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A80328 A confession of faith of seven congregations or churches of Christ in London, which are commonly (but uniustly) called Anabaptists. Published for the vindication of the truth, and information of the ignorant; likewise for the taking off of those aspersions which are frequently both in pulpit and print unjustly cast upon them. The second impression corrected and enlarged. Published according to order. 1646 (1646) Wing C5780; Thomason E319_13; ESTC R200559 20,602 25

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desire to spend these few dayes we have here to remain to the glory of God the honour of the Gospel the Saints comfort and our Countries good to our own account at the great day when Christ shall come in flaming fire taking vengeance on 2 Thess 1. 8. them that know not God and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Subscribed by us in the behalfe of seven Congregations or Churches of Christ in London As also by a French Congregation of the same judgement Thomas Gunne John Mabbit Thomas Munden George Tipping John Spilsbery Samuel Richardson William Kiffen Thomas Patient Paul Hobson Thomas Goare Hanserd Knolly Thomas Holms Benjamin Cockes Thomas Kilikop Denis le Barbier Christophle Duret A CONFESSION OF FAITH of seven Congregations or Churches of Christ in London which are commonly though unjustly called ANABAPTISTS I. THe Lord our God is but a 1 Cor. 8. 6. Esay 44. 6. Chap. 46. 9. one God whose b Exod. 3. 14. subsistence is in himselfe whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but himselfe who only hath immortalitie c 1 Tim. 6. 16. dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto who is in himselfe most d Esay 43. 15. holy every way e Psal 147. 5. infinite in f Deut. 32. 3. greatnesse g Job 36. 5. wisdome h Jer. 10. 12. power love i Exod. 34. 6 7. mercifull and gracious long-suffering and abundant in goodnesse and truth who giveth k Acts 17. 28. Rom. 11. 36. being moving and preservation to all creatures II. In this divine and infinite being there is the a 1 Cor. 1. 33 Father the b John 1. 1. Word and the c Chap. 15. 26 holy Spirit each having the whole divine d Exod. 3. 14. essence yet the essence undivided all infinite without any beginning therefore but e 1 Cor. 8. 6. one God who is not to be divided in nature and being but distinguished by severall peculiar relative properties III. God hath a Esa 46. 10. Ephes 1. 11. Rom. 11. 33. decreed in himselfe before the world was concerning all things b Psal 115. 3. 135. 6. whether necessary c Psal 33. 15. 1 Sam. 10. 9. 26. Pro. 21. 6. Exod. 21. 13. Pro. 16. 33. Psal 144. Esa 45. 7. Jer. 14. 22. Mat. 6. 28. 30. Col. 1. 16 17. Nu. 23. 19 20 Rom. 3. 4. Jer. 10. 10. Eph. 1. 4 5. Jud. 4. 6. Pro. 16. 4. accidentall or voluntary with all the circumstances of them to worke dispose and bring about all things according to the counsell of his own will to his glory yet without being the Author of sin or having fellowship with any therein in which appeares his wisdome in disposing all things unchangeablenesse power and faithfulnesse in accomplishing his decree and God hath before the foundation of the world foreordained some men to eternall life through Jesus Christ to the praise and glory of his grace leaving the rest in their sin to their just condemnation to the praise of his justice IV. In the a Gen. 1. 1. Col. 1. 16. Esa 45. 12. beginning God made all things very good created man after his own b 1 Cor. 15. 45 46. image filled with all meet perfection of nature and free from all sin but c Eccles 7. 29. long he abode not in this honour Satan using the subtilty of the d Gen. 3. 1. 4 5. 2 Cor. 11. 3. Serpent to seduce first Eve then by her seducing Adam who without any compulsion in eating the forbidden fruit e 1 Tim. 2. 14. transgressed the command of God and fell whereby f Gal. 3. 22. death came upon all his posterity who now are conceived in sin and by nature the children of wrath the servants of sin the subjects of g Rom. 5. 12. 18 19. Chap. 6. 22. Ephes 2. 3. death and other miseries in this world and for ever unlesse the Lord Jesus Christ set them free V. God in his infinite a Job 38. 11. power and wisdome doth b Esa 46. 10 11. Eccles 3. 