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A10957	The English creede consenting vvith the true, auncient, catholique, and apostolique Church in al points, and articles of religion, which euerie Christian is to know and beleeue that would be saued. The second part, in most loyal manner to the glorie of God, credit of our Church, and displaieng of al hæresies, and errors, both olde and newe, contrarie to the faith, subscribed vnto by Thomas Rogers. Allowed by auctoritie.; English creede. Part 2	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1587 (1587)	STC 21227; ESTC S116387	55,407	97

THE English Creede CONSENTING WITH the true auncient Catholique and Apostolique Church in al points and articles of Religion which euerie Christian is to know and beleeue that would be saued THE SECOND PART in most loyal manner to the glorie of God credit of our Church and displaieng of al haeresies and errors both olde and newe contrarie to the faith subscribed vnto by Thomas Rogers Allowed by auctoritie 3. ESDR 4. Magna est veritas praeualet AT LONDON Printed by Robert Walde-graue for Andrew Maunsel at the Brasen Serpent in Pauls Church-yard 1587. TAM GENERE QVAM VIRTVTE PRAECELLENTI D. CHRISTOPHERO HATTONO EQVITI AVRATO REGNI ANGLIAE SVMMO CANCELLARIO ALIIS QVE MVLTIS NOMINIBVS HONORATISSIMO VIRO SVO OPTIMO MAECENATI AC PATRONO THOM AS ROGERIVS POSTERIOREM HANC SYMBOLO ANGLICANO SVBSCRIPTIONIS SVAE PARTEM HONORIS GRATIQVE ANIMI TESTIFICATIONIS ERGO DEVOTE CONSECRAVIT 20. ARTICLE Of the auctoritie of the Church THe Church hath power 1 to decree rites or ceremonies and auctoritie 3 in controuersies of faith And yet it is not laufull for the Church 2 to ordaine anie thing that is contrarie to Gods worde 4 neither maie it so expounde one place of Scripture 5 that it be repugnant to another Wherefore although 6 the Churche be à witnesse and à keeper of holie writ yet as it ought not to decree anie thing against the same so besides the same 7 ought it not to enforce anie thing to be beleeued for necessitie of saluation The Propositions 1 The Church hath power to decree rites or ceremonies 2 The Church maie not appoint what rites or ceremonies it will 3 The Church hath auctortie to iudge in controuersies of faith 4 The Church hath power to interprete and expound the worde of God 5 The Analogie of faith must bee expected in the exposition of the Scripture 6 The Church is the witnesse and keeper of Gods word 7 The Church may not enforce any thing to be beleued as is necessarie vnto saluation that is either contrarie or besides the word of God 1 The Churches auctoritie to decree rites or ceremonies Is warranted in the worde of God By th' example of the Apostles who did ordaine rites or ceremonies as among other thinges that in the Church Men should not be couered 1. Corinth 11. 4. c. VVomen Should be couered 1. Corinth 11. 5. Should keep silence 1. Corinth 14. 34. A known tongue should be vsed 1. Cor. 14. 1. c. By the general perpetual commaundement of God himselfe whoe at al times wil haue euery thing in the Church to be done As being the auctor not of confusion but of peace 1. Cor. 14. ver 26. 33. 40. Honestlie By order Vnto aedification Is graunted in the publique Confessions of the Churches protestant as Confession of Heluet. 1. Artic. 13. Heluet. 2. cap. 22. 23. 24. Basil art 10. Bohem. cap. 15. 17. France artic 32. Fland. artic 32 Ausburg artic 4. 5. 7. 15. Sax. artic 20. Sucuia cap. 8. 14. VVittem cap. 27. 35. This power being giuen by the supreme auctoritie vnto the Churche theie doe greatly offend VVho by an extreme detestation conceaued against ceremonies do condemne Generallie al rites or ceremonies as do some fantastical spirites Particularlie some commendable ceremonies so is the celebration of the Sabbat disliked of certaine Familists VVhiche thinke the Church is tied precisely to obserue the ceremonies Of the Iewes so Did the False Apostles Cerdonits Cerinthians Nazarens Doe the Iewes Turkes Armenians Of the Romish synagogue in which error be The hot Papists The halfe Papistes the Fam of Loue. VVhich holde that either any one man or any certaine callinge hath power to decree appoint rites or ceremonies though of themselues good vnto the whole Church of God 2. As it is à cleere truth that the church maie ordaine ceremonies So true it is also that the Church hath no power to appoint what rites or ceremonies it will but they must make To the Nourishing and increase of loue and friendship among men Such Reteining of the faithful in the holie feare of God Such In the primatiue Church were the rites principalie about Baptisme Excommunication The L. Supper In these dais in the reformed Churches are the ceremonies touching For the Church to meete in The times The places In the Church The praiers The seruice The persons Not to the vpholding of vice or superstitious vanities among the people as theie do If of themselues theie be meetlie wiked and vngodlie as are Popish Masses Images in the Church If being in their owne nature indifferent yet being supersticiouslie vsed are vngodlie as are the difference of daies and meates and apparel c. when it is thought that such rites Do deserue remission of sinnes Are th'acceptable seruice of God Be of necessitie vnder the paine of Gods eternal cursse to be obserued of al and euerie man This is consonantor agreeable To the worde of God Eze 20 v. 18. 19 Matth. 15. 13. Mat. 7. 7 c. Luke 11. 46. Gal. 51. Col. 2. 8. c. Tit. 1. 14. To the sound Cōfessions of Christ his church Cōfes of Heluet. 2. c. 15. France art 33. Flan. art 32. Ausb art 7. 15 Sax. art 20. VVittē art 35. Sueuia c. 14. But as light is vnto darkenes cōtraeie to al such As are of opinion that the Church hath absolute auctoritie to ordaine what lawes rites or ceremonies it thinketh good As wil make and that as theie saie by th●auctoritie giuen vnto the church of à ceremonie à matter of substance and of à thing of substance à ceremonie as theie do which turne the 2 commandemēts of the Decaloge into à ceremonial lawe As both obscure the glorie of God by their Masses inuocatiō of creatures c. and frustrate the merits of our Sauior by their meritorious pardons fasting pilgrimages c. deface the holie Sacraments of Christ by the vain ceremonies of Antichrist hinder the preaching of Gods word by ouer m●nie tedious traditions and keep the people of God in dānable ignorance by preferring the ordinances of mē before th'institution of God and leaue that vndone which God hath commanded to be done to performe that which the Church hath cōmanded such are the Papists 3 Auctoritie is giuen to the Church and to euerie member of iudgement in the same to iudge in controuersies of faith and so in their places To embrace the truth To auoid and improue Antichristianitie errors And this is not the priuate opinion of our Church but The straight cōmandemēt of God himselfe To teachers ● Tim. 4. 7. 1 Tim. 6. 20 Tit. 1. 9. Tit. 3. 10. To heaters Hier. 23 16. Matth 7. 15 Ioh. 10. 3 c Phil. 3 2. Heb. 13 9. 2. Pet. 3 17. 2 Iohn ver 10. To the whole Church Matt. 24. 23 1. Cor. 14. v. 20. 23. 24. 1. Thes. 5 21 Iam. 5 19. Iudes epist. Reuel 18 4. 1. Cor. 10. 15 The iudgement of our godlie brethren

Th'angel of Pergamus for suffering the Balaamites Nioclaitans Reuel ● 14. Th'angel of Laodicea for beeing neither hot nor cold Reue. ● 14. Had in great reuerence and estimation of the faithful seruants of Iesus Christ as maie appeare in the Confessions of the Godlie Confes of Heluet. 1. art 19. Heluet. 2. cap. 17. 18. Bohem. c. 8. 14. France ar 29. 33. Fland. art 30. 32. Sa●on ar 11. 17. Ausburg touching ab uses art 7. VVittem art 31. 2 Sundrie bee the reasons and ●●●es vvhic excommunication is vsed as That à vviked liuer to the reproch of the Gospel bee not suffered among the professors of true religion and manie good bee not euil spoken of for a ●evve bad That the good be not corrupted or infected through the continual or often familiaritie of the vviked 1. Cor. ● 6. That he vvhich hath fallen through shame of the world maie at the length Learne to to blaspheam no more 1. Tim. 1. 20. Through repentāce be saued 1 Cor. 5. 5. Among al other causes therefore of excommunicatiō one is that the person excommunicate maie not bee condemned vtterlie but returne vnto the Lord by repentance and so bee receaued againe into the visible Church as S. Paul willed th' incestuous mā shuld be 1. Cor. 2. 7. c This truth I knovve none that denieth vnlesse it be certaine Montanistes Nouatians Fantastical Anabaptistes vvhich are of opinion that al theie vvhich sinne after baptisme vvithout al hope of reconciliation bee damned 34 ARTICLE Of the traditions of the Church IT is not necessarie that traditions and ceremonies 1 be in al places one or vtterlie like for at al times theie haue bin diuers and maie be changed according to the diuersities of Countries times and mens maners so that nothing be ordained against Gods word 2 Whosoeuer through his priuate iudgement willinglie and purposelie doth openlie breake the traditions and ceremonies of the Church 3 which be not repugnant to the worde of God and be ordained and appointed by common auctoritie ought to bee ●ebuked openlie that other maie feare to do the like as he that offendeth against the common order of the Church and hurteth th'auctoritie of the Magistrate and woundeth the consciences of the weake brethren 4 Eue●e particular or national Church hath auctoritie to ordaine chaunge and ●bolish ceremonies or rites ordained onelie by mans auctoritie so that al ●hings be done to aedifieng The Propositions The same traditions or ceremonics are not to be like in al places No priuate man of à selfe-wil and purposelie maie in publike violate the traditions and ceremonies of the Church which by common auctoritie be allowed and are not repugnaunte to the word of God Ceremonies and traditions ordained by th'auctoritie of man if theie be repugnant to Gods worde are not to be kept and obserued of anie man Euerie particular or national Church male ordaine change and abolish ceremonies or rites ordained onelie by mans auctoritie so that al things be done to aedifieng 1 If à necessitie were laid vpon the church of God to obserue one the same traditions ceremonies at al times and in al places assuredlie The ceremonies of th' old Law had not bine as theie are novv abolished Acts. 6 14. 10 13. c. 15 1. c. Gal. 2 3. c. Ephes. 2. 14. Col 2. 16. Th'apostles wold neuer haue giuē such praesidents of altering them vpon special reasons as theie haue don For wee find that they chāged The times and places of their assembling togither For the people of God ●et and Th'apostles preached Sometime In the weeke daies Acts. 2 46. 5 42. On the Sabboth daies Acts. 13 14 c. 43 c 17 2. 18 4. Sometime Publikelie In the temple Acts. 2 46. 3. 1. c. 5 26. In the Synagogues Act. 9 20. 14 1. 17 10 18 4 19 8. In the scholes Acts. 19 9. Priuatlie In house after house Acts. 5 42. In chambers Act. 1 13. 20 8. 28. v. 30 31. Sometime In the daie time Acts. 2 46. 3 1. c. In the night Acts. 20 7 c. The ceremonies in th'administration Of baptisme if good occasion was offred baptising In publike assemblies Acts. 2. 41. In priuate houses Act. 16 33. 10. v. 27 48. Before manie Act. 8. 12. 10. ver 27. 48. VVhen none of the faithful were praesent Acts. 8. 36. Of the L. Supper ministring the same Not alwaies at one time but sometime At midnight Acts. 20 11. In the daie time Acts. 2 46. Not alwaies in one place but sometime In the churches 1. Cor. ● 17. c. In houses Acts. 20 7. 2 46. So nothing therfore is done against gods word no doubt traditions and ceremonies according to the diuersitie of countries times and mens maners maie be changed Of this iudgment with vs bee the Churches of God about vs. Confes of Heluet. 2. cap. 17 27. Bohem. c. 15. France art 32. Fland. art 32. Ausburg art 15 and art 7. touching abuses Saxon. art 20. VVittem art 35. Sueaue ca. 14. Herebie it is euident that they are greatlie deceiued vvhich thinke that The Iewish ceremonies prescribed of God himselfe for à time vnto the Iewes are vnuiolablie to be obserued of vs christians such are the Ievves Turkes Cerdonites Cerin●●ians Nazari●● Armenians Familists The popish ceremonies of the Romish Antichrist are vniuersa●● to be kept in al place● Traditions and ceremonies must euerie where be the same 2 Great is the priuilege greate also the libertie and freedom of Gods Church For it is deliuered From the cursce of the Law Gala. 3. 13. From the law Rom. 8. 2. Of sinn Of death From the Iewish Act. 15. 24. c. Rites Ceremonies From al humaine ordinaunces traditions so far forth as there binde the consciences of men Hereof speaketh S. Paul Colos. 2. 8. c. yet is the Churche bounde to th'obseruation of al traditions and ceremonies which are allowed by lavvful auctoritie and are not repugnant to the vvorde of God For he that violateth them contemneth not man but God who hath giuen power to his Church to establish whatsoeuer thinges make vnto 1 Cor. 14. ver 40. 26 Comlines Order Aedification This of our godlie brethren some doe not let by publique vvritinges to testifie Confes of Heluet. 1. art 25. Bohem. c. 15 18. Ausb art 4. 15. Fran. art 32. Heluet. 2. c. 24. Saxon. ar 20 Sueau cap. 4 Others gon-out from vs do hold that Christian Magistrates haue none auctoritie T appoint anie ceremonies Rites for the due seruice of God To exact outvvarde obedience vnto ceremonies righthe or dained The people of God are ●●ee From all Ecclesiastical iurisdiction From the obseruation of al ceremonies and Rites 3 Of ceremonies and traditions repugnant to the word of God there be tvvo sortes vvhere of Some are of things meer lie vviked such VVas Th'israelites calfe Exod 32. 4 c. Nebuchadnezar● Idol Dan. 3. 1. c. Are the Papistical Images Reliques Agnus deis

knoweth nothing c. 1. Tim. 6. v. 3. c. Thus thinke vve of the Scriptures and of the Churche So vvith vs do other Churches Confes of Heluet 2. cap. 1. Bohem cap. 1. Fran. art 5. Flan. art 7. VVit tem art 30 31. 32. Sax. art 11. Yet al of vs doe grant that the Churche As à faithful witnes maie yea of necescitie must testifie to the world vvhat hath bine the doctrine of God his people from time to time But be it far from vs that we should euer somuch as thinke which the Papistes vvil not sticke to write and say that The Church is to iudge the Scripture and not the Scripture the Church The Scripture is not of the escence of the Church for vvithout it à Church mai● be thought and veri● vvel So said Cusanus à Cardinal It had gonne better vvith the Church had there bine no scripture at al. The scripture because as they say It is vnperfect cannot Be the iudge It is obscure maie not Be the iudge It is ambiguous ought not Be the iudge He is an haereticke that cleaueth to the Scriptures as did Horstatus Such as bare witnesce vnto the truth By the shedding of their bloud in the daies of Q Marie are not martyrs but murtherets of them selues In this time By the sword are tyrans By life and doctrine be heretikes As á trustie register is to keepe and make knowen what the vvord of god which it hath receiued is This carefullie hath bine performed Before the worde vvas vvritten by the Patriarches After the vvord vvas commited to writing Before Christe his incarnation by the Iewes In christe his life time Luk. 4. 16. c Act. 13. 27. Act. 15 21. In the primitiue church 2. Cor 3. 15. 2. cor 8. 18. Colos. 3. 16. From Th'apostles time by the godlie Christians in th'uniuersal world This carefulnes in keepinge the vvord of God de clareth That the mother Churche of Rome is not the onely keeper of the holy write How cursedly theie offende vvhich so greatly esteeme The Ethiks of Aristotle as the S. scripture The Ods of Pindar as the Psalmes of Dauid The writings of men as the word● of God 7 Of the people of God nothing must be obtruded vpon the Church to be beleeued as necessarie vnto saluatiō which is either contrarie or besides the worde of God So saith the scripture Deut. 4. 2. Prou. 30. 6 E●●k 20. vers 18. 19. 1. Cor. 3. 11. Gal. 1. 8. Gal 3. 15. Ephe. 4. 14 Col. 1. 23. Heb. 13. 9. 2. Iohn v. 9. 10. Reu. 22. 18 So vvitnes the Churches reformed Confes. Heluet. 2. art 2. Heluet. 1. artic 4. Basil. art 10. Bohem. c. 1 France art 5. Fland. ar 7 Saxon. art 1. VVittem cap. 30. 33 Sueuia art 1. VVhat soeuer is grounded thereon though not by expres tearmes to be red therin we doe reuerendlie embrace This maketh vs not to denie In doctrine The Consubstantialitie of our S. Christ with the Father and the holie Ghost as the Arians did A trinitie of persons in the Godhead vvith the Sabellians The iustification of faith onelie with the Papists The baptisme of Infantes with Anabaptists In ceremonies anie thing that tendeth vnto Comlines Order Edification But from the hart vve abhor vvhatsoeuer agreeth not with the cannon of the Scripture nor is grounded thereon Hence detest we Al the old haereuks The phatisies The Escees The Sadduces The Simoniās The Menandeans The Ebeonits The Cerinthians The Gnostikes The Valentinians The Martians c. with The newe prophets of Basilides The manifestatiōs of Marcian The misteries of the Manichies The Idolaea of the Scithians The Symbonia of Th'archōtikes The Cabala of the Iewes The Alcaran of the Turkes The Decretals of the Popes Al were hae●etiks vvith their curssed opiniōs The Anabaptists of them namelie The Daui-geo● gain● The Libertines The Viteleis The Nicholaitans of Harrie Nicholas Papistes wherof Some commaunded that all the lawes of the Pope shoulde bee taken as confirmed by the mouth of God himselfe so did Pope Agatho the first Some write as Busgrad that if the pope beleue there is no life to com as som Popes haue done wee must beleue it as an article of our faith and if the Pope carrie innumerable soules to hel with him yet he maie not be iudged so thought Pope Boniface the 8. Some haue published à newe Gospel called Euangeli●m aeternum spiritus S. which some saie doth so far excel the gospel of Christ as the ca●nel surpasceth the shel the Sun the Moone and the light darknes 21. ARTICLE Of the auctoritie of generall Councels GEneral Councels 1 maie not be gathered together with-out the commaundement and wil of Princes And when theie be gathered together 2 for as much as theie be an assemblie of men whereof al be not gouerned with the Spirit word of God theie maie erre and some-times haue erred 3 euen in things pertaining vnto God Wherefore 4 thinges ordained by them as necessarie vnto saluation haue neither strength nor auctoritie vnlesse it maie be declared that theie be taken out of holie Scripture The Propositions 1 General Councels must be gathered together by the commaundement and wil of Princes 2 General Councels maie erre 3 General Councels haue erred euen in great matters of Religion 4 The things ordained by general Councels are so far to be embraced and beleeued as theie are consonant to Gods holie word 1 Great is the povver and auctoiti● of Kinges and Princes by the word of God For as the defence of Religion is committed vnto thē so must they see that al men do their duties That theis thinges maie the better be performed they are as iust occasion is offered not as men vnder the power of others to summon but as supreme gouernors within their territories and dominions to commaund al sortes of men to meete together and that either to th'inplanting of the truth where it is not or to the supprescing of sin errors idolatrie and superstition where or in whom soeuer it doth arise or is rooted Such Councels were holden In the time of the Mosaical gouernment by the commaundement of the most godlie Kinges Asa. 2. Chro. 15 9. c. Ezekiah 2. Chr. 29. 4 c. Iosiah 1. Chro. 34. 29. c. Since the Gospel hath bine receaued into Kingdomes and common-weales by Christian Princes and Emperors who gathered Councels General so called was the Councel of Nice by Constantinus Magnus Constantinople by Theodosius the elder Ephesus by Theodosius the yonger Calcedon by Marcian National and prouincial such for al were held at By the wil of Charles the Great Franco●urt Rhems Turon Cabilon Arelot Moguntia Auernia by Theodorit Matiscon by Gnutranus By ●hil debert Aurelia Paris And neuer yet hath there bine à councel either general or national either publique or priuate I onlie except the Councels held by the holie Apostles in à troblesome state time of the church when as yet ther were no

christian Princes coūtenauncing the truth either begunne or ended to the glorie of God But it hath bine I say not onelie called but confirmed also by some godlie Emp. King or Queene This in effect is granted by the confes Heluet. 2. cap. 30. Heluet. 1. art 26. Bohem. cap 16. Fland. art 36. Sax. art 23. VVittem cap. 35. Sueuia in the Perorat As al other godly and true propositions besides So hath this bine oppugned that diuers lie For some thinke That Emperors and Princes be the Pope his Summoners and not of themselues absolute commanders of Councels There ought no Councel to be kept without the determinate consent of the Bishop of Rome Harding No Councel euer yet had firme auctoritie which was not cōfirmed by the Bishop of Rome Du●aeus The Popes of Rome vvhome theie cal the successors of Peter and not christian Princes haue auctoritie and power of making laws of calling Councels c. The Rhemists vpon the 16 of Mathevv That vvere the Pope à good man as he is Antichrist he might or he being wiked other good Bishops though subiects vnto the ciuil Magistrate maie cal Councels together at their discretion vvhich derogateth not à little from th'auctoritie of à christian King or Prince 2 General Councels consisting Of men who maie erre nothing more easilie Of manie men and they differing in VVhereby distractions of opinions oftē do arise Yeates Riches Learning Iudgemēt Calling Auctoritie Of manie men whereof the wiked are for number commonly the maior part and the better in outwarde countenance of the world Of men not al nor alwaies Gouerned with the Of god Spirit word Gathered together in the name of Christ. None of soūd iudgement in Religion do dout but they may erre If Paphnutius had bin absent at Nice the Councel had erred If Hierome had bine avvay at Calcedon the Councel had erred At a●ie time if some be beleeued be the Pope not present either perse or per Legatum no Councel but must erre Therefore Councels may erre That vvhich one Councel doth establish another vvil disanul Theie vvil not vve must thinke reuoke that vvhich is vvel decreed Therefore Councels may erre Therefore erre do the Papistes vvhich say The holie Spirit alvvaies is the director of Councels That Councels cannot erre 3 Councels both general and particular haue erred and that in matters of faith Confes. VVittemb cap. 33. For In the scripture we finde that It was ordained if any man did confesse that Iesus was the Christe hee shoulde bee excommunicat Iohn 9. 22 Iohn 12. 42. which could not be but by à Councel A Councel was gathered to suppres Christ and his doctrine Iohn 12. 47. A Councel consulted how they might take Iesus by subtlety kill him Mat. 26. v. 3. 4. A Councel sought for witnesse against Iesus to put him to death Mar. 14. v. 53. 55. A Councel bound Iesus and led him awaie and deliuered him to Pilate Mar. 15. 1. A Councel iudged our S. Christ A deceauer Mat. 27. 63. A blasphemer Luk. 22. 71. A Councel corrupted the soldiers and willed them to tell à lie Matth. 28. ver 12. 13. A Councel with-stood Peter and Iohn and commuanded them that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus Act. 4. vers 5. 6. 18. A Councel Caused Th'apostles to be beaten Act. 5. 40. Commaunded that Th'apostles should not prech in the Name of Iesus Act. 5. 40. In aunciēt writings of credit we maie read how contrary to Gods word By Councels A●●ianisme hath bine confirmed By Councels the books of foolish men haue bin made of equal auctoritie with the word of God By Councels Hath bin established Adoration of images Inuocation of creatures c. By Councels th'auctoritie of Princes hath bine depresced and the Pope and Clergie aduaunced aboue all Princes The truth heereof moued Hilary to call the Synode of Mediolane the Synagogue of the malignant Saint Augustine vnto Maximinus to write Neither ought I to obiecte against thee the Synode of Nice nor thou against mee the Synod of Ariminum Nazianzen openlie to pronounce that he neuer sawe anie good end of à Councell The Frenche King his Embassador to sa●e in the chapter of Trent that scarsely anie good at all or verie little came by Councels to the state of christendome Cornelius Bishop of Bitonto to break out into theis words in the face of the Church at Trid●t I would that with one consent they had not altogether declined from religion vnto superstition from faith vnto infidelitie from Christ vnto Antichrist from God vnto Epicu●us This notwithstanding the Papists do continue in an erroneous opinion that Councels cannot erre ¶ The Antithesis in this and the other part of the subscription wil easilie make apparant what by this proposition is set-downe 4 General Councels we simplie condemne not yet do wee not ground our faith vppon anie Councel but onelie vppon the word of god Therfore in general Councels VVhat-soeuer is agreeable to the written vvord of god we do reuerendlie embrace VVhat-soeuer is contrarie vnto or besides the vvil of God reueiled in his vvorde vve do carefullie auoide And So are vvee commaunded to do euen by God himselfe Deut. 12. 32 Iohn 1. 7. Ezek. 20. v. 18. 19. Gal. 1. 8. Thus think the godlie churches reformed Confes. of Heluet. 2. c. 18. Bohem. cap. 1. Fraunce art 5. Flan. art 7. VVittem c. 33. Contrarie heere vnto th' opinion of the Papists concerning coūcels is that Theie do binde al nations So did Pope Hormisda decree Some coūcels and namelie the Councel of Nice Constantinople Ephesus Chalcedon So thought Pope Gregorie the great Al Councels so did Campion suppose were of aequal auctoritie with the worde of God 22. ARTICLE ❧ Of Purgatorie THe Romish doctrine concerning 1. 2 Purgatorie 3 Pardons worshipping and adoration 4 aswell of images 5 as of reliques 6 and also inuocation of Saincts is a fonde thing vainelie inuented and grounded vpon no warrantie of Scripture but rather repugnant to the word of God The Propositions The Romishe doctrine touching 1 Purgatorie 2 Purgatorie 3 Pardons 4 Worshipping and adoration of Images 5 Worshipping and adoration of Reliques 6 Inuocation of Saincts Is a thing Not warranted by the Scripture Contrarie to the worde of God 1 It is graunted aswel of the Romish or false as of the true Church that none vncleane thing can enter into the kingdome of God And because al mē either haue bine or stil remaine vnclean therefore theie are or must bee purged from sinn But in the manner of purging them who are vnpure thei do greatlie differ For the true church looking into the vvorde of God doeth finde that vvee are sanctified or made cleane in diuers respects diuerslie By Baptism Ephes. 5. v. 25. 26. By the word preached Iohn 15. 3. By the bloud of Christ ● Ioh 1. 7. Tit. 2. 14. Heb. 1. 3. By the spirite of God 1. Cor. 6. 11. And that in this life and