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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

by faith he may liue as him listeth licentiously as the Libertines Some think that to attend vpon vertue to follow goodnes is a yoake too intolerable as the Simo●ia●s Some vtterly reiect al grace virtue and feate of God as Did the Donatistes Aë●ians Circumcellians Do the Macchiauils Atheists Some permit though not al manner yet some sinnes So of the Whoredome is allowed Carpocratians Valentinians Periurie in the time of troubles is allowed Basilidians Helchisaits Priscilhanites Fam. of Loue Papists Simple fornication yea in Priests is allowed Breaking of faith to an heretique c. is allowed Some dreame that God is pleased with lipseruice and outward righteousnes as the hypocritical Pharisies or Pharisaical Hypocrites 2. Al which man doth is not pleasing vnto God but that onelie which proceedeth from a true faith in Iesus Christ. So witnesseth 1. The Scripture Heb. 11 6. Rom. 14 23. Tit. 1 15. Rom. 8 8. Gal. 5 6. 1. Iohn 5. 4. 5 And although the workes of the beleeuing do please God yet are theie not so perfect that they can satisfie the law of God Therefore euen to the iustified saith Christ Praie c. forgiue vs our debts Matth. 6 12. Saie we are vnprofitable seruants Luke 17 10. Paul We know that the Lawe is spiritual but I am carnal c Rom 7. 14 c. We which haue the first frutes of the Spirit euen we do sight in ourselues c. and haue infirmities Rom. 8 23. Ye cannot do the same thinges that ye would Gal. 5 17. 2. The godlie in their publique confessions extant in print Heluet. 2 cap. 16. Basil. art 8. Bohem. cap. 7. France art 22. Fland. art 24. Ausburgh art 26. Saxon. art 3 5 6. Wittemb cap. 7. Sueuia cap. 4. Therefore as we mislike so we condemne the vngod lie opinion of the Valentinians who saie that please God do Spiritual men which are themselues not by faith but onelie by knowledge Natural men not by faith but by Labor True dealing Who teach that the Lawes of God maie perfectile be fulfilled of men once iustified as the Papistes illuminated as saie the Elders in the Familie Papistes Fam. of Loue. 3. Manie are the reasons whie good workes are to be done cited in part afore pag. 42. yet not the least cause is that men maie be knowen what they are so saith 1. The Scripture that therby are knowen The good trees from the bad Matth. 7 16. c. The wheate from the chaffe Matth. 3 12. The true Disciples from the false Iohn 13 35. The sonnes of God from the children of Satan Luke 6 36. Ephes. 5. 1. 1. Iohn 3 10. The regenerate from th'vnbeleeuing Iam. 2 18. 1. Pet. 1 17. c. 1. Pet. 4 22 c. Ephes. 4 17. 2. The Confession Heluet. 2. cap. 16. Basil. art 8. Bohem. cap. 7. Franc art 22. Flan. art 24. Saxon. art 3. Wittemb cap. 7. Sueuia cap. 4. And this doe the children of God Not to be seene of men as Hypocrites Not to merit as the Pharisaical Papistes Con. Trid. Sess. 6. can 24. 13. ARTICLE Of workes before iustification WOrkes done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his spirit are 1 not pleasant to God forasmuch as theie spring not of faith in Iesu Christ 2 neither do they make men meete to receiue grace or as the schoole aucthors saie deserue grace of congruitie yea rather 3 for that they are not done as God hath willed and commaunded them to be done we doubt not but they haue the nature of sinne The Propositions Workes before Iustification 1 Please not God 2. Deserue not grace of congruitie 3. Haue the nature of sinne 1. Before men do please God nothing that man doth can please him But men please not God being not renued by the Spirite which as it hath bene alreadie proued so is it 1. In the Scripture where it is euident that before man be regenerate they are Which bring out no good frute of them selues Matth. 7 16. Not grapes but thornes Not figs but thistles Not good but il trees Matth. 12 33. Luke 6 43. Not liuely but dead bowes Iohn 15. 4. Not ingraffed but wilde oliues Rom. 11. 17. 23. Not frends but enemies Rom. 5. 10 Not the sonnes of God but the children of wrath Ephes. 2 3. 2. In the publique confessions of the Churches reformed expresselie Heluet. 