gression at his creation excellent and holy and holiness MAGISTRATES, in their duty, deserve honour... not ministers of the gospel, as such secular, obedience due to them from should be christian men should be governed by the law and doc- their duty to defend and protect religion for God with civil laws, should govern the world MAN and his strength by creation, mortal by trans- by disobedience a bond slave of Satan, liable corrupt and depraved by the fall created in the image of God in righteousness endowed with genius and wit, though in a fallen state...... grievously depraved by nature his creation, and his fall by sin Basle his guilt and depravity by the fall and diso- France his knowledge of himself necessary Bohemia grace needs to be renewed to holiness by the Spirit MAN'S fall from holiness to corruption and misery MAN willingly fell from his excellent and holy MASS, the, a most lucrative, but impious corrup- Basle Helvetia Belgia Belgia 79 Sueveland 366 MANICHEES and other heretics deny the inspi- MANKIND, the fall and corruption of MARRIAGE an honourable estate, not forbidden enjoined the forbidding of, a yoke laid upon men's the proper time of, as settled by popish canons MARTYRS afford encouragement and instruction to us not to have temples or ceremonies conse- crated to them MARY, mother of Jesus, worshipped by papists, classes MEANS of grace required to be used in obtaining MEATS, days, fasts and festivals, superstitiously forbidden on certain days, not taught by the gifts of God for food, all may be reli- the gifts of God for food, good and to be the gifts of God for food, no law in particu- MEDIATOR and Intercessor, Jesus Christ Christ, by whom we have access to God Belgia Ireland Saxony Augsburg papists MEDIATORS innumerable, as pretended by the MEDIATOR, the Lord Jesus in human nature CONFESSION. PAGE. MESSIAH, the one, only Head of the church MINISTERIAL duty, preaching the gospel, ad- power regards discipline and government MINISTERING in the congregation..... MINISTERS, choosing of, none but those of holy of the Old Testament church, patriarchs, of the word, preachers of the gospel, and MINISTRY and a priesthood different things of the gospel in the churches of Christ ments of the gospel, means of faith, the effectual of the word from God, who gives it saving efficacy of the word of God, the means of conver- MISERIES of man the consequences of sin. MONASTIC life, an abominable device of su- vows occasion many vices.... vows to be condemned as of only human MONKERY, by its rules, perverts the gospel others. worldly things God, not deified MONKERY consists in a bondage of traditions ... their vows and manners of life MONSTROUS opinions taught by heathens and MOSAICAL and human ceremonies not needful NATURAL men, without divine grace, choose only NATURE, the human, though united to the Son of NEIGHBOUR, our duty towards our, in all justice and love.. prove the decisions of Dort NETHERLANDS, the United Provinces of, ap- NEW obedience from the gifts and blessings of grace obedience, how it pleases God through Christ Synod would not forbid wives to priests... OATH, a solemn act not to be taken lightly......... not to be taken with mental reservation ...... Christ..... of Christ imputed to believers for righ- OFFICERS for government in the churches OBLATION and sacrifice, a title improperly given in the early churches to the Lord's Christ's one, a perfect propitiation OFFICES of the divine Persons, in our creation, redemption, and salvation .... OLD Testament dispensation revealed God and ORDINATION to the christian ministry in the churches........ ORIGINAL or birth sin.-See SIN sin and guilt from our birth............ sin in all men the source of all corruption sin, its nature and propagation England 509 Augsburg 70 Helvetia 57 sin sufficient for the condemnation of ORIGINAL sin, worthy of eternal death, except PAPAL power inimical to the gospel of Christ..... PASTORS, christian ministers.-See MINISTERS.... of churches to administer the word and ordinances of Christ....... France 261 their duties in the churches. PATRIARCHS, prophets, and saints not to be in- PELAGIANISM, in effect denies original sin and the sacrifice of Christ PELAGIANS deny the guilt and corruption of ori- ginal sin pretend that men, without the Holy Spirit, PERSEVERANCE of saints in holiness secured by their election and the love of God...... of the regenerate in holy obedience by the of the saints in grace and holiness assured of the saints in grace prayed for by Christ of the saints in grace sccured by the Spirit POPE of Rome, the, in no sense the head of the church of Christ POPES cruelly forbid the wives of the priests. religion.... POWER of the keys, ministerial authority to PRAYER, a lifting up of the mind to God, should PRAYERS of the church ought to be in the lan- PREDESTINATION and election.-See ELECTION and election of the saints to adoption in and election, the doctrine of............. Helvetia 254 Saxony 195 |