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A68668	The English creede consenting vvith the true auncient catholique, and apostolique Church in al the points, and articles of religion which euerie Christian is to knowe and beleeue that would be saued. The first parte, in most loyal maner to the glorie of God, credit of our Church, and displaieng of al hærisies, and errors, both olde and newe, contrarie to the faith, subscribed vnto by Thomas Rogers. Allowed by auctoritie.; English creede. Part 1.	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1585 (1585)	STC 21226.5; ESTC S116384	40,505	88

he reteined no more the properties of his bodie and soule nor the vnion of both natures but was meerelie God The Fam. of Loue which take the resurrection of Christ to be but an allegorie and no certaine historie 2. In saying how christ with his very body ascended into heauen we declare our selues to dissent not 1. From the scriptures Psalm 47 5. Psal. 68 18. Psal. 110 1. Math. 22 44. Math. 26 64. Act. 1 9. Luke 24 51. Rom. 8 34. Ephes. 4 8 9 10. 2. From the Creede Apostolical Nicen Athanasian 3. From the Confes. of the Churches of Helue 1. art 11. 2. cap. 11. Basil. art 4. Bohem. cap. 6. France art 15. Fland. art 20. Ausburgh art 3. Saxon. art 3. Sueuia art 2. But we altogether dissent 1. From the Vbiquitaries as Papistes Certaine Germans Which doe holde that the body of Christ is Not only in heauen But also in earth and that euery where Where the Sacrament is 〈…〉 In euery kingdome In euery Countrey In euery citie In euery parish In euery loase In euery peece of bread and cup of wine 2. From the Papistes that say how Christ ascended carrying with him the soules which he losed from captiuitie bondage of the Diuel wheras there is not one word either 1. In the S. Scripture 2. In any sound Confession Olde Newe That the soules of the righteous Were not afore 〈…〉 Were then placed 〈…〉 ● Where we say that Christ shal come again to iudge al men we agree 1. With the scripture Acts. 10 42. Rom. 2 16. 2. Tim. 4 1 8. Iam. 5 9. 2. With the Creede Apostolical Nicen Athanasian 3. With the Confes. of the Churches in Helue 2. cap. 11. 1. art 11. Basil. art 9. Bohem. cap. 6. Fland. art 37. Ausburgh art 3. Sueuia art 2. But we renounce their opiniōs which thinke That there shal be no iudgement at al as the Atheists Epicures of this world do That The Diuels The wicked shalbe saued as do the Origenists That before the iudgement there shalbe a golden worlde the godly and none besides enioying the same peaceablie and gloriouslie as the Iewes do That the righteous are in godly glory shal from henceforth liue euerlastingly with Christ raigne vpon earth as the Fam. of Loue teacheth 5. ARTICLE Of the holie Ghost THe holie Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Sonne is of one substance maiestie and glorie with the Father and the Sonne verie and eternal God This article concerning the holy ghost 1. The Scripture Math. 28 19. Act. 2 4. 2. Cor. 13 ●3 2. Pet. 1 21. 1. Iohn 5 7. 2. The Creede Apostolical Nicen Athanasian 3. The Confes. of the Churches in Heluet. 1. Art 6. 2. Cap. 3. Basil. art 1. Ausburgh art 1. France art 6. Bohem. cap. 3. Fland. art 8 9 11. Wittemb cap. 1. 3. Sueuia art 1. Do verifie In saying That the holie Ghost proceedeth from the Father and the Sonne we shew our selues not to be of the error of the Graecians which said howe the holy Ghost proceeded from the Father but not from the Sonne That the holy Ghost is of one substance with the Father and the Sonne we declare our selues aduersaries to the Macedonian heretiques who sayde the holy Ghost was a Creature which is of another substaunce than GOD is That the holie Ghost is of one substance maiestie and glorie with the Father and the Sonne we altogether dissent from the heresie of the Sabellians Tritheites which thought the holie Ghost to be that which God the Father and God the Sonne were and no distinct person from them 6. ARTICLE Of the sufficiencie of the holy Scriptures for saluation HOlie Scripture 1 