2 cap. 15. Ausburgh art 20. Wherebie the vanitie of al them is perceaued which thinke that without regeneration God is pleased with man his deedes whether they be Papists Look pag. 39 Commenders of ciuil and Philosophical righteousnes and placers of the doers of such workes though without faith in christ in the heauens 2. The vnregenerate not yet iustified haue nothing in them to mooue God to be gratious vnto them As may be seene 1. In the Scripture where wee finde that the vnregenerate being Olde not new creatures Ephes. 4 22. Col. 3. 5. Enimies Rom. 8. 7. not the Children of God Seruants of God Sinners not godly bent Rom. 5 8. Infidels Tit. 1 15. and not faithfull Christians Of congruitie deserue no grace at God his hande Hereby is ouerthrowne the Pap. doctrine concerning merites of congruitie 2. In the Confessions of the Churches in Heluet. 2 cap. 16. Bohem. cap. 7. Flan. Art 23. Ausburgh art 4 20. Sax. art 3 8. Wittemb art 5. 3. VVhatsoeuer men not yet iustified before god do it is sin this shall we finde confirmed 1. In the scripture where it is cleare that of the vnregenerate The best workes which they doe euen their Fasting Isa. 58 3. c. Math. 6 16. Zach. 7 5 c. Praying Prou. 28 9. Math. 6 5. Almes deedes Math. 6. Sacrificing vnto God Psal. 50 8. Isa. 1 13. Hos. 6 6. Mar. 12. 33. though in the name of Christ Mat. 7 22 23. Prophesieng Doing of miracles Al th'actions whatsoeuer Rom. 14. 23. Tit. 1 15. Heb. 11 6. Are abhominable in God his eies 2. In the Confessions of the holy militant in this world and namelie Heluet. 2 cap. 15 16. Bohem. cap. 7. Belg. Art 23. Ausburgh article 4. 20. Saxon. 3 8. Witemb art 5. Erred therefore hath the Trid. Councel in pronouncing them accursed which hold that al workes of men whatsoeuer done before his iustification are sin Sess. 6. can 7. 4. ARTICLE Of workes of Supererogation VOluntarie workes 1 besides ouer and aboue Gods commaundements which they call workes of Supererogation cannot be taught without arrogancie and impietie 2 For by them men doe declare that they doe not onely render vnto God as much as they are bound to do but that they do more for his sake than of bounden dutie is required wheras Christ saith plainely When ye haue done al that are commaunded to you say We be vnprofitable seruants The Propositions Workes of Supererogation 1. Cannot be taught without Arrogancie Impietie 2. Are the subuersion of the true Religion 1. Workes of Supererogation which are al voluntarie

workes besides ouer and aboue the commaundements of God are often cōdemned 1. In the Scriptures where We are cōmaunded To walke not after the lawes of men but according to the statutes of God Iohn 1. 7. Ezek. 20. 19. To heare not what man he speaketh but what Christ doth say Mat. 9 7. And He teaching the duties of Christians setteth before them the Lawe and word of God Math. 5. 15. 22. And more than that he doth neither ad nor require He sayth They worship me in vaine who for doctrine teache the commaundements of men Mar. 7 7. Teach them to obserue all thinges whatsoeuer I haue comaunded you Mat. 28. 20 My sheep Heare my voice Know not the voice of Straungers 10. 10 27. 5. Such doctine is called somtimes Beggerly rudiments Gal. 4 9. Ordinances of the world c. Co. 2. 20. c The doctrine of Diuels 1. Tim. 4 1. Cursed Gal. 1 8. 2. In al the reformed Churches in Christendom and namely by the Confession Heluet. 2. cap. 16. Aus burgh art 20 Basil. art 10. France art 24. Fland. art 12. Saron art 3. 17. Therfore they which teach such works be Arrogant Vngodly 2. VVhere the workes of Supererogation are taught The Law of God is broken that the traditions of men may bee obserued The S. Scripture must be contemned as not sufficient enough to bring men vnto the knowledge of saluation God is made vnwise in not commaunding so necessarie workes Faith and other spiritual virtues are brought into vtter obliuion Perfection is imputed not vnto Faith but vnto workes and which is most detestable vnto the workes not commaunded but forbidden of God ordeined by men The Lawe of God is thought to be throughly satisfied and more duties performed than man needed to haue done They which broached and defende these errors VVere the Pharisies Are the Papists who besides what hath bine said do holde that such workes Do merite remission of sinnes and that For themselues For others Oftentimes do driue away Diuels Euil spirits Are tokens of the forgiuenesse of sins so wel as Baptisme yea deliuer from the wrath of God so wel as Christ. And so they prefer their owne workes before The word of God The Sacraments Faith The death of Christ. And therfore may