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A04211	Anno Domini 1616. A confession and protestation of the faith of certaine Christians in England holding it necessary to observe, & keepe all Christes true substantiall ordinances for his church visible and politicall (that is, indued with power of outward spirituall government) under the gospel; though the same doe differ from the common order of the land. Published for the clearing of the said Christian from the slaunder of schisme, and noveltie, and also of separation, & undutifullness to the magistrate, which their rash adversaries doe falsely cast upon them. Also, an humble petition to the K. Majestie for toleration therein.	Jacob, Henry, 1563-1624.	1616 (1616)	STC 14330; ESTC S120216	22,778	71

Anno Domini 1616. A CONFESSION AND PROTESTATION OF THE FAITH OF CERTAINE CHRISTIANS in England holding it necessary to observe keepe all Christes true substantiall Ordinances for his Church visible and Politicall that is indued with power of outward spirituall Government under the Gospel though the same doe differ from the common order of the Land Published for the clearing of the said Christians from the slaunder of Schisme and Noveltie and also of Separation undutifullnes to the Magistrate which their rash Adversaries doe falsely cast upon them Also an humble Petition to the K. Majestie for Toleration therein Coloss 2.6 As yee have received Christ Jesus the Lord so walke in him Psalm 116.9.10 I will walke before the Lord in the land of the living I believed therefore have I spoken for I was sore troubled Vide Fide Fide sed Vide. A CONFESSION AND PROtestation of the faith of certain Christiās in England holding it necessary to observe keepe all Christes true substantial Ordinances for his Church visible and politicall that is indued with power of outward spirituall Government under the Gospell though the same doe differ from the common orders of the Land Published for the clearing of the sayd Christians from the slaunder of Schisme and Noveltie and also of Separation and vndutifulnes to the Magistrate which their rash Adversaries doe falsly cast upon them WEe who do beleeve profess it to be necessary both for the glory of Christ for the assurance of our owne soules to observe and keep Christs substantial Ordinances for his visible politicall Church which are wanting publiquely among us yet are both his clear commandements and also special meanes of salvation and of Gods worship for us under the Gospell doe judge it most fit and reasonable to publish and testifie to all men in all plainenes wherein particularly we doe consent and doe fully agree with the publique Churches in Englād And wherein we disagree and differ frō the doctrine publiquely received And also finally to shew the inforcing reasons that haue driven compelled us to take this way which wee doe 1. Touching the first of these we protest before God and men that we unfaynedly and hartily agree to all the civil authoritie Magistracie and Government as it is received and standeth by law established in the Land holding it a most high offence against Almighty God if any of us should not with all readines cōscience at all times submit in all things eyther actively or passively thereunto Moreover wee doe likewise protest that we refuse not on occasion to communicate with the publique ordinary Congregations assembled for the exercise of religion in England viz. where neyther our assent nor silent presence is given to any meere humane tradition And we agree willingly to all the articles of faith and religion publiquely received and mainteyned among us onely excepting those points which hereafter folow mentioned and are distinctly set down in the particular Articles of this our present Confession and Protestation 2. Then touching the second thing above mentioned that is our difference and disagrement from the doctrine received publiquely in this land thus we declare and testify in the presence of God and men that meerely being constrayned by the cleare and unresistable evidence of Christs gospell which sayth * Act. 5.29 wee ought rather to obey God then men and not moved by any other conceite or vaine fancie we differ and disagree from the sayd publique doctrine in Eight and Twentie severall Articles 28. Articles all of them being of very great importance yea most of them both substantial matters in Religion and also speciall meanes of salvation under the Gospell The Articles wherein onely wee dissent from the publique Ecclesiasticall order and doctrine in England 1. Of Christs offices namely his Propheticall and Kingly offices 2. Of the alsufficiencie of the Scripture 3. Of Christs true visible Church generally 4. Of Christes true visible politicall church in more speciall manner 5. Of Synods and Councells 6. Of a Catholike or Universall Church politike