# Second Confession, · Page 2 of 7

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That the Lord, being a true God, who does not
repent of that which he has promised, when the
time which he, in the secret counsels of his divine
will, had determined was fulfilled, sent his only, own
and true Son as a redeemer unto the world. 1 John
5:20; Deut. 7:8; Gal. 4:4.

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And since there has been for many years, and
still is daily, much disputation, concerning this
birth of our Savior, according to the flesh; therefore,
we believe and confess, that it is a supernatural
birth, which cannot be fathomed by human reason.
Yet, we believe and confess, by virtue of the
Scriptures, that the eternal, not spoken, but itself
speaking, real Word, which was before the foundation
of the world in great glory with the Father,
was before Abraham, was in the beginning with
God, and was itself God; whose goings forth have
been from of old, from everlasting, and through
which all things are created and have their being;
that this same, real Word, in the fullness of the
time, came forth from the Father, and descended
from heaven into the lowest parts of the earth, and,
according to the prophecy (Is. 7), was (at Nazareth,
that he might be called a Nazarene) conceived
in the virgin body of Mary (who, although betrothed
to Joseph of the house of David, yet was
not known of him) by the power of the most high
God, and the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost,
and became flesh, remaining what he had been
namely, God and the Son of God, and becoming
what he had not been, namely, man and the son of
man; in this manner, that we confess that the child
which Mary bore, and which was born at Bethlehem,
grew up, and suffered on the cross, was outwardly
and inwardly, visibly and invisibly, as he
sojourned here, the only, own, and true Son of
God, and the Redeemer of us all. John 1:1; 17:5;
8:58; Micah 5:1; John 1:3; 16:28; Eph. 4:9;
Matt. 1:20; Luke 1:31; Matt. 2:23; John 1:14;
Rom. 9:5; Ps. 2:7; Matt. 3:17; Luke 2:6,40;
Matt. 27; 17:5.

We believe and confess also, that he came to
redeem us from the curse, and, therefore, became
obedient unto the law, was circumcised on the
eighth day, and named after the name announced
by the angel before he was born, namely, Jesus,
that he might make his holy name to agree with his
holy work, namely, to save his people from their
sins. Gal. 3:13; 4:5; Gen. 17:12; Gal. 4:4;
Luke 2:21; Matt. 1:21; 18:11; Luke 19:10.

We also confess that he is our only true high
Prophet, High Priest, and spiritual King, who, in
his office as a prophet has proclaimed unto us God’s
great, secret counsel of the eternal peace with God,
through the holy Gospel, and, moreover, all that is
necessary for us to the new life. Deut. 18:15; Ps.
110:4; Heb. 3:1; Jer. 33:15; Matt. 21:5; 13:35;
Luke 10:5; John 3:3; Matt. 18:9.

Who, in his office as priest, has not only offered
up on the cross a sacrifice for his believing lambs
that will avail forever; but, after his glorious resurrection,
has entered into the holy of holies, yea, the
most holy, namely heaven, not by the blood of
goats and calves, but by his own blood; by which
he has obtained eternal redemption for all those
who believe in him, yea, sitteth on the right hand
of God his heavenly Father, where, as a high
priest, he pours out his holy prayers for the ignorance
of his people, and obtains forgiveness for
them. Eph. 5:2; Heb. 10:12; 9:12; Col. 3:1;
Heb. 5:2,5.

Who, in his office as king, as a victorious prince
has vanquished death, the devil, hell, and all our
enemies, and has prepared a place for the members
of his kingdom; ruling with the scepter of his
word, and protecting those who put their trust in
him, helping them to triumph till they receive the
everlasting kingdom at his hand. 2 Tim. 1:10;
Heb. 2:14,15; John 14:2; Ps. 45:6; Eccl. 29:25;
2 Cor. 2:14.

But since his kingdom was not of this world, he
did not take possession of it by carnal weapons of
iron or steel, but through suffering and fighting in
the flesh; to which end he prepared himself for
temptation, tribulation and suffering, and took upon
him the cursed death of the cross, under Pontius
Pilate; we confess, moreover, that this same Lord
Jesus Christ, who was crucified at Jerusalem, and
tasted death on mount Calvary, with exclamation of
his groaning Spirit, and amidst the convulsions of
heaven and earth, was the only and own Son of
God, and that we are reconciled unto God by the
blood and death of his Son, who by himself purged
our sins. John 18:36; Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1; Matt.
16:21; Gal. 3:13; Deut. 21:23; 1 Tim. 6:13;
Matt. 27; Luke 23; 1 John 3:16; Rom. 8:22;
5:10; Heb. 1:3.



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