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A34261 The confession of the faith and doctrine beleeved and professed be the Protestantes of Scotland exhibited to the estatis of the same in Parliament, and be their publick votis authorized, as a doctrine grounded upon the infallible VVord of God. Church of Scotland. 1681 (1681) Wing C5800; ESTC R40864 18,239 16

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●●r 1.13 Cor. 11.23 ●●t 28.20 ●●t 16.15 ●●m 4.11 〈◊〉 18.15 17 ●or 5.5 ●●t 18 20 Title vsurped lineall descence place appointed nor multitude of men approving ane error for Cain in age and title was preferred to Abel and Seth Ierusalem had prerogative aboue all places of the earth where also were the Priests lineally descended fra Aaron and greater number followed the Scribes Pharisies and Priestes then unfainedly beleeued and approved Christ Iesus and his doctrine and ȝit as we suppose no man of sound judgment will grant that ony of the forenamed were the Kirk of God The notes therefore of the trewe Kirk of God we beleeve confess and avow to be first the trewe preaching of the word of God into the quhilk God hes revealed himselfe vnto vs as the writings of the Prophets and Apostles dois declair Secondly the right administration of the Sacraments of Christ Iesus quhilk mon be annexed unto the word and promise of God to seale and confirme the same in our hearts Last Ecclesiastical discipline vprightlie Ministred as God his worde prescribes whereby vice is repressed and vertew nurished wheresoever then thir former notes are seene and of ony time continue be the number never so few about two or three there without all doubt is the trew Kirk of Christ who according vnto his promise is in the midst of them Not that vniversall of quhilk we haue before spoken but particular 1 Cor. 1.2 2 Cor. 1.1 Gal. 1.2 Eph. 1.1 Act. 16.9 10. 18. 1 c. 1 Cor. 1 c. Act. 20.17 c. Ioh. 20.31 2 Tim. 3.16 17. 2 Pet. 1.20 21 sik as wes in Corinthus Galatia Ephesus and vther places in quhilk the Ministrie wes planted be Paull and were of himselfe named the kirks of God and sik kirks we the inhabitantis of the Realme of SCOTLAND professoris of Christ Iesus professis our selfis to haue in our Citties townes and places reformed for the doctrine taucht in our Kirk is conteined in the writen worde of God to wit in the buiks of the auld and new Testamentis in those buikis we meane quhilk of the ancient haue been reputed canonicall In the quhilk we affirme that all thingis necessary to be beleeved for the saluation of mankinde is sufficiently expressed The interpretation quhairof we confesse neither appertaines to private nor publick persone neither ȝit to ony Kirk for ony preheminence or prerogatiue personallie or locallie quhilk ane hes aboue ane vther but apperteines to the Spirite of God be the quhilk also the Scripture was written When controversie then happines for the right vnderstanding of ony place or sentence of Scripture or for the reformation of ony abuse within the Kirk of God Ioh. 5.29 we ought not sa meikle to luke what men before vs haue said or done as vnto that quhilk the halie Ghaist vniformelie speakes within the body of the Scriptures and vnto that quhilk Christ Iesus himselfe did and commanded to be done For this is ane thing vniversallie granted that the Spirite of God quhilk is the Spirite of Vnitie is in nathing contrarious vnto himselfe Gif then the interpretation determination Ephes 4.4 or sentence of ony Doctor Kirk or Councell repugne to the plaine worde of God written in ony vther place of the Scripture it is a thing maist certaine that there is not the true vnderstanding and meaning of the haly Ghaist although that Councels Realmes and Nations haue approved and received the same For we dare not receiue nor admit ony interpretation quhilk repugnes to ony principall point of our Faith or to ony vther plaine text of Scripture or ȝit unto the rule of charitie 20 The authoritie of the Scriptures AS we beleeue and confesse the Scriptures of God sufficient to instruct 1 Tim. 3.16 17. and make the man of God perfite so do we affirme and avow the authoritie of the same to be of God and nether to depend on men nor angels We affirme therefore that sik as allege the Scripture to haue na vther authoritie bot that quhilk it hes receiued from the kirk to be