found opinions touching the nature of the Godhead, by bringing the danger of these false notions fo near us, that if we only open our eyes we cannot avoid seeing it: here she ftops. When she hath shewn us our danger, fhe doth not, if we hefitate, immediately plunge us into misery, or cut us off from all hopes of falvation, but warns us to flee from the wrath to come. Thus, in the beginning of the Creed we are told, that without a right faith a man cannot be faved: we are further told, that the belief of Chrift's divinity is the right faith: this is fufficient to fhew us the importance of the article. She doth not therefore draw a conclufion, which might give offence through an exceffive severity, but like a kind and faithful monitor concludes thus: who foever therefore is willing to be faved, let him thus think. Whofoever is defirous to obtain falvation, let him, or I would advise him to take this way.

Thus here in the conclufion, the fame caution, care and tenderness appears as we have feen in the beginning; that is, we are again told what faith every Chriftian ought to profefs; fc. that there are Three diftinct perfons in the Godhead, but One fameness of nature, and that the Word was made flesh; this is the Catholick faith. We are also reminded, in general

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feems ftill, of the importance and neceffity of holding the Catholick or true faith, which faith except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be faved. How natural foever a conclufion might follow, the church has not made it explicit, but leaves it to every man's confcience to make the proper application; fhe only defires that "men "would take warning of their danger, and "wifely avoid it." Concluding the Creed, as it begun, with a general declaration touching the neceffity of a right faith, Which Catholick (or true) faith (for so I understand the connection, keeping to the firft general propofition, whosoever will be faved, &c. and dropping the explanatory part:) except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be faved. "Except a man believe "honeftly and faithfully the Catholick faith, "or the word of God, he cannot be saved.” Such general propofitions can give no offence to the moft cautious man living. There is therefore no offenfive harshness in this Creed, when rightly understood, but an excellent prefervative against the dangerous tenets of fome unhappy men. - And if any man of a fuperabundant charity can diflike fuch general propofitions, on account of their feeming feverity, I will venture to affirm, there is as much, if not more, reason for him to dislike great

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great part of the bible. Give me leave to obferve again that it was highly useful and expedient to conclude with fuch a propofition; that men might not think it a matter of indifference, whether they believed thus or otherwise, but should reflect on the importance of the doctrine and behave accordingly. great hath been the care and moderation of the church: her care to preferve the primitive faith whole and undefiled, by shewing the importance of it; her moderation in not condemning particular persons unhappily rejecting it.

What remains, but that we all strive to imitate her example, to follow these salutary directions, and so fulfill the will of Chrift; in a word, that we make it our particular care to preserve our morals uncorrupt as our faith is pure. To which end let us devoutly pray, that the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the love `of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghoft be with us all evermore. Amen.

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