▁align s ▁his ▁" cro oked ▁and ▁Ser pent - like ▁nature ," ▁and ▁brings ▁him ▁hum b ly ▁to ▁em brace ▁the ▁" low ▁and ▁mean ▁condition ▁of ▁Christ ▁upon ▁His ▁cross ." ▁ ▁Second , ▁Sp ils bury ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁same ▁Word ▁so ▁convin ces ▁the ▁s inner ▁of ▁its ▁truth ▁that ▁its ▁le aven ▁" se asons ▁and ▁sweet ens ▁the ▁whole ▁man ." ▁The ▁Word ▁oper ates ▁like ▁a ▁" fire ▁that ▁breaks ▁forth ▁and ▁disco vers ▁itself " ▁with ▁such ▁clar ity ▁in ▁" such ▁as ▁have ▁it ," ▁that ▁they ▁del ine ate ▁specific ▁truth s ▁from ▁that ▁Word . ▁A ▁conf ession ▁of ▁faith ▁consisting ▁of ▁particular ▁do ctr ines ▁naturally ▁develop s . ▁O thers ▁so ▁prepared ▁" come ▁to ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁mind ▁and ▁judgment ▁in ▁it ." ▁ ▁Sp ils bury ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁" const itut ing ▁cause " ▁of ▁a ▁church . ▁The ▁bel ie vers ▁so ▁fitted ▁by ▁the ▁Word ▁now ▁c oven ant ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁bel ie vers ▁joined ▁by ▁" free ▁and ▁mut ual ▁consent ▁and ▁agreement ▁upon ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁that ▁truth ▁so ▁by ▁God ▁revealed , ▁and ▁by ▁faith ▁received ." ▁This ▁volunt ary ▁c oven ant ▁preced es ▁the ▁ordin ances . ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁fourth ▁cause ▁follows , ▁the ▁Spirit ' s ▁work ▁in ▁kn itting ▁and ▁unit ing ▁their ▁hearts ▁together ▁in ▁truth . ▁A ▁corpor ate ▁witness ▁to ▁propos itional ▁truth