that is indued with power of outward spirituall government 7. Of a Provinciall Church independent 8. How true visible politike churches are in England 9. Of L. Archbishops and L. Bishops Diocesan and Provinciall 10. Of the making of Ministers 11. Of our Communicating with the Parish Ministers Parishes in England 12. Touching Pluralitie Pastors and Non residents 13. Touching Discipline and Censures 14. Touching the number of Pastors in each Church and of the Pastors ordinary power and authority in managing the Churches spirituall affaires and government 15. Touching the prophane and scandalous Mixtures of people in the Congregation 16. Of humane Traditions 17. Of traditions Apostolike 18. Of Prophecy 19. Of reading of Homilies in the Church 20. Of Christs descending into Hell 21. Of Prayer 22. Of Holy dayes so called 23. Of Mariage and Burying churching as it is called 24. Of Ministers made also Magistrates by the State 25. Of the gifts and Offerings of the faithfull 26. Of Tithes and the Pastors fittest and due and necessarie maintenance 27. Of the civill Magistrates duety charge supreamly to oversee and order his Churches spirituall matters yet but civilly 28 Touching the necessity that lyeth upon us notwithstāding to obey Christ rather then man when they differ in our using the true and refusing the contrary ecclesiasticall ordinances above specified Of Christs Offices namely his Propheticall and Kingly Offices 1. Wee beleeve Christs Prophetical and Kingly Offices even in outward spirituall or religious matters to be absolute and perfect Where note that wee understand outward spirituall matters or religious to be outward matters used in the exercise of Religion not for any naturall reason nor for any civill use but meere voluntarily that is such things therein as are of the authors meere voluntary appointing And though some persons opposing against us do account these any thing rather thē Spirituall matters yet surely we hold them to be spirituall and religious seeing they are voluntarie institutions vsed onely in and for the exercise of religion and are appropriated thereunto Also these outward matters we believe are spirituall and religious unlawfully and falsely which are of mens institution they are lawfully justly and truely such which are of the institution and appointing of Iesus Christ Againe where these men doe say They neither intend nor teach these things to be spirituall or religious We answer that maketh not the matter They are such in the very nature of the thinges notwithstanding For mens wordes or intents make not the nature of these things neither can they alter the same Men indeed make these things in the exercise of religion false and unlawfull in as much as they come meerely frō men But spirituall and religious they are of themselves viz. being simply voluntarie ordinances appropriated to the affaires of Religion as they are In the appointing therefore of these outward spirituall matters and

Cor. 16.1.2 Cōcerning the gathering for the Saincts as he ordeyned in the Churches of Galatia also viz. Every first day of the weeke let every one put aside by himself and lay up as God hath prospered him This shewing what the Apostle then required of thē for an occasionall reliefe of other brethren farr off from them doth shew more that he requireth them thus to doe for their owne constant ordinary and necessary supportation maintenance Of Tithes the Pastors fittest and due and necessary maintenance 26. Wee believe that Tithes for the Pastors maintenance under the Gospell are not the just and due meanes thereof Howbeit yet we doe not think these Tithes absolutely unlawfull if they remaine voluntary but when they are made necessary we think them not so lawfull The same doe we judge also of whatsoever other set maintenance for ministers of the Gospell established by temporall Lawes We graunt for the Ministers security such established maintenāce is best but for preserving due freedome in the Congregation sincerity in Religion and sanctity in the whole flock the Congregations voluntary conscionable contribution for their Pastors sustenance and maintenance is doubtless the safest and most approved nay it seemeth the onely way wherewith the Apostles caused their times to be content neither did they take care for other order herein which certainely they would and should have done if other order had been better Onely they are carefull and that very religiously commanding all Churches of conscience and duety to God to give not sparingly but liberally and not as almes but as duety for the upholding advancing and countenancing of the holy worship and service of God which is either much strengthened or weakened much honoured or abased amongst men according as the Pastors maintenance is To this end tendeth that which is written † 1 Cor. 9.7.9.11.14 Who goeth