16. Rom. 5. 8. 1. Ioh. 1. 7. Phil. 2. 6. for in the worke of our redemption he performed many diuine workes, Heb. 2. 14. Ioh. 10. 18. as Mediatour, hee is the King and Head of his Church, Luk. 1. 33. Ioh. 3. 35. Act. 2. 36. Phil. 2. 9, 10, 11. Matth. 28. 18. Heb. 1. 6. and 2. 7. and the ſpeciall offices of Chriſt our Mediatour, doe neceſſarily require, that the diuine and humane nature ioyntly doe concurre in the execution of them, Ioh. 1. 18. Matth. 11. 27. Ioh. 3. 12, 13. 2. Cor. 5. 18, 19, 20. Rom. 5. 10, 11. Heb. 9. 14. & 7. 25. This office is peculiar to Chriſt, Ioh. 14. 6. 1. Tim. 2. 5, 6. Heb. 7. 24. and neither in whole nor part can be transferred to any other, Act. 4. 10, 11, 12. Heb. 4. 14. Ioh. 11. 42. 1. Ioh. 2. 1. Heb. 7. 25. Eph. 3. 12. Heb. 2. 14, 15. Act. 10. 42, 43. and 17. 31. In the decree of God Chriſt was a Mediatour from eternitie, Eph. 1. 5, 6. In the vertue and efficacie of his mediation, he was giuen to be Mediator aſſoone as neceſſitie required, Reu. 13. 8. Gen. 3. 15. In the fulneſſe of time hee was manifeſted in the fleſh, Gal. 4. 4. 5.
Q. How did he that?
A. By his wMatth. 3. 15.fulfilling 10 the law, and by his 11 xHeb. 9. 15. Rom. 5. 12, 13.ſufferings.
Expoſ. 10. It became him who was our faithfull high Prieſt to fulfil all righteouſneſſe.
11. The iuſtice of God muſt be ſatisfied, and the debt of ſinne muſt be paied, before God who is true, iuſt, and vnchangeable, could be pleaſed with vsus, 1. Ioh. 2. 2. Heb. 9. 14, 15. 1. Pet. 1. 18, 19. Reu. 1. 5.
Q. What vnderſtand you by his ſufferings?
A. His voluntary yPhil. 2. 5. 6, 7, 8.humiliation both in zEſa. 53. 10. Matth. 26. 38. Heb. 9. 14.12 ſoule and body, his aLuk. 23. 33.crucifying, b1. Cor. 15. 3, 4.13 death, buriall, and cAct. 2. 27.abiding 13 vnderunder the dominion of death for a time.
Expoſ. 12. Chriſt in his incarnation did aſſume our whole nature, Luk. 2. 40. 52. Heb. 2. 6. Luk. 23. 46. 1. Tim. 2. 5. Luk. 19. 10. Matth. 26. 38. Mark. 14. 34. Mat. 27. 16. Ioh. 19. 30. Heb. 10. 5. Matth. 26. 12. Heb. 2. 17. that by offering it vp a ſacrifice for ſinne, hee might redeeme vsus, Heb. 8. 1, 2, 3. Heb. 9. 14. and 13. 10, 11, 12. In our nature he became our ſuretie, Iob 19. 25. Heb. 7. 22. therefore he ſuffered properly in ſoule as well as in bodie, Matth. 27. 46. Gal. 3. 13. Heb. 2. 9. 10. 14. which is ſet forth in the Lords Supper, 1. Cor. 11. 25. and was ſignified by the ſacrifices in the lawe, Hebr. 9. 19, 20, 21. 22.