Their doctrine 〈◊〉 called 〈◊〉 doctrine of Diuels The teachers be held accursed 15. ARTICLE Of Christ alone without sinne CHrist 1 in the truth of our nature was made like vnto vs in al things sinne only except from which he was clearely voide both in his life and spirit He came to be the Lambe without spot who by sacrifice of himselfe once made should take away the sins of the worlde and sin as S. Iohn sayth was not in him 2 But al we the rest although baptized and borne againe in Christ yet offende in many things and if we say we haue no sin we deceaue our selues and the truth is not in vs. The Propositions 1. Christ is truly and perfectly righteous 2. Al men besides Christ though regenerate be sinners 1. That Christ was pure from sin it is abundantlie to be seene 1. In the Scripture For He was without sin Conceaued Matth. 1 20. Borne Luke 1. 35. He appeared to loose but not to fulfil the workes of Satan 1. Iohn 3 8. He liued And was tempted yet without sinne Heb. 4 15. And did no sinne 1. Pet. 2 22. And knewe no sinne 2. Cor. 5 21. And had no sinne in him 1. Iohn 3. 5. He died à guiltlesse man euen by the testimonie Of Paul Rom. 5 6. c. Of Peter Act 3 14. 1. Pet. 3. 18 Of Stephan Of his aduersarie and persecutor Pilate Act. 7 52. Math. 27. 24. Iohn 19 4 6. 2. In the godlie confessions of the reformed Churches namelie Heluet. 2 cap. 11. Heluet. 1. art 11. Bohem. cap. 4 7. France art 14. Fland. art 18. Therefore à cursed companie were they which laide vnto the charge of our Sauiour That he was à violator of the Sabbaoth Matth. 12. 10 c. Luke 13 14. Iohn 5 16 c. That he taught being not lawfulie autorized therevnto Math. 21 23. That he forbad tribute to be giuen vnto Caesar. Luke 23 2. That he was the destroyer of the Lawe Matth. 5 17. That he ouerthrewe all religion and moued the people vnto rebellion Luke 23. 5. Such were the Scribes Pharisees High Priestes 2 Al men besides Christ are sinners A truth most apparent 1. In the Scripture which testifieth how al men be either Vnregenerate they be vnrighteous alredie proued aboue pag. 46 47 and sinne in al things confirmed pag. 48. Regenerate and there are not without sinne Original reade pag. 31 32. Actual see pag. 43. Besides confirmed is it 〈…〉 2. Eccles. ● 20. 1. Tim. 1 15. Gal. 5 17 1. Iohn 1 8. 2. In the confessions of the godly especialie In Ausburgh art 20 In Saxonie art 3 8. Oppugned is this truth by sondrie aduersaries which hold that besides Christ others either haue bine or be perfectlie righteous such be The Papistes The Manichies The Catharans The Donatists The Pelagians The Familie of Loue. The Marcionites The Adamits The Carpocratians Whereof some haue thought As the Papists that The virgine Marie was pure from al sinne both Original Actual S. Francis hath fulfilled euerie ●ote of the booke of God That they could not sinne so much as in cogitation as the Manechics Catharans That theey haue bin so perfect that they could iustifie other men at their pleasures as the Donatists That they needed not to say as Christ commaundeth Forgiue vs our trespasses c. except it were on the behalfe of others For they cannot sin Of this opinion are the Pelagians Fam. of Loue. That they are so pure euen as Yea more holie than Paul Peter c. such are the Marcionites Adam and Eua before their fal as the Adami●●●● I. Christ himselfe as the Carpocratians 16. ARTICLE Of sinne after Baptisme NOt euerie deadlie 1 sinne willinglie committed after baptisme is sinne against the holie Ghost and vnpardonable Wherefore the graunt of repentance is not to be denied to such as fal into sinne after Baptisme 2 After we haue receiued the holie Ghost we may depart from grace giuen and fal into sinne and by the grace of God we maie rise againe and amende our liues And therefore they are to be condemned which saie they can no more sinne as long as they liue here 3 or denie the place of forgiuenes to such as trulie repent The Propositions 1. Euerie sinne is not the sinne against the holie Ghost 2. The verie regenerate maie fal and yet rise againe 3. None are vtterlie to be cast of which vnfainedlie repent 1. Euerie sin willinglie committed after regeneration is not the sin against the holy Ghost and therefore vnpardonable as maie be seene 1. In the Scripture where we finde though euerie sinne of it owne nature deserue damnation yet that there is A sinne Stripes Luke 12 46. Which shalbe