a warfare at any time on his owne cost Thou shalt not muzzel the mouth of the Oxe that treadeth out the Corne If wee have sowne unto you spirituall things is it a great thing is wee reap your carnal things God hath ordeyned that they which preach the Gospell should live of the Gospel or else a people herein negligent * Mal. 3.8.9 robbeth spoileth their God will a man spoile his God Wherefore † Prov. 3.9 honour the Lord with your substance and with the first fruites of all your increase and | Gal. 6.6 let him that is taught in the word make him that taught him partaker of all his goods Also every one as hee soweth † v. 7. so hee shall reape And ‡ Deut. 16.16 none may appeare before the Lord emptie By all which it is manifest that Almighty God commandeth the people to mainteyn with their goods their ministers And in the Gospell their maintenance to be free yet honest liberall and plentifull that * 2 Chrō 31.4 they may be incouraged in the way of the Lord. Of the civil Magistrates duety and charge to oversee and order his Churches in spirituall matters 27. Wee believe that we and all true visible Churches ought to be overseene and kept in good order and peace ought to be governed under Christ both supreamely and also subordinately by the Civill Magistrate yea in causes of religion when need is By which rightfull power of his he ought to cherish preferre the godly and religious and to punish as truth and right shall require the untractable and unreasonable Howbeit yet alwayes but Civilly And therefore we from our hart most humblie doe desire that our gracious soveraigne King would himselfe so farr as he seeth good and further by some fubstituted † Supplicat for Tolerat p. 8.12 civill Magistrate under him in clemency take this speciall oversight and government of us to whose ordering and protection wee most humbly commit our selves acknowledging that because we want the use of this divine ordinance That therefore most greate and infinite evills both to us and even to the whole kingdome doth ensue and also because of the spirituall Lords their governmēt over us And notwithstāding the spirituall Lords ‡ Ibid. pag. 12. doe think it injury and wrong to themselves not small if the King should substitute civill Magistrates to this busines yet as it is sayd that is Gods owne ordinance and to doe otherwise namely to commit either spirituall or civill government viz. Diocesan or provinciall to Ministers of the word is evill and as we believe a direct transgression of the text of the Gospell above rehearsed in Artic. 4.10.24 Touching the necessity that lyeth upon us to obey Christ rather then man in our using of the true and in refusing the contrary ecclesiasticall ordinances above specified 28. Wee believe that by the word of God all Christians are bound each one for his own part to keepe observe actually and perpetually the Affirmative ecclesiasticall Commandements and ordinances in the Gospell as well as the Negative That is so farre as one person sufficeth to performe the same singly by himselfe he ought so to doe where some number are required are ready for the observing of any such Commandement there each christian which can be present with other standeth bound to give his consent to make one with them therein Alwayes after the bestorder they can and namely that maine order which is in the Gospell notwithstanding whatsoever mans forbidding or whatsoever affliction in the world should followe upon it But that touching the use of Christs visible politicall Church under the Gospell viz. A free independēt c̄ogregatiō prescribed in Mat. 18.17 is such an Affirmative Cōmandmēt Ordinance Mat. 18.17 and it agreeth to that order afore named as wee see in the Scriptures alleaged for the 2. point in the 4. Article Therefore every Christian is bound by Gods word to keepe and observe the same perpetually so as is before declared And namely this all are commanded occasiō requiring viz. to tell such a Church and to heare such a Church Therefore all are commanded and stand bound by Gods word so as before is declared perpetually to have such a Church and to be members of it first Further all simply are cōmanded * Mat. 28.20 to doe whatsoever Christ commanded the Apostles and to † 1 Thes 5.21 try all things and to hold fast that which is good And to ‡ 1 Joh. 4.1 try the spirites whether they be of God And | Rom. 16.17 brethren marke them diligently which cause dessentions and offences besides the doctrine which yee have learned and avoid them These duties we may very well doe according to that true order above noted if we enjoy such a visible Church a free Congregation as is before described But wanting such a Church it is not possible for us to doe them which any good order as is shewed Therefore we all are simply commanded to enjoy and use an independent Church exercising spirituall