Question 21

Did Mankind need a Redeemer?

Yes. For by our Iniquities we had sold our selves,^a

Did the Elect themselves need a Redeemer?

Yes. For we our selves also were sometime disobedient,^b

Would there have been a Redeemer if Adam had not sinn’d?

No. For they that be whole need not a Physician,^c

Could an Angel have been our Redeemer?

No. For his Angels he charged with Folly,^d

Is Jesus Christ the Redeemer?

Yes. There is one Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus,^e

Is he the only Redeemer?

Yes. For there is no other Name under Heaven given among Men whereby we must be sav’d,^f

Is he a Universal Redeemer?

Yes. He gave himself a Ransom for all,^g

Did he die to purchase a general Offer?

Yes. The Son of Man was lifted up, that whosoever believes in him should not perish,^h

Is all the World the better for Christ’s Mediation?

Yes. For by him all Things consist,ⁱ

Is it long of Christ then that so many perish?

No. I would have gather’d you, and you would not,^j

Is Christ in a special manner the Redeemer of God’s Elect?

Yes. I lay down my Life for the Sheep,^k

Was their Salvation particularly design’d in Christ’s Undertaking?

Yes. Thou hast given him Power over all Flesh, that he should give Eternal Life to us many as thou hast given him,^l

Was their Sanctification particularly design’d?

Yes. For their sakes I sanctifie my self, that they also might be sanctified,^m

Is all Mankind redeem’d from among Devils?

Yes. For none must say as they did, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?ⁿ

But are the Elect redeem’d from among Men?

Yes. These were redeem’d from among Men,^o

Is the Redeemer Lord?

Yes. Every Tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,^p

Is he Jesus a Saviour?

Yes. Thou shalt call his Name Jesus, for he shall save his People from their Sins,^q

Is he Christ Anointed?

Yes. For God, even thy God, hath anointed thee,^r

Is he Immanuel?

Yes. They shall call his Name Immanuel, which being interpreted, is God with us,^s

Is he the Son of God?

Yes. Thou art Christ the Son of the Living God,^t

Is he the Eternal Son of God?

Yes. For he is before all Things,^u

Is he God?

Yes. Unto the Son he saith, thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever,^v

Is he true God?

Yes. His Son Jesus Christ is the true God and Eternal Life,^w

Is he the most High God?

Yes. For Christ is over all God blessed for ever,^x

Is he equal with the Father?

Yes. For he thought it not Robbery to be equal with God,^y

Is he one with the Father?

Yes. I and my Father are one,^z

Is he to be Worshipped as God?

Yes. For all Men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father,^aa

Is he Worshipped by the Angels?

Yes. Let all the Angels of God Worship him,^bb

And is there good Reason for it?

Yes. For he is the Brightness of his Father’s Glory,^cc

Was he begotten of his Father before all Worlds?

Yes. Thou art my Son, this Day have I begotten thee,^dd

Is he the only begotten Son of God?

Yes. We beheld his Glory, the Glory as of the only begotten of the Father,^ee

Did the Son of God become Man?

Yes. The Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us,^ff

Did he come into this World?

Yes. He came forth from the Father, and came into the World,^gg

Did he come in the fittest time?

Yes. When the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son,^hh

Did he come with a full Commission?

Yes. For the Father sanctified him, and sent him into the World,ⁱⁱ

Did he come to save us?

Yes. The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost,^jj

Did he come to Conquer Satan?

Yes. For this purpose was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the Works of the Devil,^kk

Did the Redeemer take our Nature upon him?

Yes. He was found in Fashion as a Man,^ll

Had he a Being before his Incarnation?

Yes. Before Abraham was I am,^mm

Had he a Being before the World?

Yes. For the same was in the Beginning with God,ⁿⁿ

Is not his Incarnation a great Mystery?

Yes. Without Controversie great is the Mystery of Godliness, God manifest in the Flesh,^oo

Is it Necessary that we believe it?

Yes. For he that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the Flesh, is not of God,^pp

Was Jesus Christ God even when he was upon Earth?

Yes. I am in the Father, and the Father in me,^qq

Is he Man now he is in Heaven?

Yes. For he that descended is the same also that ascended,^rr

Is the Redeemer both God and Man?

Yes. For to us a Child is Born, to us a Son is given, and he shall be called the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father,^ss

Is he both the Son of God, and the Son of Man?

Yes. He was the Son of Adam, he was the Son of God,^tt

Doth he continue to be so?

Yes. For Jesus Christ is the same Yesterday, to Day, and for ever,^uu

Was he Man that he might suffer?

Yes. For without shedding of Blood, no Remission,^vv

Was he God that he might satisfie?

Yes. For God has purchased the Church with his own Blood,^ww

Is he God and Man in two distinct Natures?

Yes. For he is both the Root and Off-spring of David,^xx compare^yy

Is he so in one Person?

Yes. For to us there is but one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all Things, and we by him,^zz

Is he so for ever?

Yes. He is Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last,^aaa

Is this Jesus the true Messiah promis’d to the Fathers?

Yes. We know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the World,^bbb

Were the Scriptures fulfill’d in him?

Yes. To him give all the Prophets Witness,^ccc

Did his Miracles prove his Doctrine?

Yes. The Works that I do bear Witness of me that the Father hath sent me,^ddd

Did the Father himself bear Witness of him?

Yes. By a Voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him,^eee

May we venture our Souls upon this Bottom?

Yes. For this is the Record, That God hath given to us Eternal Life, and this Life is in his Son,^fff