conteineth al thinges necessarie to saluation so that whatsoeuer is not read therein nor maie be proued thereby is not to be required of anie man that it should be beleeued as an article of the faith or be thought requisit necessarie to saluation 2 In the name of the holie Scripture we doe vnderstande those Canonical bookes of the old and newe Testament of whose auctoritie was neuer any doubt in the Church Of the names and number of the Canonical bookes Genesis Exodus Leuiticus Devteronomium Iosue Iudges Ruth The 1. booke of Samuel The 2. booke of Samuel The 1. booke of Kinges The 2. booke of Kinges The 1. booke of Chron. The 2. booke of Chron. The 1. booke of Esdras The 2. booke of Esdras The booke of Esther The booke of Iob. The Psalmes The Prouerbes Eccles. or the Preacher Cant. or song of Salomon 4. Prophets the greater 12. Prophets the lesse 3 And the other bookes as Hierome saith the Church doth reade for example of life and instruction of manners but yet doeth it not applie them to stablish anie doctrine Such are theis following The third booke of Esdras The fourth booke of Esdras The booke of Tobias The booke of Iudith The rest of the booke of Hester The booke of wisedome Iesus the sonne of Sirach Baruch the Prophet Song of the three children The storie of Susanna Of Bel and the Dragon The praier of Manasses The 1. booke of Machab. The 2. booke of Machab. 4 Al the bookes of the Newe Testament as they are commonlie receiued we doe receaue and accompt for Canonical The Propositions 1. The S. Scripture containeth al thinges necessarie vnto the saluation of man 2. Al the bookes in the volume of the Bible are not Canonical 3. The 3. and 4. bookes of Esdras the booke of Tobias c. are Apocripha 4. In the newe testament al the bookes are Canonical 1 That the Scriptures of God are al sufficient and necessarie to instruct vs vnto ●●luation with vs 1 The S. Scripture Deut. 4 2. 12 8. Iosh. 1 7. Prou. 30 5. Iohn 20 31. Gal. 1 8. 2. Tim. 3 16. Reuel 22 18. 19. 2. The confess of the Churches of God in Heluet 1. art 1 4. 2. cap. ● Basil. art 10. Bohem. cap. 1. France art 2 4 5. Fland. art 5 7. Saxon. art 1. Wittemb cap. 30. Sueuia art 1. Do witnesse And therefore we are aduersaries to al such as before the worde of God do prefer their owne Inuentions as the Philosophers whereof one saide of Moses That good man maketh a trim discourse but hee proueth nothing Phantastical imaginations a● Did the Manechies Doe the Libertines Anabaptistes Fam of Loue. Traditions as the Papistes which euidently appeareth in that they do moste cruelie punish and torment such as refuse The wicked precepts of men or not at al or ouerslightly correct the breakers of God his commaundements To keepe popish holie daies To heare their blasphemous Masse To obserue their superstitious fastings and ceremonies Statutes or edicts or decrees or iudgements or proclamations or els whatsoeuer proceeding from the braine of man as Macchiauel doth and his fauorers 2. That some bookes in the Bible are Canonical and some Apocrypha it hath bene graūted by the best learned and most godly of long time And as all the

theie or he which shal with-drawe his hand from allowing the same maie vehementlie be suspected to be a contemner of the sacred auctoritie of this noble realme and of the doctrine of Christ a dissenter not onlie from al the godlie in this land and therfore not worthie to liue among vs but also from the true Christians who both haue liued heretofore and remaine in anie reformed Church at this present time and a fauorer either of the Iewish or Turkish or Popish or Anabaptistical or some vngodlie and cursed opinion or other Theis things one of the weakest of my brethren knowne I confesse yet through confidence in our chiefe captaine Iesus Christ whose al power is I haue vndertaken to proue in two books or treatises the former wherof is now before you the other in good time if so it please God shal come abroad In which aduisedlie looke and yee shal perceiue that the Religion established by the auctoritie and