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2 Tim. ii, 12; 1 (’or. \i. 2; Rom. viii. 16-17; Rev. ii, _ » 27 in the administra or TUE tion of the affairs of the government of (hxl over ail nations Pan. ii, .35; Math. ClillR H or <;<)!>. xix, 28; Luke \xii, 29-80; I»an vii, 14: IH H. H. FHEKRII.I.. Rev. .xix, 15 then shall the Lord be king over all the earth Zed i. xiv, 9;— ail kings shall worship him Psa. l.xzii, Agreeable to a request of Editor of The 7-11- all nations sha’l serve and obey ’IM i x r N i w s, ur herew ith submit the . him Dan. vii. 1 I —• i . follow ing declaration of principles as 7th We aflirm out belief in the fact hel<l and maintained l>v the Church of that eternal life is the gift of God through Clod our Lord Jesus Christ Rom. vi, 23; 1st, d he denominational name, or title. John x, 27-28; 1 John ii, 2’>;C<m iii, 3 i “The Church of Gi d," is accepted and that the righteous alone w ill receive eter applied as the on’v “name” authorize ! nal life, or immortality as a reward < f by the scriptures of divine truth- 1 (’or. faithful continuance in we’.l doing in the i. 2: x, .32: xi, 22: xv, 9: Acts, xx, 28- resurrection from the dead Lukexx. 35- 2nd We believe in the existence of one • Mark \ ”» 80; Rum. ii. 6-7; 1 Cor. • true and living (¡cd, father of our Lord >v,51-51 that natural immortality is not and Sa viot Jesus Christ; creator of all the the common lot of all mankind (Jen. ii. butts of heaven and earth and all things 7; iii 19-21; Eze. xviii, 4; Rom. vi, 12. therein. viii, 11; 2 Cor. iv, 11; Ps c.xx xx vi, 1; John 3rd We affirm our faith in the cov iii. 36 -The first man Adam did not enant and oath of God to Abraham and transmit immortality to his posterity his seed (¡al. iii, 16-18 by * viitue <f 1 Cor. , xv, 45-46 -hut rather sin and which coven mt is secured to Christ, and death - Rom. v, 12; Gen. ii, 17; James i they that are his at his coming i Cor. 15; Rom. vi, 23 that immortality was- xv, 23 an eternal home and inheritrix e brought to light or manifested by the in the earth Gen xii, 1-7: xv, 18: x'-’ii. death, hi.riai and resurrection of Christ 7-8: xxii, 17-18, Psa. ev, 8-12: xxxvii. Joim xi, 27; 2 firn, i, 10 that Christ 9-29, 31, Math, v, 5. Ileb. xi. <8-9 13, alone of the seed of Abraham hath im Rev. v, 9-10. mortality 1 Tim. 6-16. •1th We believe and nfi'rm that by Sth That the dead from death to the reason of the covenant and eath'of Go.' resurrection are reclining in the envir to David Psa. lxxxix. 3-I, .3 I 37, Acts ii, onments of unconsciousness, and know 30 that the Lord Jesus Christ, his r<»y C u >t anything Eccl. i i$, _ Job. xiv. ►on, and heir Jer. xxiii 5; Math. i. 1 ¡0-1 ; Psa. ci vl, 4; vi, .7; iXra viii, 10- Luke i, 32-.-’, ’ will again return to - tbh 12: Eccl. iii, 19 21 that the righteous .............. -o..... ................. 4 earth and restore to t<» imperial glorv, glory, maj d.-ad am! living, will be rewarded with a “ • ‘ • • • • esty and power the throne and kingd« m crown of life at the coming of the L»<ld of ids father David - Acts xv. 13-16 and resurrection of the just Luke xiv, and reign over the house of Jacob forever. II; 1 Peter v, 4; Rev. .r.rii, 12; 2 Tim. Luke i. .32-33, Eze. xxxvii, 21-22, Mica iv, 8 -and tliat the wicked are reserved iv, 7. to the day of Judgement b> he punish« <1. 5th-Wc aflirm our faith in the second 2 Peter ii, 9; 2 Thess. i, 7-10 and what personal and literal Coining of our Lord ever a man Fowcth that shall lie also reap Jesus Christ John xiv, 1-3, Phil. iii.M Gal. vi. 7-8-they shall receive the re 21, Acts i, 11. lli b ix.2S, Rev. xxii, 12 ward of their unrighteousness and shall the lesurrection • f the righteous dead a- natural brute beasts utterly | erish in Luke xx, S-7-.36. 1 Thess. iv, 16, the m- the r own corruption 2 Peter ii. 12-1-3. ►tantane »us change of the then living 9th That immortality is offered toman Faints to a condition of immortality 1 as a reward upon stipulated conditions, Thess. iv, 17; 1 John iii. 2; Phil iii.2’1 through our Lord Jesus Chr'tt. and never and their entrance at that time into hi- vnee mentioned in the Scriptures of <1- kingdom Math, xxv, .31; 2 Peter i, 11; vine truth as man being ii. possession < f 2 Tim. iv, 6 8. it. The true immortality .s D ii nt ¡ »IH <1 6th We furthermore aflirm our faith rive times in ail the Scriptures; in R< m. in the e.-tal lishment <»f the-kingdom of :i. 6-7, it is referrid to as a <•< uditil i) of God on thi earth at the second coming life to l»c sought for, and olita i lu d of our I.oi'l Ji *uw (*hri« t 2 Tim iv, 1 through Christ, in 2 Tim. i, 1(1; it is rep- Luke xix. . 12-1-7. 121-7. 2!, 21, 31 31, ¡’.J; 2'fin s-. i. 1- r< -‘iitcil as havimi b‘*vn brought to licbt •7; James ii. 5; I »an. ii, II; vii, 13-1 I. 27; oy the death of Christ; in 1 film vi. 16. Rev. xii, 1(1: xi. 17 and the imm« i taliz- t is ¡Misiiivrly albrmed (hat Christ alone <d S.lillt- w ill then lice »me as-ocia ted with ba*.ti immortality in the rtsui recti» r.; . . CLriat ar joint-heirs and rulers with him [•Eli’.l!Ili «