not with silver and gold, but with His holy and precious blood, and with
His innocent sufferings and death; in order that I might be His, live
under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in everlasting righteousness,
innocence, and blessedness; even as He is risen from the dead, and lives
and reigns to all eternity. This is most certainly true.

THIRD ARTICLE.--OF SANCTIFICATION.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian Church, the Communion of
Saints; the Forgiveness of sins; the Resurrection of the body; and the
Life everlasting. Amen.

_What is meant by this Article?_

_Ans._ I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in
Jesus Christ my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Ghost has called me
through the Gospel, enlightened me by His gifts, and sanctified and
preserved me in the true faith; in like manner as He calls, gathers,
enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and
preserves it in union with Jesus Christ in the true faith; in which
Christian Church He daily forgives abundantly all my sins, and the sins
of all believers, and will raise up me and all the dead at the last day,
and will grant everlasting life to me and to all who believe in Christ.
This is most certainly true.




PART III.