professed of al degrees in this land is neither a false religion as the Papists do thinke stil tearming it how like Christians iudge yee vngrateful haeresie barbarous haeresie brutish haeresie cruel haeresie wicked haeresie wild condemned haeresie diuelish doctrine but founded and built vpon the immouable fundations which the true Apostles of Iesus Christ and the Prophets haue laid and therefore cannot deceiue nor a new religion a newe faith a newe and barbarous Gospel a newe haeresie as the Antichristians and priestes of the breaden God woulde perswade and make their credulous companie to beleeue found-out by Zwinglius whom they cal The vnfortunate father of our Eng. faith and not extant in England aboue 5. or 6. yeres before the short reigne of K. Edward the sixt but the most ancient receiued euen from Christ himselfe and his written word nor A wicked religion tending vnto Paganisme Epicurisme but that the man of God maie be absolute being made perfect vnto al good workes nor at this present taught in a corner of the world by vs onlie but with a sweete harmonie and consent of al the Churches protestant in Europe publiquelie embraced Againe besides that al the enimies of name which the truth hath had from time to time euen til this verie houre be here discouered yee shal so cleerlie and plainlie beholde as anie thing yee maie when the Sunne gloriouslie doth show himself that Poperie is not the onlie true worship of God that Poperie is not consonant to God his sacred word and wil but planted by weake wicked men that Poperie is not the old Religion but a new or more trulie a loathsome Chaos of all condemned haeresies and antichristian opinions and that Poperie agreeth not with the church of God in this land or in anie other countrie or citie almost in no one substantial material point of Christianitie and so is not the Catholique or c●●●on Religion as theie commonlie giue out And therefore is to be detested and the teachers ●●ereof whether Seminaries or others to be held accursed and the maintainers of the same as ●●ch to be taken heede of as the Arrian Nestorian Pelagian and such like haeretikes that haue liued heretofore or as the Iewes Turkes Anabaptistes which trouble the world in theis daies And therefore right godly wisedome and Christian magnanimitie hath our soueraigne Queene her noble Counsel declared in suffering the papistes being more dangerous to the Realme and as hurtful to the true and Catholique religion to haue no more fauor either publiquelie in temples or priuatelie in houses to assemble themselues together than the Iewes or Turkes the contrarie wherof as they excedingly do wish so wee trust shal neuer come to passe notwithstanding the maruelous opinion they haue in their Gregorie the 13. that now is Pope who theie hope shal once be the bane of our vngrateful heresie And hauing noted these things iudge in the name of God both what he was that incited the Emp. Charles the 5. to make warre rather against that most puissant and noble King of famous memorie whom the enimies of their countrie saie is Radi●●●eccati Henrie the eight for enclining but in part vnto that truth which wholie is here defended than against the Turke what theie are who cal our countrie The sanctuarie of the worst men our Church The slaughter house of haeresie our Martyrs No martyrs but murtherers of themselues our Ministers Intruders vncircumcised Philistims wolues Apostataes the honorable Counsel A sort of heretiques her roial Maiestie A Schismatique an Haeretique un Ethnique a Publicane and therefore of Bishops to be excommunicate i of the nobles to be resisted and of al the commons to be disobeyed iudge in the feare of God whether Poperie be Christianitie and al other sects as theie saie false religions and whether the professors of this Creede be out of the Church as one naie manie Antichristians would persuade and so can haue neither saluation in the next nor anie true peace and securitie in this world and whether Papists are to be cherished as good catholique Christians and