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A77414	A brief confession or declaration of faith set forth by many of us, who are (falsely) called Ana-baptists, to inform all men (in these dayes of scandal and reproach) of our innocent belief and practise; for which we are not only resolved to suffer persecution, to the loss of our goods, but also life it self, rather than to decline the same. Subscribed by certain elders, deacons, and brethren, met at London, in the first month (called March, 1660.) in the behalf of themselves, and many others unto whom they belong, in London, and in several counties of this nation, who are of the same faith with us.		1660 (1660)	Wing B4559; Thomason E1017_14; ESTC R207992	7,891	12

A BRIEF CONFESSION OR DECLARATION OF FAITH Set forth by many of us who are falsely called Ana-Baptists to inform all Men in these dayes of scandal and reproach of our innocent Belief and Practise for which we are not only resolved to suffer Persecution to the loss of our Goods but also Life it self rather than to decline the same Subscribed by certain Elders Deacons and Brethren met at London in the first Month called March 1660. in the behalf of themselves and many others unto whom they belong in London and in several Counties of this Nation who are of the same Faith with us After the Way which men call Heresie so Worship we the God of our Fathers Believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets Acts 24.14 LONDON Printed by G. D. for F. Smith at the Elephant and Castle near Temple-Barr 1660. A BRIEF CONFESSION OR Declaration of Faith Set out by many of Us who are falsely called Ana-baptists to inform all men in these dayes of scandal and reproach of our innocent Belief and Practise for which we are not only resolved to suffer persecution to the loss of our Goods but also life it self rather then to decline the same I. WE Believe and are verily confident that there is but one God the Father of whom are all things from everlasting to everlasting glorious and unwordable in all his Attributes 1 Cor. 8.6 Isa 40.28 II. That God in the beginning made Man Vpright and put him into a state and condition of Glory without the least mixture of misery from which he by transgression fell and so came into a miserable and mortal estate subject unto the first death Gen. 1.31 Eccles 7.29 Gen. 2.17.3.17 18 19. III. That there is one Lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things who is the only begotten Son of God born of the Virgin Mary yet as truly Davids Lord and Davids root as Davids Son and Davids Off-spring Luke 20.44 Revel 22.16 whom God freely sent into the World because of his great love unto the World who as freely gave himself a ransome for all 1 Tim. 2.5 6. tasting death for every man Heb. 2.9 a propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole World 1 John 2.2 IV. That God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance 2 Pet. 3.9 and the knowledge of the truth that they might be saved 1 Tim. 2.4 For which end Christ hath commanded that the Gospel to wit the glad tydings of remission of sins should be preached to every creature Mark 16.15 So that no man shall eternally suffer in Hell that is the second death for want of a Christ that dyed for them but as the Scripture saith for denying the Lord that bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 or because they believe not in the name of the only begotten Son of God John 3.18 Unbelief therefore being the cause why the just and righteous God will condemn the children of men it follows against all contradiction that all men at one time or other are put into such a capacity as that through the grace of God they may be eternally saved John 1.7 Acts 17.30 Mark 6.6 Heb. 3.10 18 19. 1 John 5.10 John 3.17 V. That such who first orderly comes into and are brought up in the School of Christs Church and waiting there comes to degrees of Christianity rightly qualified and considerably gifted by Gods Spirit ought to exercise their gifts not only in the Church but also as occasion serves to preach to the World they being approved of by the Church so to do Acts 11.22 23 24. Acts 11.19 20. and that among such some are to be chosen by the Church and ordained by Fasting Prayer and Laying on of Hands for the work of the Ministry Acts 13.2 3. Acts 1.23 Such so ordained and abiding faithful in their work we own as Ministers of the Gospel but all such who come not first to repent of their sins believe on the Lord Jesus and so Baptized in his name for the remission of Sins but are only brought up in the Schools of humane learning to the attaining humane arts and variety of languages with many vain curiosities of speech 1 Cor. 1.19 21.2.1 4 5. seeking rather the gain of large revenues then the gain of souls to God such we say we utterly deny being such as have need rather to be taught themselves than fit to teach others Rom. 2.21 VI. That the way set forth by God for men to be justified in is by faith in Christ Rom. 5.1 That is to say when men shall assent to the truth of the Gospel believing with all their hearts that there is remission of sins and eternal life to be had in Christ And that Christ therefore is most worthy their constant affections and subjection to all his Commandements and therefore resolve with purpose of heart so to subject unto him in all things and no longer unto themselves 2 Cor. 5.15 And so shall with godly sorrow for the sins past commit themselves to his grace confidently depending upon him for that which they believe is to be had in him such so believing are juistified from all their sins their faith shall be accounted unto them for righteousness Rom. 4.22 23 24. Rom. 3.25 26. VII That there is one