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148 3d. You believe that God has appointed all things, and works all things according to his counsel, so that all who believe on him may be saved, and be himself glorified.

4th. You believe that man was at first created upright, but by his own voluntary act he sinned, in consequence of which all are involved in sin, become voluntary sinners, and are without holiness.

5th. You believe that in consequence of sin man needs a change of heart, (which is effected through the influence of the Spirit,) in order that he may be fitted for the service of God and for heaven.

6th. You believe that faith, love, and repentance are the terms on which man can receive forgiveness, and by the grace of God be saved.

7th. You believe that the Christian graces will produce in man good works, which may be received as evidences of faith, but not as the ground of justification.

8th. You believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, by his sufferings and death, has made ample atonement for all mankind, so that all who will comply with the terms of the gospel may receive eternal life.

9th. You believe that there is to be a resurrection of the dead, that God will call all to an account, and that each will receive sentence. "The wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal."

10th. You believe the Sabbath to be a divine institution, and that all are therefore under obligations to "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy."

11th. You believe that the Lord's Supper and Baptism are ordinances of the Christian church, and should be observed by all the members of the church; and that the subjects of Baptism are believers and their households.