the hot Protestants which most carefulie embrace al theis religious Articles to be punished as the Screecher would insinuate Besides forsomuch as the Papists do not onlie thinke but also giue-out that we are at ferce contention among our selues let them aduisedlie consider either howe al the Protestant Churches in Europe do subscribe vnto our Articles or we vnto their confessions and then tel what our dissension is It maie be they wil saie al reformed Churches subscribe not to euerie of our Articles But manie do and none denie I saie not anie of our Articles but not anie one Thesis or proposition of anie Article common to al Christians I grant some confessions be larger than other some are and conteine more matter of Christianitie than others do yet are theie not contrarie no more than Athanasius Creed is contrarie to the Apostles because it is larger nor the Decaloge is contrarie to the moral Lawe because it is the summe of it nor the Commandements Loue God aboue al and thie neighbor as thie selfe are contrarie to the Decaloge because theie are the Epitome of that also Occasions maie fal out that we maie be briefe vpon occasion we maie vse mo words as errors be suppressed or do spring vp And it is to be wished that as new errors peep out so frō time to time new Articles by auctoritie were published thereby to make it euident vnto the whole world both howe hurtfull theie be to the Church of Christ and how we condemne them Nowe as the Papists cannot in truth saie that we dissent from the godlie Christians liuing in other parts of the world so maie theie not tel vs so odiouslie of diuision among our selues at home For we al of vs

2 26. Reu. 7. 14 15 Reu. 3 5 12. 2 Militāt or wa●ring Gal. 4 29. Ephe. 6. 10. 2. Tim. 3. 12. 1. Pet. 5. 10. Reu. 12. 11. Reuel 17. 14. 2 Visible mixed By the parable Of the Sower Mat. 13. Of the Marriage Mat. 22. Of the Virgins Mat. 25. By the saying Of christ Ioh. 6. 70 Ioh. 13. 10. Of Paule 2. Tim. 2. 20 This truth hath many aduersaries wherof Some renounce our Christ the Sauiour of mankind so think hys people are not the Church as the Iewes Turks Anabapt Heretiks Some denie the triumphing state of the godlie in heauen and dreame of a glorious condition in this world as the familiars H. N. Vitell Some think the Church Catholike to be visible as the Papists Some suppose the Churche militant is not visible at all as the Libertines Some giue out that the Church is voyde of sin and sinners as the Donatists Anabaptists Fami of Loue. 2 Is testified in the Churches reformed Confes. Heluet. ● cap. 17. Heluet. 1. art 14. Bohem. cap. 8. France Art 27. Flan. Art 27. Ausburgh art 7. Sax Art 11. Wittemb Art 32. Sueu● art 2. When we doe saie That the Church is Visible Inuisible That there is à church VVeast Easte Greeke Latine Italian English We think not that Christ hath diuers churches but that the Church Is diuerslie taken Hath manie particular Churches as the sea manie armes contained in it For the visible Church is Not manie congregations A Congregation As may be read 1. In the Scripture Rom. 12 5. 1. Cor. 10 17. 1. Cor. 12 13. Gal. 3. 28. 2. In the Confes. of the godlie in Heluet. 2 cap. 17. Bohem. cap. 8. Franc. art 26. Fland. art 27. Ausburgh art 7. Wittemb art 32. Sueu art ●5 Then blasphe mous be th'opinions of The Iewes The Turks 〈…〉 VVho seclude al from the Church whosoeuer embrace no● their 〈◊〉 nations Munce● that Anabaptist which tearmed his 〈◊〉 cleane contrarie to the people of Christe 〈…〉 of God and sa●de that al others were wicked and worthie to be slaine The familie of Loue who publish how They onlie are the Church None are in à rect faith or beliefe but only the Communaltie of Loue. The Communaltie of Loue are the Saintes of God and his acceptable people Theie which are not of the Familie haue no liuing god and be without Gods seruice ● The visible church propertie vnderstood is but à part of the Catholique yet forasmuch as it is a Congregation of the faithful who be For calling Gouernors and subiectes Noble and base Rich and poore Teachers learners For sexe Men Women For age Old Yong For their countrie Iewes and Gentils Graecians and Barbarians It may be wel called a Catholike Church This 1. Is grounded vpon the word of God Where we find that excluded is No calling Marc. 16 15. Matth. 