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A34261
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The confession of the faith and doctrine beleeved and professed be the Protestantes of Scotland exhibited to the estatis of the same in Parliament, and be their publick votis authorized, as a doctrine grounded upon the infallible VVord of God.
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Church of Scotland.
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1681
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Wing C5800; ESTC R40864
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onlie head of his Kirk our just Lawgiuer our onlie hie Priest Advocate Mediator In quhilk honoures and offices gif man or angel presume to intruse themself we vtterly detest and abhorre them as blasphemous to our Soveraigne and supreame Governour Christ Jesus 12 Faith in the holy Ghost THIS our Faith and the assurance of the same proceeds not fra flesh and blude that is to say fra na natural powers within vs Mat. 16.17 Ioh. 14 26 Ioh. 15.26 Ioh. 14.11 Act. 5 4. Ioh 16.113 Col. 2.13 Ephes 2.1 Ioh 9.39 Revel 3.17 Mat. 17.17 Mat. 9.19 Luk. 9.41 Ioh. 6 6â— Mic. 7. â— 1 King â— 58 Psa 100 3 Rom. 5.10 Ioh. 3.5 Titus 3 5 Rom. 5 8 Phil. 3 9 Phil 1.6 2 Cor. 3.5 Eph. 1.6 bot is the inspiration of the holy Ghost whome we confesse GOD equall with the Father and with his Sonne quha sanctify is vs and brings vs in al veritie be his awin operation without whome we sulde remaine for ever enimies to GOD and ignorant of his Sonne Christ Iesus For of nature we are so dead so blind and so peruerse that nether can we feil when we ar pricked see the licht when it shines nor assent to the will of God when it is reueiled vnles the Spirit of the Lord Iesus quicken that quhilk is dead remoue the darknesse from our myndes and bowe our stubburne hearts to the obedience of his blessed will And so as we confesse that God the Father created vs when we were not as his Sonne our LORD IESVS redeemed vs when wee were enimies to him so also do we confesse that the holy Ghost doth sanctifie and regenerat vs without all respect of ony merite proceeding from vs be it before or be it after our regeneration To speak this ane thing Èit in mair plaine words As we willingly spoyle our selues of all honour and gloir of our a win creation and redemption so do we also of our Regeneration Sanctification for of our selues we ar not sufficient to think one gude thocht bot he quha hes begun the wark in vs is onlie he that continewis vs in the same to the praise and glorie of his vndeserued grace 14 The cause of gude warkes SA that the cause of gude warks we confesse to be not our free wil Eph. 2.10 Phil. 2.13 Iohn 15.5 Rom. 8.9 bot the Spirit of the LORD IESVS who dwelling in our hearts be trewe faith bringis furth sik warkes as God has prepared for us to walke in For this wee maist boldelie affirme that blasphemy it is to say that Christ abydes in the heartes of sik as in whome there is no Spirite of sanctification And therefore we feir not to affirme that murtherers oppressers cruel persecuters adulterers huremongers filthy persouns Idolaters drunkards thieues and all workers of iniquity haue nether trew faith nether ony portion of the Spirit of the LORD IESVS so long as obstinatlie they continew in their wickednes For how soone that euer the Spirit of the Lord Iesus quhilk Gods elect children receiue be trew faith taks possession in the heart of ony man so soone dois he regenerate renew the same man So that he beginnis to hait that quhilk before he loved begins to love that quhilk befoir he hated fra thine cummis that continuall battell Rom. 7.15 16 17 c. Gal. 5.17 quhilk is betwixt the flesh and the Spirit in Gods Children till the flesh and natural man according to the awin corruption lustes for things pleisand and delectable vnto the self and grudges in adversity is lyfted up in prosperity and at euery moment is prone reddie to offende the maiestie of God Bot the spirite of God Rom. 8.16 Rom. 7.24 Rom. 8.22 Rom. 6.12 Eph. 4.17 18 19. quhilk giues witnessing to our Spirite that we are the Sonnes of God makis vs to resist filthie plesures and to groane in Gods presence for deliuerance fra this bondage of corruption And finally to triumph ouer sin that it reigne not in our mortall body is This battell hes not the carnal men being destitute of Gods Spirite but dois followe and obey sinne with greedines and without repentance euen as the Devill and their corrupt lustes do prick them Bot the sonnes of God 2 Tim. 2.26 as before wes said dois fecht against sinne dois sob and murne when they perceive themselues tempted in iniquitie gif they fall they rise againe with earnest and vnfained repentance and thir thingis they do not be their awin power Ioh. 15.5 bot be the power of the Lord IESVS without whom they were able to do nothing 15 What warkes are reputed gude befoir God Exod. 20.3 c. Deut. 4.7 c. WE confesse and acknawledge that God hes given to man his holy Law in quhilk not only ar forbidden all sik warkes as displeis and offend his godly Majestie but alswa ar commanded al sik as pleis him and as he hes promised to rewaird And thir warks be of twa sortes The ane are done to the honour of God the vther to the profit of our Nichtbouris and both haue the reveiled will of God for their assurance To haue ane God to worschip and honour him to call vpon him in all our troubles reverence his holy name Luk. 2.75 Mic. 6.11 to heare his word to beleue the same to communicate with his holy Sacraments are the warkes of the first Tabill To honour Father Mother Princes Eph. 6.1.7 Ezech. 22.1 c. 1 Cor. 6.19 20. 1 Thes 4.4 5 6. Iere. 22.3 9 c. Esay 50.1 c. 1 Thes 4.6 Rulers and superiour powers to loue them to support them Èea to obey their charges not repugning to the commaundement of God to saue the liues of Innocents to represse tyrannie to defend the oppressed to keep our bodies cleane and halie to liue in sobernes and temperance to deall justlie with all men both in word and deed and finally to represse all appetite of our Nichtbouris hurt are the gude warkes of the secund Tabill quhilk are maist pleising and acceptabill unto God as thir warkes that are commanded be himselfe The contrary quhairof is sinne maist odious quhilk alwayes displeisis him and provokes him to anger As not to call upon him alone when we haue need nor to hear his word with reverence to contemne and despise it to haue or worschip Idols to maintene and defend Idolatrie lichtlie to esteeme the reverend name of God to prophane abuse or contemne the Sacraments of Christ Iesus to disobey or resist ony that God hes placed in Authoritie quhill they passe not over the boundes of their office to murther Rom. 13.2 Ezech. 22.13 c. or to consent thereto to beare hatred or to let Innocent blude bee sched gif wee may withstand it And finally the transgression of ony vther commandement in the first or secund Tabill 1 Ioh. 3.4 we confesse and affirme to be sinne by