13. The death of Chriſt was the ſeparation of his ſoule and bodie, Matth. 27. 50. Luk. 23. 46. though they both continued ſtill vnited to the Godhead, Mat. 1. 23. Ioh. 1. 14. 1. Pet. 3. 18. 1. Cor. 2. 8. It was neceſſary that Chriſt ſhould die, that he might ſatisfie Gods iuſtice, Heb. 9. 22. aboliſh and kill ſinne, Mat. 26. 28. Rom. 5. 10. Rom. 8. 3. Rom. 6. 10, 11. 1. Ioh. 3. 8. deſtroy death, and him that had the power of death, that is, the deuill, Heb. 2. 14. 2. Tim. 1. 10. Ioh. 12. 31. Hoſ. 13. 14. deliuer vsus from the feare of both, Heb. 2. 14. Luk. 1. 74. confirme the Teſtament or couenant of grace, which hee made with vsus, Heb. 9. 16, 17. and 13. 20. Zach. 9. 11. and obtaine for vsus the ſpirit of grace, Act. 2. 33. Gal. 3. 14. and 4. 4, 5. Betwixt the death & ſufferings of Chriſt and of the Martyrs, wee may obſerue theſe differences: 1. Chriſt his paſſion was an accurſed puniſhment, Gal. 3. 13. the ſufferings of the Martyrs and holy men, are onelyonly chaſtiſements or trials. 2. Chriſts paſſion was a meritorious ſacrifice, Heb. 9. 14. the paſſions of the Martyrs are of no value to merit any thing, Rom. 8. 18. 3. As the ſinnes of the elect were laid vponupon Chriſt, Leu. 16. 21. Eſa. 53. 11. Heb. 9. 28. ſo was the puniſhment of their ſinne for ſubſtance and kinde, though not for circumſtance of place or continuance, Heb. 4. 15. and therefore he ſuffered both in ſoule & bodie the wrath of God which was due vntounto vsus for ſinne, though he ſuffered not eueryevery particular puniſhment of ſinne, which euerie particular ſinner meeteth withall, Rom 5. 19. Heb. 10. 14. But the Martyrs were not forſaken, though they were not deliuered out of the hands of the perſecutors. 4. Chriſt was in himſelfe pure and innocent, but hee ſuffered for our ſinnes, 2. Cor. 5. 21. the Martyrs were not free from ſinne, neither did they ſuffer for the expiation of ſinne.
14. Vntill the third day death had power and dominion ouer Chriſt, for ſo long death kept a ſunder ſoule and bodie, Luk. 24. 7. Matth. 17. 23. Act. 10. 40.
Q. Did Chriſt alwayes abide vnderunder the power and dominion of death?
A. No, for the power of death being yAct. 2. 31.ſubdued, the third z1. Cor. 15. 4.day hee 14 roſe againe, aMark. 16. 19.aſcended into heauen, and ſitteth 15 at the right hand of the Father.
Expoſ. 14. The reſurrection of Chriſt is the firſt degree of his exaltation, wherin his ſoule beeing ioyned to the ſame fleſh that died, he was raiſed vp to life, 1. Cor. 15. 4. It was neceſſary that he ſhould riſe againe, in regard of the excellency of his perſon, Act. 2. 24. the couenant which he had made with the Father, Pſa. 2. 6, 7. Eſ. 53. 10. the dignity of his high office of eternall mediation, Pſal. 110. 6, 7. Rom. 4. 25. and that the truth of thoſe things which were foretold concerning the glory of the Meſſias, might be fulfilled. Chriſt by his diuine power roſe againe from the dead, Rom. 1. 4. 1. Pet. 3. 18. 1. Tim. 3. 16. Io. 5. 21. and 10. 17, 18. Act. 2. 24. and 3. 15. Eph. 1. 17. 20. Rom. 8. 11. not as a priuate but as a publique perſon, Rom. 5. 14. 19. 1. Cor. 15. 45. Heb. 10. 14. 1. Pet. 2. 20, 21. thereby ſhewing that his ſatisfaction is fully abſolute, Rom 4. 25. and 6. 9, 10. The ende of his reſurrection was, that he might prepare himſelfe to the performance of the glorious functions of a Mediator, and ſhew himſelfe to be the conquerour of death, and the Lord of quicke and dead, Rom. 14. 9. Act. 17. 31.
15. To ſit at the right hand, is a manner of ſpeech borrowed from earthly Princes, who vſe to ſet at their right hand ſuch as they ſubſtitute to rule vnderunder them in their names, 1. King. 2. 19. And hereby is clearely noted that excellent glory, power, and dominion of Chriſt, receiued of the Father, whereby he doth execute his Kingly, Prieſtly, and Propheticall office in glorie, Matth. 28. 18. Io. 17. 2. Phi. 2. 9, 10. Pſa. 110. 1.
Q. What are the ſpeciall parts of Chriſts Mediatorſhip?
A. He 16 is a bAct. 3. 22.Prophet, cHeb. 2. 17.Prieſt, and dPſal. 110. 1.King,
Expoſ. 16. In the time of the law, Prophets, Prieſts, and Kings were anointed, 1. Reg. 19. 16. Exo. 28. 41. 1. Sam. 16. 13. who were types of Chriſt, truely anointed our Prophet, Prieſt and King. Alſo our Mediator was to obtaine and purchaſe for vsus full redemption, and to beſtowe vponupon vsus righteouſneſſe and eternall life obtained, and to ſhewe vntounto vsus the way of ſaluation, which doe neceſſarily require this threefold office of Chriſt.