28 19. 1. Cor. 4 10. 1. Cor. 1 26 27. No sexe Act. 2 21. Rom. 1 16. Gal. 3 28. None age Marc. 16 16. Act. 13 39. Rom. 10 4. No nation Matth. 28 19. Luke 13 29. Act. 2 39. Act. 10 34 35. 2. Is graunted by the Church namelie in Heluet. confes 2. cap ●7 Bohem. confes cap. 8. Flan. confes art 27. Wittemb art 32. Vnsounde be they in religion therefore which wil t●e the Church to a certaine Calling as the rude Romanistes to the Clergie Contrie as the Donatists to Africa Place as the Papists to Rome People as the Iewes to themselues excluding al others 4. Seeing the visible Church of Christ is à Congregation of men either in th'eies of God or at the least in the iudgement of the godlie faithful it followeth that the word of God must be before the Church fo● 1. Time Because the word is The seede the faithful The corne Luke 8 ●1 The children 1. Pet. 1 23 The rocke or foundation the faithful the house Matt. 16 1● Ephes. 2 ●0 2. Auctority forsomuch as the voce Of the Church is the voce of man who Hath erred Maie erre Of the scripture is the voce of God 2. Tim. 3 16. 2. Pet. 1 21. Who cannot Deceaue Be deceaued Of this iudgement are the Churches reformed as appeareth in their confes Heluet. 1 art 14. Heluet. 2 cap. 13 17. Bohem. cap. 1 8. France art 5. Flan. art 3 7. Saxon. art 1 11. Sueuia art 1. This maketh to the strengthning of vs against those Popish opinions that the Church 1. VVas before 〈◊〉 VVord for time 2. Is aboue the VVord for auctoritie 5. There is the visible Church where 1. The pure worde of God is syncerely preached 2. The Sacraments instituted by Christ are dulie administred And so saie not we onelie but besides 1. The scripture wher in we find that à note of the visible Church is the 1. VVord preached Luke 8 21. Iohn 8 47. Iohn 10 27. Gal. 1 8 1. Thes. 5 20. 1. Iohn 4 2 c. 2. Iohn verse 9. 2. Administration of the Sacraments Matth. 28 19. Rom. 6 3. 1. Cor. 6 11. 1. Cor. 12 13. Luke 23 19. 1. Cor. 1. 20. c. 2. The god lie in reformed Churches Confes. Heluet. 1 art 14. Heluet. 2 cap. 17. Bohem. cap. 8. France art 27 28. Saxon. art 11. Wittemb art 32. Sueuia art 15. Some and they also godlie men ad besides for à note of the visible Church Discipline But because discipline in part is included in th'other markes mentioned both we and in effect al other Churches reformed ouerpasse it in this place as no token simplie of the visible Church Neither do we tie the Church so strictlie to th'other signs that we thinke al those to be without the Church and Antichristians which neither doe heare the worde orderlie preached nor receiue the sacraments if so be they would and can neither heare th'one nor receaue th'other at which time the Church is not visible but inuisible as in the time of tyranny and cap tiuitie On the other side we renūce as altogether Antichristian the opinions 1. Of the Papists who alleage for tokens of the true Church Antiquitie Vnitie Vniuersalitie Succession Miracles Reuelations But these are not so Because theie are not deriued from the verie nature of the Church but are meerelie external Because they are tokens aswel of the false as of the true Church Because theie are not good except there be warranted by the worde of God Because it was fore tolde by the Spirit of God that the comming of Antichrist should be with all power signes and lieng wonders c. 2. Thes. 2 9 c. 2. Of some which make discipline and that their owne too such an essentiall argument of the visible Church as theie thinke where that is not though both the Word and the Sacraments be rectlie ministred and receaued there 1. The Magistrates are Tyrants 2. The Ministers are false prophets 3. No Church of God is 4. Antichristianitie doth reigne 6. Nothing is more certaine than that the church militant and visible may erre and that