Treatise Letter To A Roman Catholic
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-treatise-letter-to-a-roman-catholic-002 |
| Words | 387 |
I believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Saviour of the
world, the Messiah so long foretold; that, being anointed
with the Holy Ghost, he was a Prophet, revealing to us the
whole will of God; that he was a Priest, who gave himself a
sacrifice for sin, and still makes intercession for transgressors;
that he is a King, who has all power in heaven and in earth,
and will reign till he has subdued all things to himself. I believe he is the proper, natural Son of God, God of
God, very God of very God; and that he is the Lord of all,
baving absolute, supreme, universal dominion over all things;
but more peculiarly our Lord, who believe in him, both by
conquest, purchase, and voluntary obligation. I believe that he was made man, joining the human nature
with the divine in one person; being conceived by the
singular operation of the Holy Ghost, and born of the blessed
Virgin Mary, who, as well after as before she brought him
forth, continued a pure and unspotted virgin. I believe he suffered inexpressible pains both of body and
soul, and at last death, even the death of the cross, at the time
that Pontius Pilate governed Judea, under the Roman Emperor;
that his body was then laid in the grave, and his soul went to
the place of separate spirits; that the third day he rose again
from the dead; that he ascended into heaven; where he
remains in the midst of the throne of God, in the highest power
and glory, as Mediator till the end of the world, as God to
all eternity; that, in the end, he will come down from heaven,
to judge every man according to his works; both those who
shall be then alive, and all who have died before that day. 8. I believe the infinite and eternal Spirit of God, equal
with the Father and the Son, to be not only perfectly holy in
himself, but the immediate cause of all holiness in us;
enlightening our understandings, rectifying our wills and
affections, renewing our natures, uniting our persons to
Christ, assuring us of the adoption of sons, leading us in our
actions; purifying and sanctifying our souls and bodies, to a
full and eternal enjoyment of God. 9.