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A49108	Apostolical communion in the Church of England, asserted and applied for the cure of divisions: in a sermon preached in the Cathedral-Church of St. Peter, Exon: and since enlarged. By Tho. Long, B.D. and one of the prebendaries.	Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.	1673 (1673)	Wing L2959; ESTC R217728	38,652	77

so the Scriptures is best expounded by Scripture 'T is St. Pauls rule Ro. 12.6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let him that prophesieth i.e. interpreteth the Scripture prophesie according to the proportion of Faith Now the Analogy of Faith is observed when those truths which are evident and undoubted like the first Principles in other Sciences be made the rule for resolving of what is less evident Institution of a Christian man Bishop Jewels Apology and the Scripture is what is less evident and the Scripture is ●●st seen as the Sun by its own light Yet because there is no truth so clear but some unhappy men may perplex and controvert it in case the wisdom of God in the Scripture be not thought sufficient to put to silence the ignorance of foolish men the Church of England declared at the beginning of the Reformation her readiness to submit to the decrees of the four first * Council of Nice consisting of 318 Bishops Of Constinople 150. Of Ephesus 200. Of Calcedon 630. The universal practise of the primitive Church is the most authentic interpreter of Scripture K.C. his Papers to Hender General Councels and the judgment of the Fathers of the four first Centuries And doubtless they who were neerest to the lights of the world could best discern their Doctrines many of whom could say of the Apostle as they of Christ That which we have seen and heard from their own mouths and writings declare we unto you Nevertheless we give not the Councils a power to make new Articles of Faith but only to explain and inforce the Doctrine of the Holy Scriptures which is all that those primitive Councels did pretend to which power is indeed very requisite for the unity of the Church because there never was Heretick or Schismatick but did alledg the Scriptures in defence of his opinions Artic. 6. O●● Church therefore declares First Concerning the holy Scriptures viz. All the Books of the Old and New Testament which are now commonly received by us that they contain all things necessary to Salvation so that whatsoever is not read in them nor can be proved out of them is not required of any one to be believed as an Article of Faith or to be thought necessary to Salvation Artic. 20 Secondly Concerning the Authority of the Church That it may not institute any thing that is contrary to the written Word of God nor may so expound one place of Scripture that it be made to contradict another and that it obtrude nothing else to be believed as necessary to Salvation Artic. 21 Thirdly As to the Authority of Councils it declares That whatever they decree as necessary to Salvation hath neither strength nor authority unless it may be shewn that it is taken out of the Word of God Thus far I make no doubt but we are agreed There is yet another Summary of Christian Faith wherein we hold Communion with the Apostles viz. The Apostles Creed of the Original whereof I think fit to give you this brief account Our Saviour injoined his Apostles to go and disciple all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son Mat. 28.19 20. and of the Holy Ghost and to teach them to observe all things that he should command them Now the Apostles baptizing for the most part such as were of years of discretion did teach them also i.e. did catechize and instruct them in the mysteries of that Faith into which they were baptized Thus we find them teaching that Jesus was the Christ that he was God manifested in the flesh 1 Tim. 3.16 that he died for our Sins and rose again for our Justification that he ascended to Heaven and that he shall come again to judg both the quick and dead 2 Tim. 4.1 1 Joh. 5.7 so likewise the Trinity of Persons in the unity of the Godhead Of this Faith it was required that they which were of discretion should make profession before their admission to Baptism This was that good Profession which Timothy made before many witnesses yea 1 Tim. 6.12 and Titus whom St. Paul calls his own Son according to the common Faith is supposed by Bishop Davenant to have made the like Profession See Bishop Davenant's Opinion p. 16. And Calvin on Heb. 6.2 asks the question what is Baptismal Doctrine but that of Faith in God of Repentance and of Judgment So that the Apostles having planted many Churches before the Scriptures were written and being shortly after the day of Pentecost according to their commission to depart into several Countries they did then Tradun● major● nostri c. Ruffirius in Sy●bol as the Ancients affirm sum up the Articles of Christian Faith and left them as a depositum in all the Churches which they had planted to be the standard of incorrupt Doctrine by which young and old should be instructed Of this we have memorials in most of their Epistles which all know were not written till after the plantation of those Churches to whom they were written Thus St. Paul mentioneth Rom. 6.17 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 3.10 11. the Form of Doctrine delivered to the Church at Rome The Foundation laid by him in the Church of Corinth The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the measure of the Rule which he used in preaching of the Gospel which by an Emphasis he calls * Gal. 6.16 Eph. 2.20 1 Tim. 6.20 2 Tim. 1.13 Tit. 1.4 2 Pet. 2.21 Jude v. 3. the Canon commended to the Galatians And to the Ephesians the Foundation And to the Philippians the same Rule i. e the one immutable Rule as Tertullian calls the Creed the Depositum or Form of sound words the common Faith which places with others like them many ancient and modern Divines do understand of the Apostles Creed And 't is observed that the most primitive Fathers mentioning the Rule of Faith do mean generally the Apostles Creed for if they had a Rule of Faith before the Canon of the Scriptures was sealed which was not till St. Johns death what can we suppose to have been that Rule beside the Apostles Creed St. Ignatius gives us the Substance of it in three of his Epistles commending the constancy of those Churches in the unalterable Faith Irenaeus says Ad Smyrn Philip. Thrall The Church that is planted throughout the whole World did receive from the Apostles and their Disciples that Faith which is in One God the Father Almighty Tertullian tells us De velandis Virg. contra Prax. of ●●tres tractatores that had commented on it before himself The very use of Catechising which is from the Apostles days doth evince that there were grounds of Christian Religion by which they were to be instructed And in one word whereas the Niceue and Athanasian Creeds are but expositions of the Apostles in those Articles that were opposed in their days we may conclude that it was more ancient than they I