14. dispose all things to the end for which they were created that neither good nor evill befals any by chance or without his c Mat. 10. 29 30. Exod. 21. 13. Pro. 16. 33. providence And that whatsoever befals the Elect is by his appointment for his glory and their d Rom. 8. 28. good VI. All the Elect being a Jer. 31. 2. loved of God with an everlasting love are b Ephes 1. 3. 7. Chap. 2. 4. 9. 2. Thes 5. 9. redeemed quickned and saved not by themselves nor their owne workes lest any man should boast but onely and wholly by God of his free c Acts 13. 38. 2 Cor. 5. 21. Ier. 9. 23 24. grace and mercy through Jesus Christ who is made unto us by God d 1 Cor. 1. 30 31 Ier. 23. 6. wisdome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption and all in all that he that rejoyceth might rejoyce in the Lord. VII And a Ioh. 17. 3. Heb. 5. 9. this is life eternall that we might know him the onely true God and Jesus Christ whom hee hath sent And b 1 Thes 1. 8. Ioh. 6. 36. on the contrary the Lord will render vengeance in flaming fire to them that know not God and obey not the Gospell of Jesus Christ VIII The rule of this knowledge faith and obedience concerning the worship of God in which is contained the whole duty of man is not a Col. 2. 23. Mat. 15. 9. 6. mens lawes or unwritten traditions but onely the word of God contained in the holy b Ioh. 5. 39. 2 Tim. 3. 15 16 17. Scriptures in which is plainly recorded whatsoever is needfull for us to know beleeve and practise which are the onely rule of holinesse and obedience Esa 8. 20. Gal. 1. 8 9. Acts 3. 22 23. for all Saints at all times in all places to bee observed IX The Lord Jesus Christ of whom a Gen. 3. 15. Chap. 22. 18. 49. 10. Dan. 7. 13. 9. 24 25 26. Moses and the Prophets wrote the Apostles preached hee is the b Pro. 8. 23. Iohn 1. 1 2 3. Heb. 1. 8 Son of God the brightnesse of his glory c. by whom hee made the world who upholdeth and governeth all things that he hath made who also when the c Gal. 4. 4. d Heb. 7. 14. Rev. 5. 5. with Gen. 49. 9 10. Rom. 1. 3. 9. 10. Matth. 1. 16 with Luke 3. 23. 26. Heb. 2. 16. Isa 53. 3 4 5. Heb. 4. 15. fulnesse of time was come was made of a woman of the Tribe of Judah of the seed of Abraham and David to wit of the virgin Mary the holy Spirit coming down upon her the power of the most High over-shadowing her and he was also tempted as we are yet within sin X. a 1 Tim. 8. 5. Heb. 9.
Pet. 3 21 22. Mat. 28. 18 19 20. Luke 24. 51 Acts 1. 1. 5. 30 31. Iohn 19. 36. Rom. 14. 9. Iohn 5. 26 27. Rom. 5. 6 7 8. 14. 17. Gal. 5. 22 23. Mark 1. 27. Heb. 1. 14. Iohn 16. 15. Iob. 1. 8. Rom. 1. 21 27 18. Eph. 4 17 18. 2 Pet. 8. Christ being risen from the dead and ascended into heaven and having all power in heaven and earth he doth spiritually governe his Church and doth exercise his power over all Angels and men good and bad to the preservation and salvation of the elect and to the over-ruling and destruction of his enemies By this Kingly power he applieth the benefits virtue and fruits of his Prophesie and Priesthood to his elect subduing their sinnes preserving and strengthening them in all their conflicts against Satan the World and the Flesh keeping their hearts in faith and filiall feare by his spirit by this his mighty power he ruleth the vessels of wrath using limiting and restraining them as it seems good to his infinite wisdome XX. This his Kingly power shall be more fully manifested 1 Cor. 15. 24 28 Heb. 9. 28. 2 Thess 1. 9 10. 1 Thess 4. 15 16 17. Iohn 17 21 26. when he shall come in glory to reign among his Saints when he shall put down all rule and authority under his feet that the glory of the Father may be perfectly manifested in his Sonne and the glory of the Father and the Son in all his members XXI Jesus Christ by his death did purchase salvation for Ephes 1. 14. Heb. 5. 9. Mat. 1. 21. Iohn 17. 6. Heb. 7. 25. 1 Cor. 2. 1● Rom. 8. 29 30. 1 Ioh. 5. 12. Ioh. 15. 13. Ioh. 3. 16. the Elect that God gave unto him These onely have interest in him and fellowship with him for whom he makes intercession to his Father in the behalfe of and to them alone doth God by his Spirit apply this redemption unto as also the free gift of eternall life is given to them and none else XXII Faith is the a Ephes 2. 8 Iohn 6. 29. 4. 10. Phil. 1. 29. Gal. 5. 22. gift of God wrought in the hearts of the Elect by the Spirit of God by which faith they come to know and believe the truth of the b Ioh. 17. 17. Heb. 4. 11 12. Iohn 6. 63 Scriptures and the excellency of them above all other writings and all things in the world as they hold forth the glory of God in his attributes the excellency of Christ in his nature and offices and of the power and fulnesse of the Spirit in its workings and operations and so are inabled to cast their soules upon this truth thus believed XXIII All those that have this precious faith wrought in Mat. 7. 24 25. Iohn 13. 10. Iohn 10. 28 29. them by the Spirit can never finally nor totally fall away seeing the gifts of God are without repentance 1 Pet. 1. 4 5 6. Isa 49. 13 14 15 16. so that he still begets and nourisheth in them faith repentance love joy hope and all the graces of the Spirit unto immortalitie And though many stormes and flouds arise and beat against them yet they shall never be able to take them off that foundation and rock which by faith they are fastned upon notwithstanding through unbelief and the temptations of Satan the sensible sight of this light and love be clouded and overwhelmed for a time yet God is still the same and they shall be sure to be kept by the power of God unto salvation where they shall enjoy their purchased possession they being ingraven upon the palmes of his hands and their names having been written in the booke of life from all eternitie XXIV Faith is ordinarily a Rom. 10. 17. 1 Cor. 1. 28. begotten by the preaching of the Gospel or word of Christ without respect to b Rom. 9. 16. any power or agency in the creature but it being wholly c Ezek. 16. 16. Rom. 3. 12. passive and dead in trespasses and sins doth believe and is converted by no lesse d Rom. 1. 16. Ephes 1. 19. Col. 2. 12. power then that which raised Christ from the dead XXV The preaching of the Gospel to the conversion of sinners is a Ioh. 3. 14 15. 1. 12. Isa 55. 1. Ioh. 7. 37. absolutely free no way requiring as absolutely necessary any qualifications preparations or terrors of the Law or preceding ministery of the Law but onely and alone the naked soule a b 1 Tim. 1. 15. Rom. 4. 5. 5. 8. Acts 5. ●0 31. 2. 36. 1 Cor. 1. 22. 24. sinner and ungodly to receive Christ crucified dead and buried and risen againe who is made a Prince and a Saviour for such sinners as through the Gospel shall be brought to beleeve on him XXVI The same power that converts to faith in Christ carrieth on the a 1 Pet. 1. 5. 2 Cor. 12. 9. soule through all duties temptations conflicts sufferings and whatsoever a believer is he is c Phil. 2. 12 13. Ioh. 13. 5. ● Gal. 2. 19 29. by b 1 Cor. 15. 10. grace and is carried on in all obedience and temptations by the same XXVII All believers are by Christ united to God by which a 1 Thess 1. 1. Iohn 17. 21. 20. 17. Heb. 2. 11. 1 Iohn 4. 16. union God is one with them and they are one with him and that all believers are the b Gal. 2. 19 20 Sons of God and joynt heires with Christ to whom belong all the promises of this life and that which is to come XXVIII Those that have union with Christ are justified from a 1 Iohn 1. 7. Heb. 10. 14. 9. 26. 2 Cor. 5. 19. Rom. 3 23. Acts 13. 38 39. Rom. 5. 1. 3. 25 30. all their sins by the bloud of Christ which justification is a gracious and full acquitance of a guilty sinner from all sinne by God through the satisfact on that Christ hath made by his death for all their sinnes And this applied in the manifestation of it through faith XXIX All beleevers are a holy and a 1 Cor. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 9. sanctified people and that sanctification is a spiritual grace of the b Eph. 1. 4. new covenant and an effect of the c 1 John 4. 16 Mat. 28. 20. love of God manifested in the soul whereby the beleever presseth after a heavenly and Evangelicall obedience to all the commands which Christ as Head and King in his new covenant hath prescribed to them XXX All beleevers through the knowledge of a 2 Cor. 5. 19. Rom. 5. 9. 10. that justification of life given by the Father and brought forth by the bloud of Christ have as their great priviledge of that new b Isa 54. 10. 26. 12. covenant peace with God and reconciliation whereby they that were afarre off are made nigh by