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book_n	faith_n	rule_n	tradition_n	1,634	5	9.8444	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08068	The confession of faith of certayn English people living in exile, in the Low countreyes. Together with a brief note of the speciall heads of those things wherin we differ fro[m] the Church of Engla[n]d.; True confession of the faith, which wee falsely called Brownists, doo hould	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?; Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.	1607 (1607)	STC 18435; ESTC S119852	30,939	73

being conceived and formed in iniquity and so by nature children of wrath and servants of sinne and subject to death and all other calamities due vnto sinne in this world and for ever V. Al mankind being thus fallen and become altogether dead in sinne subject to the eternall wrath of God both by original and actuall corruption Yet the elect al and onely are redeemed quickned raysed vp and saved again not of themselves neyther by works least any man should boast himself but wholly and only by God of his free grace and mercy through faith in Christ Iesus who of God is made vnto vs wisdome and righteousnes and sanctification and redemption that according as it is written He that reioyceth should reioyce in the Lord. VI. This therefore is lyfe eternal to know the only true God and whom he hath sent into the world Iesus Christ. And on the contrary the Lord will render vengeance in flaming fire vnto them that know not God and which obey not the Gospel of our Lord Iesus Christ. VII Now the rule of this knowledg faith and obedience concerning the worship and service of God and all other christian dutyes is not mens opinions devises lawes constitutions or traditions vnwritten whatsoever but only the written word of God conteined in the Canonicall books of the old and new Testament VIII In this written word God hath plainely reveled whatsoever he thought needfull for vs to know beleev and acknowledge touching the persō Office of Iesus Christ in whō all the promises of God are Yea and in whom they are Amen to the prayse of God through vs. IX Touching his Person the Lord Iesus of whom Moses the Prophets wrote and whom the Apostles preached is the everlasting Sonne of God the father by eternal generation the brightnes of his glorie the engraven forme of his Person coessential coequal coeternal God with him and with the holy Ghost By whom he made the worlds by whom he vpholdeth and governeth all the works he hath made Who also when the fulnes of tyme was come was made man of a woman of the Tribe of Iudah of the seed of David and Abraham to wyt of Mary that blessed Virgin by the holy Ghost comming vpon her the power of the most High overshadowing her and was also in all things like vnto vs sinne only excepted X Touching his Office Iesus Christ only is made the Mediator of the new Testamēt even of the everlasting Covenant of grace between God Man to be perfectly and fully the Prophet Priest and King of the Church of God for evermore XI Vnto this office he was from everlasting by the iust and sufficiēt authority of the Father in respect of his Manhood from the wōb called separated anoynted also most fully abundantly with all ne●cessary gifts as it is writtē God hath not measured out the Spirit vnto him XII This office to be Mediator that is Prophet Priest and King of the Church of God is so proper to Christ as neyther in the whole not in any part thereof it can be transferred from him to any other XIII Touching his Prophecie Christ hath perfectly revealed out of the bosome of his Father the whole word and will of God that is needfull for his servants eyther joyntly or severally to know beleev or obey He also hath spoken and doth speak to his Church in his own ordinance by his own Ministers and instruments onely and not by any false Ministerie at any tyme. XIIII Touching his Priesthood Christ being consecrated hath appeared once to put away sinne by the offring and sacrificing of himself and to this end hath fully performed suffred all those things by which God through the blood of that his crosse in an acceptable sacrifice might be reconciled to his elect and the blessing of Abraham come vpon vs to eternal life wherefore also having broken down th● partition wal and therewith finished and removed all those rites shadowes and ceremonies he is now entred within the vayle into the holy of holies that is t● the very heaven and presence of God where hee for ever liveth and sitteth a● the right hand of Majestie appearing before the face of his Father to make intercession for such as come vnto the throne of grace by that new and living way and not that onely but maketh his people aspiritual howse an holy Priesthood to offer vp spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through him Neyther doth the Father accept or Christ offer vnto the Father any other worship or worshippers XV. Towching his Kingdome Christ being ●isen from the dead ascended into heaven set at the right hand of God the Father having al power in heaven and earth given vnto him he doth spiritually govern his Church exercising his power over all Angels and men good and bad t● the preservation and salvation of the elect to the overruling and destruction of th● reprobate communicating applying the benefits vertue frute of his prophecy and priesthood vnto his elect namely to th● remissiō subduing taking away of thei● syns to their iustificatiō adoptiō of sōnes regeneration sanctificatiō preservation strengthning in all their conflicts against Sathan the world the flesh the temptations of them continually dwelling in governing and keeping their harts in h●● true faith fear by his holy spirit which having once given it hee never take● away from them but by it still begette● and norisheth in them repentance faith love obedience comfort peace ioy hope and all Christian vertues vnto im●mortalitie notwithstanding that it b● somtymes through sinne and tentatio● interrupted smothered and as it were o●erwhelmed for the tyme. And on th● contrary ruling in the world over 〈◊〉 enemies Sathan and all the vessels of wrath limiting vsing restreyning them ●y his mighty power as seemeth good ●n his divine wisdome and justice to the execution of his determinate counsell ●o wit to their seduction hardning and condemnation delivering them vp to a reprobate mynd to be kept through their ●wn desert in darcknes sinne and sensualitie vnto judgment XVI The Kingdome shal be then fully perfected when he shal the second tyme come in glorie with his mightie Angels to judg both quick and dead to abolish a rule authoritie and power to put all his enemies vnder his feet to separate and free all his chosen from them for ever● to punish the wicked with everlasting perdition from his presence to gather ioyne and carry the godly with himsel● into endles glory and then to delive● vp the kingdome to God even the Fa●ther that so the glorie of the Father ma● be full and perfect in the Sonne the glo●rie of the Sonne in all his members God be all in all XVII In the meane tyme besides his absolute rule in the world Christ hath her● in