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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01236	A Christian confession of the late moste noble and mightie prince, Friderich of that name the third, Count Palatine by [ye] Rhein, one of the electours of the holy Empire, and Duke in Bauire: wherein constantlie and meekelie he departed out of this world the 26. of October in the yere of our Lord God 1576. Taken word for word out of his last will and testament. Whereunto is added the Lantgraue his answere to the French King; Proclamations. 1620-07-01	Friedrich III, Elector Palatine, 1515-1576.; Johann Casimir, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, 1543-1592.; Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of Hesse, 1532-1592.	1577 (1577)	STC 11348; ESTC S116026	25,880	96

and Sauiour and his most godlie worde the right touchestone we also through the helpe and assistance of almightie God minde to perseuere and continue vnto our last ende and beseche the almightie that he will not onely gratiously preserue vs and all our fellowe members in Christ Iesus from all contrarie errours and deprauations which by vnquiet and contentious persons and members are moued in matters of religion and brought into the Church but also mainteine keepe in vs his knowen veritie cōfort strengthen vs in all troubles and tentations and of his goodnes once in these latter daies open the eyes and hearts of all Christian people that we may haue a regarde not vnto traditions of men or priuate affections but only to his most godly worde as the truest and infalliblest line direction of our consciences and faithes and graunt vnto vs all grace that brotherlie Christian and due charitie may take place and dwell among vs. These sentences words following were distinctly spoken by the said prince Electour being of good vnderstanding memorie not long before his death after he had declared that hee persisted constant in his said confession which followeth First the saying of S. Paul 1. Timoth. 1. This is a most true and assured saying and worthy by all meanes to be embraced that Christ Iesus came into the world to saue sinners of whom I am the chiefest The second saying to them which stoode by I haue liued lōg inough for you I must also once liue for my selfe The third The gracious Lorde call me when it shall please him I haue a ioyfull free conscience in the Lord Iesus whome I haue serued with all my heart and render thankes vnto him that I haue liued so long that in the churches and schooles vnder my dominion and charge the people haue bene directed taught from traditions of men to beleeue in him alone The fourth 2. Timoth. 4. I haue fought a good fight I haue finished my course I haue kept the faith from henceforth is layed vp for me the crowne of righteousnes Here foloweth the said christian confession ❧ In the name of the holie vndiuided Trinity of God the Father the Sonne the holy Ghost WE Friderich by the grace of God Count Palatine by the Rhein one of the Electours of the holy Romaine Empire Duke in Bauaria c. confesse and make knowē to all persons by these our letters c. ¶ First whereas we haue bene before all thinges Christianlie taught and resolued out of gods worde that both euerlasting and perpetuall and also the worldlie and temporall prosperitie peace quietnes concorde and good estate of all gouernements principalities countryes people aswell of such persons as are ordained heades magistrates as other inferiour members subiects haue their beginning increase and enriching and are most assuredly mainteined and preserued by this onely meanes when they shall set before their eyes and seeke to aduance god his holie worde and according to the same directe all their affaires and causes in this life as by a most true and infallible line which thing also the very heathen although they had no true vnderstanding of god yet by the light of nature ingraffed in them sawe and confessed after a sorte and from thence at the first these declarations and making of last wils which men commonly call testamentes tooke their beginnings But especially among the olde fathers patriarkes other religious persons they seeme to haue bene chiefliest made to this ende for that they woulde leaue after them vnto their children heires and successours a certaine token and witnesse whereby not only their said successours might assuredly vnderstand what religion and faith their forefathers were of which they had receiued out of gods worde by open testimonies and wherin they had liued holilye and vprightely and were gratiously mainteined defended and protected by almightie god and in the ende so died but also that their successors might haue more cause to be moued with like bondes and duetie to folowe the christian footsteppes of their predecessoures and to imitate their examples and according to the same to rule and mainetaine the people and countreys committed to their charge if they did looke for and desired to enioye such euerlasting and worldelie blessinges of almightie God as had bene bestowed vpon their fathers which thing appeareth by the last wordes vsed by some of the patriarches good King Dauid him selfe where he speaketh to his sonne Salomon after this sorte Be of good comforte and shewe thy selfe a man And attende or take heede vnto the charge of the Lorde thy God that thou walke before him in his wayes and keepe his precepts commaundements iudgements and testimonies as it is written in the lawe of Moyses that thou maist prosper in all that thou doest and whereunto soeuer thou turnest thy selfe that the Lord may confirme his word that he hath spoken ouer me and said If thy children shal take heede to their wayes that they walke before me in trueth and with all their hearts and with all their soules there shall not at anie time a man be wanting from my bodie to sit vpon the throne of Israel So also in like sort as a christian prince fearing and louing god and hauing in the making of our last wilmore regard in our heart to euerlasting and immortal things then to worldly and temporall matters which perish and folowe depende of the former we haue thought good for the honor of almighty god discharge and comforte of our conscience and for an vnfeined declaration to our louing and deare sonnes heyres and successoures whole posteritie and also of all our true and faithful subiectes and euerie other whatsoeuer to whom it may appertaine in this our fatherlie disposition testament and last will to make an open true declaration of our faith that euery one may haue certaine knowledge thereof whereto we haue bene the rather induced for that in these latter dayes diuers sundrie errours and debates in matters of religion haue bene moued by vnquiet and contentious persons wherewith both wee others in the time of our gouernment haue bene much troubled and some sectes factions haue bene raised in the church by certain persons going about to persuade simple men as though wee were priuie and consenting to their erronious opinions And to the intent that it do not onely appeare that the same our confession is only grounded built vpō the true rocke Christ Iesus our Lord sauiour his only word but also that therewith our deare children may be the more cōforted to persist stedfastly in such our christiā confession for no tēptaciō or troublesome storme whatsoeuer that might happen to the contrarie wherof god be thāked hitherto by his almighty help assistance in the time of our gouernmēt we haue both felt and ouercome many turned backe or made faynte hearted fearefull or negligent in their callings and