blasphemous against God and injurious to the trew Kirk Ioh 10.27 quhilk alwayes heares and obeyis the voice of her awin spouse and Pastor but takes not vpon her to be Maistres over the samin 21 Of general Councels of their Power Authority and cause of their Convention AS we do not rashlie damne that quhilk godly men assembled togither in general Councel lawfully gathered haue proponed vnto vs so without just examination dare we not receiue quhatsoever is obtruded vnto men vnder the name of generall councels for plaine it is as they wer men Gal. 2.11 12 13 14. so haue some of them manifestlie erred and that in matters of great weight and importance So farre then as the councell previs the determination and commandement that it giues bee the plaine worde of God so soone do we reverence and imbrace the same 1 Tim. 4 1 2 3 But gif men vnder the name of a Councel pretend to forge vnto vs new Artickles of our faith or to make constitutionis repugning to the word of God then vtterlie we must refuse the same as the doctrine of Devils quhilk drawis our saules from the voyce of our onlie God Co 2 18 19 20 21 22 23 to follow the doctrines and constitutiones of men The cause then quhy that general Councellis conueened was nether to make ony perpetual law quhilk God before had not maid nether ȝit to forge new Artickles of our beleife nor to give the word of God Authoritie meikle les to make that to be his Word or ȝit the trew interpretation of the same quhilk wes not before be his haly will expressed in his word but the cause of Councellis we meane of sik as merite the name of Councellis wes pairtlie for confutation of heresies Act 15 1 c. and for giving publick confession of their faith to the posteritie following quhilk baith they did the by authoritie of Gods written word and not by ony opinion or prerogatiue that they culd not erre be reasson of their General assemblie And this we judge to haue been the chiefe cause of general Councellis The vther wes for gude policie ordour to be constitute obserued in the Kirk 1 Tim 3 15 Heb 3 2 1 Cor 14 40 quhilk as in the house of God it becummis al things to be done decently and in ordour Not that we think that any policie and an ordour in ceremonies can be appoynted for all ages times and places for as ceremonies sik as men haue devised ar bot temporal so may and aucht they to be changed when they rather foster superstition then that they edefie the Kirk vsing the same 22. Of the Sacramentes Gen 17 10 Exod 12 3 c Gen 17.4 Nom 9 13 Mat 28 19 Mar 16 17 Mat 26 26 Mar 14 22 Luk 22 19
Eph 1 11 Mat 25 34 Eph 1 21 2● Heb 2.7 8 psal 22 11 Heb 13 20 1 pet 2 24 psal 130 3 psal 143 3 1 Tim 2 5 Joh 1 12 Joh 20 17 Rom 5 17 18 19 Rom 8 15 Gal 4 5 6 Act 17 26 Heb 2 11 12 1 pet 3 18 Esay 53 8 Act 2 24 1 Joh 1.2 Act 20 28 1 Tim 3 16 Joh. 3 16 who of meere grace elected us in Christ Jesus his son before the foundation of the warld was laide appointed him to be our head our brother our pastor and great Bishop of our sauls But because that the enimitie betwixt the justice of God our sins was sik that na flesh be it self culd or might have attained vnto God It behooved that the Son of God suld descend unto us and tak himself a body of our body flesh of our flesh and bone of our bones and so become the Mediator betwixt God and man giving power to so many as beleeue in him to be the sons of God as himself dois witness I pass up to my father and unto ȝour father to my God and unto ȝour God Be quhilk maist holy fraternitie quhatsaever we have tynt in Adam is restored unto us again And for this cause ar we not affrayed to call God our father not sa meikle because he hes created us quhilk we have common with the reprobate as for that that he hes given to us his only son to be our brother given vnto vs grace to acknawledge imbrace him for our onlie Mediatour as before is said It behooved farther the Messias and Redemer to be very God very man because he wes to underlie the punishment due for our transgressiouns to present himselfe in the presence of his fathers judgement as in our persone to suffer for our transgression inobedience be death to overcome him that wes author of death Bot because the only god-head culd not suffer death neither ȝit culd the onlie man-head overcome the samin he joyned both togither in one persone that the imbecillitie of the ane suld suffer be subject to death quhilk we had deserved and the infinit inuincible power of the vther to wit of the God-head suld triumph and purchesse to us life libertie and perpetual victory and so we confesse and maist undoubtedly beleeve 9. Christs Death passion and Burial Heb 10 1 c 12 Esay 53 5 Heb 12 3 Joh 1 29 Mat 26 11 Deu 21 33 Mar 15 1 2 Gal 3 13 Luk 23 1 2 Mat 26 38 2 Cor 5. Heb 9 12 Heb 10 5 THat our Lord Jesus offered himselfe a voluntary sacrifice unto his father for us that he suffered contradiction of sinners that he was wounded plagued for our transgressions that he being the clean innocent lamb of God was damned in the presence of ane earthlie Judge that we suld be absolved befoir the tribunal seat of our God That he suffered not onlie the cruel death of the cross quhilk was accursed be the sentence of God but also that he suffered for a season the wrath of his father quhilk sinners had deserved Bot ȝit we avow that he remained the only wel beloved blessed son of his father even in the middest of his anguish and torment quhilk he suffered in bodie and saul to make the full satisfaction for the sins of the people After the quhilk we confess and avow that there remains na other sacrifice for sin quhilk gif ony affirm we nathing doubt to avow that they ar blasphemous against Christs death and the everlasting purgatioun and satisfactioun purchased to us by the same 10. Resurrectioun Act 2 23 Act 3 26 Rom 6 5 9 Act 2 24 Rom 4 25 Heb 2 14 15 Mat 28 4 Ma 27 25 53 Mat 28 5 Joh 20 27 21 7 Luke 24 41 42 43 Jos 21 12 13 We undoubtedly beleeve that in samekle as it wes impossible that the dolours of death suld reteine in bondage the author of life that our Lord Jesus crucified dead buried quha descended into hell did rise again for justificatioun and destroying of him quha was the author of death brocht life again to us that wer subject to death and to the bondage of the same We knaw that his resurrectioun wes confirmed be the testimonie of his very enemies be the resurrectioun of the dead quhais Sepultures did oppen and they did rise and appeared to mony within the Cittie of Jerusalem It wes also confirmed be the testimonie of his angels and be the senses judgements of his Apostles and of vthers quha had conversatioun and did eate and drink with him after his resurrection 11. Ascension Luke 24 51 Act 1 9 Mat 28 6 Mat 16 5 Luke 24 6 Joh 20 9 Mat 28.18 1 Joh 2 1 1 Tim 2 3 Psal ●10 1 Mat 22.44 Mar 12 36 Luke 20 42 43 Act 1 1 Act 3 19 2 Thes 1 4 5 6 7 8 Mat 25 34 Rev 21 27 Esay 66 24 Mat 25 41 Mar 9 44 46 48 Mat 22 13 2 pet 3 11 ● Cor 5 11 Luke 21 28 Joh 5 c Esay 7 14. Eph 1.22 Col 1 18 Heb 9 11 15 Heb 10 21 1 Joh 2 1 1 Tim 2 5 WE nathing doubt but the selfe same bodie quhilk was born of the Virgine was crucified dead and buried quhilk did rise again did ascend into the heavens for the accomplishment of all things quhere in our names and for our comfort he hes receiued all power in heaven earth quhere he sittes at the right hand of the father inaugurate in his Kingdome Advocate only Mediator for us Quhilk glorie honour prerogative he alone amonges the brethren sal posses till that all his enemies be made his futestule as that we undoubtedly beleeve they fall be in the final judgement To the execution whereof we certainly beleeve that the same our Lord Jesus sall visibly returne as that he wes seen to ascend And then we firmely beleeue that the time of refreshing and restitutioun of all things sall cum in sa mekle that thir that fra the beginning have suffered violence injurie wrong for righteousnes sake sall inherit that blessed immortalitie promised fra the beginning Bot contrariwise the stubborn inobedient cruel oppressours filthie personis idolaters all such sortes of vnfaithful sall be cast in the dungeoun of vtter darkness where the worme sall not die neither ȝit their fire sall be extinguished The remembrance of quhilk day of the judgement to be executed in the same is not only to us ane brydle quhereby our carnal lustes are refrained bot alswa sik inestimable comfort that nether may the threatning of worldly Princes nether ȝit the fear of temporal death present danger move us to renunce and forsake that blessed societie quhilk we the members have with our head onlie Mediator Christ Jesus whom we confess and avow to be the Messias promised the