6. _Faith_ and _obedience_ both necessarily concurring to salvation, what kind of obedience that same is, and to whom due, hath been showed above in art. 3. But now we must enquire what _articles of faith_ are requisite. And I say, that to a Christian[21] there is no other article of faith requisite as _necessary_ to salvation, but only this, _that Jesus is the Christ_. But we must distinguish, as we have already done before in art. 4, between _faith_ and _profession_. _A profession_, therefore, of more articles, if they be commanded, may be necessary; for it is a part of our _obedience_ due to the laws. But we enquire not now what _obedience_, but what _faith_ is necessary to salvation. And this is proved, first, out of the scope of the Evangelists, which was, by the description of our Saviour’s life, to establish this one article: and we shall know that such was the scope and counsel of the Evangelists, if we observe but the history itself. St. Matthew (chap. i.), beginning at his genealogy, shows that Jesus was of the lineage of David, born of a virgin: chap, ii., that he was adored by the _wise men_ as king of the Jews; that Herod for the same cause sought to slay him: chap. iii., iv., that his kingdom was preached both by John the Baptist and himself: chapters v. vi. vii., that he taught the laws, not as the Scribes, but as one having authority: chapters viii. ix., that he cured diseases miraculously: chap. x., that he sent his apostles, the preachers of his kingdom, throughout all the parts of Judea to proclaim his kingdom: chap. xi., that he commanded the messengers, sent from John to enquire whether he were the Christ or not, to tell him what they had seen, namely, the miracles which were only compatible with Christ: chap. xii., that he proved and declared his kingdom to the Pharisees and others by arguments, parables, and signs; and the following chapters to xxi., that he maintained himself to be the Christ against the Pharisees: chap. xxi., that he was saluted with the title of king, when he entered into Jerusalem: chaps. xxii., xxiii., xxiv., xxv., that he forewarned others of _false Christs_; and that he showed in parables what manner of kingdom his should be: chaps. xxvi. xxvii., that he was taken and accused for this reason, because he said he was a king; and that a title was written on his cross, _this is Jesus the king of the Jews_: lastly, chap. xxviii., that after his resurrection, he told his apostles that all power was given unto him both in heaven and in earth. All which tends to this end; that we should believe Jesus to be the Christ. Such therefore was the scope of St. Matthew in describing his gospel. But such as his was, such also was the rest of the Evangelists; which St. John sets down expressly in the end of his gospel (John xx. 31): _These things_, saith he, _are written, that ye may know that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God_. Footnote 21: