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authority_n	apostle_n	church_n	tradition_n	3,170	5	9.1818	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16547	An exposition of al the principal Scriptures vsed in our English liturgie together with a reason why the church did chuse the same / by Iohn Boys ...	Boys, John, 1571-1625.	1610 (1610)	STC 3456.7; ESTC S221	104,165	134

faith Other Confessions as the Nicene and Athanasian are receiued of the Church not as new but rather as expositions of this old For as the foure Gospels are indeed but one Gospell so the three Creeds are in substance but one Creed And therefore I thought good in my passage thorow the whole Seruice booke to touch vpon it a little giuing you rather a briefe resolution then a full absolution thereof Obserue then in it the Title The Creed of the Apostles Text I belieue in God c. In the title note the Worke Creed Authors Apostles It is called in English Creed of the first word Credo as the Pater Noster is of the two formost words Our Father in other languages Symbolum the which hath three significations 1. A shot 2. A badge 3. A ring A shot because euery particular Apostle conferred his particular article to this spiritual banquet at least the whole doth arise out of their common writings 2. A badge For as a souldier is knowne in the field by his colours and coate to what Captaine he doth belong so the Christian is distinguished by this Creed from all vnbeleeuers and misbeleeuers In token hereof by good order of the Church wee stand vp at the Creed openly to manifest our faith and allegiance to Christ Iesus our Generall 3. A ring The mettall whereof is digged out of the rich mines of the Bible refined with the fire of Gods holie spirit and accurately framed by the blessed Apostles It is the very wedding ring wherewith the Minister in our Baptisme married vs vnto Christ when as in the publike congregation Christ for his part solemnely protested by the mouth of his Minister that he would be our God and we likewise vowed for our part by Godfathers and Godmothers that wee would bee his people The Creede then ought to be respected as the signet on our right hand and as the mariage Ring on our Loues finger Now for the authors it is said to be the Apostles as some thinke made by themselues after they had receiued the holy Ghost and that before they departed out of Ierusalem to preach the Gospell vnto all nations Anno Christi 44. Imperatoris Claudij 2. Iulij 15. Other that it is the Apostles as being consonant to their doctrine their 's for the matter but not for the manner All agree that it is the Gospels abrigement which Christ taught his Apostles the Apostles the Church and the Church hath deliuered vnto vs in all ages and therefore though it be not the scripture of God yet it is the word and truth of God of greater authoritie then other Ecclesiasticall traditions whether they be Confessions of particular Churches or writings of priuate men The Text. The text hath two parts Articles Assent Amen Articulus ab arctando Passiue quia quiddam est arctatum in se. Actiue quia alios arctat ad credendū In the profession or whole bodie of articles two points are remarkable The Act Obiect of faith Act I beleeue Where note the Personalitie I. Formalitie of faith beleeue in Howsoeuer one must pray for another saying Our Father yet euery one must beleeue for himselfe I beleeue Habacuck 2. 4. See Gospell on S. Thomas day Formalitie Beleeue in For as Augustine and Lombard teach there is great difference betweene Credere deum to beleeue there is a God Credere deo to beleeue God Credere in deum to beleeue in God Multi mali many bad men yea the Diuell himselfe doth beleeue that there is a God but a Christian ought to beleeue in God that is Credendo amare credendo in eum ire credendo ei adhaerere Confessing God to be his God in whom he puts all his trust and confidence manifesting his faith in deedes as well as in words according to that of Irenaeus To beleeue is to doe as God will The matter or obiect of the Creede concerneth God Essentially in Name God Attributes Almighty Maker of heauē and earth Personally Father Sonne Holy Ghost Church Concerning the name Augustine saith it is impossible that foure letters and two syllables Deus should containe him whom the heauen of heauens could not containe Dei nomen mirabile nomen super omne nomen sed sine nom●●e For if all the land were paper and all the water inke● euery plant a pen and euery other creature a readie writer yet they could not set downe the least peece of his great greatnes De Deo cum dicitur non potest dici No name can expresse his nature fully yet he doth vouchsafe to be praised in our words and by our mouthes or rather indeed by his owne words and owne spirit for he must be called and called vpon as he hath reuealed himself in Scripture where hee is knowne by the name Iehoua or God and therefore this name is not properly communicable to any creature though analogically giuen to many In God Not gods as the Nicene Creed in one God For God as Bernard said is vnissimus the most one si non est vnus non est either one or none Attributes Almightie Maker of Heauen Earth God is able to doe whatsoeuer he will and more then hee will too more by his absolute power then hee will by his actuall Matth. 3. 9. ●6 53. He can neither lie nor die Dicitur enim omnipotens faciendo quod vult non patiendo quod non vult Creator His almightines doth proue that he is God and the creation of the world that he is almighty Ierem. 10. 11. Let any make a world saith Augustine and hee shall bee God Angels men and diuels can make and vnmake some things but they cannot make them otherwise then of some kinde of matter which was before neither can they vnmake them but by changing them into some other thing which remaineth after Only God made all things of nothing and can at his good pleasure bring them againe to nothing Nothing but nothing had this Lord almightie whereof wherewith whereby to build this Citie Of heauen and earth And all that therein is Exod. 20. 11. Heauen is threefold where Soules are the glorious or heauen of heauens 1. Kings 18. 27. Fowles are the airy heauē Gen. 1. 30. Stars are the firmament Gen. 1. 17. Earth containeth land and sea Psal. 24. 1. Nam omnipotens van eademque manus dei crea●●t in coelo angelos in terra vermiculos non superior in illis non inferior in ist is Thus as one said almightie God is knowne ex postico tergo lic●et non ex antica facie by his effects ad extra though not in his essence ad intra Seculum est speculum The creation of the world is a glasse wherein saith S. Paul wee may behold Gods eternall power and Maiestie which the diuine Poet paraphrastically The