holy Spirit the precious gift of God freely given to such as obey him Ephes 4.4 Acts 5.32 that thereby they may be throughly sanctified and made able without which they are altogether unable to abide stedfast in the faith and to honour the Father and his Son Christ the Author and finisher of their faith 1 Cor. 6 11. There are three that bear record in Heaven the Father the Word the holy Spirit and these three are one which Spirit of promise such have not yet received though they speak much of him that are so far out of Love Peace Long-suffering Gentleness Goodness Meekness and Temperance the fruits of the Spirit Gal. 5.22 23. as that they breath out much cruelty and great envy against the Liberties and peaceable living of such as are not of their judgment though holy as to their conversations VIII That God hath even before the foundation of the World chosen or elected to eternal life such as believe and so are in Christ John 3.16 Ephes 1.4 2 Thes 2.13 yet confident we are that the purpose of God according to election was not in the least arising from fore-seen faith in or works of righteousness done by the creature but only from the mercy goodness and compassion dwelling in God and so it is of him that calleth Rom. 9.11 whose purity and unwordable holiness cannot admit of any unclean person or thing to be in his presence therefore his decree of mercy reaches only the godly man whom saith David God hath set a part for himself Psal 4.3 IX That men not considered simply as men but ungodly men were of old ordained

to condemnation considered as such who turn the grace of God into wantonness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ Jude 4. God indeed sends a strong delusion to men that they might be damned but we observe that they are such as saith the Apostle that received not the love of the truth that they might be saved 2 Thes 2.10 11 12. and so the indignation and wrath of God is upon every soul of man that doth evil living and dying therein for there is no respect of persons with God Rom. 2.9 10 11. X. That all Children dying in Infancy having not actually transgressed against the Law of God in their own persons are only subject to the first death which comes upon them by the sin of the first Adam from whence they shall be all raised by the second Adam and not that any one of them dying in that estate shall suffer for Adams sin eternal punishment in Hell which is the second death for of such belongs the Kingdome of Heaven 1 Cor. 15.22 Mat. 19.14 not daring to conclude with that uncharitable opinion of others who though they plead much for the bringing of children into the visible Church here on earth by Baptisme yet nevertheless by their Doctrine that Christ dyed but for some shut a great part of them out of the Kingdome of Heaven for ever XI That the right and only way of gathering Churches according to Christs apointment Mat. 28.19 20. is first to teach or preach the Gospel Mark 16.16 to the Sons and Daughters of men and then to Baptise that is in English to Dip in the name of the Father Son and holy Spirit or in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ such only of them as profess repentance towards God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ Acts. 2.38 Acts 8.12 Acts 18.8 And as for all such who preach not this Doctrine but instead thereof that Scrptureless thing of Sprinkling of Infants falsly called Baptisme whereby the pure word of God is made of no effect and the new Testament-way of bringing in Members into the Church by regeneration cast out when as the bond-woman her son that is to say the old Testament-way of bringing in Children into the Church by generation is cast out as saith the Scripture Gal. 4.30 22 23 24. Mat. 3.8 9. all such we utterly deny forasmuch as we are commanded to have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather to reprove them Ephes 5 11. XII That it is the duty of all such who are believers Baptized to draw nigh unto God in submission to that principle of Christs Doctrine to wit Prayer and Laying on of Hands that they may receive the promise of the holy Spirit Heb. 6.1 2. Acts 8.12 15.17 Acts 19.6 2 Tim. 1.6 whereby they may mortifie the deeds of the body Rom. 8.13 and live in all things answerable to their professed intentions and desires even to the honour of him who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light XIII That it is the duty of such who are constituted as aforesaid to continue stedfastly in Christs and the Apostles Doctrine and assembling together in fellowship in breaking of Bread and Prayers Acts 2.42 XIV That although we thus declare for the primitive way and order of constituting Churches yet we verily believe and also declare that unless men so professing and practising the forme and order of Christs Doctrine shall also beautifie the same with a holy and wise conversation in all godliness and honesty the profession of the visible form will be rendred to them of no effect for without holiness no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12.14 Isa 1.11 12 15 16. XV. That the Elders or Pastors which God hath appointed to oversee and feed his Church constituted as aforesaid are such who first being of the number of Disciples shall in time appear to be vigilent sober of good behavour given to hospitality apt to teach c. not greedy of filthy lucre as too many National Ministers are but patient not a brawler not covetous c. and as such chose and ordained to office according to the order of Scripture Acts 14.23 who are to feed the flock with meat in due season and in much love to rule over them with all care seeking after such as go astray but as for all such who labour to feed themselves with the fat more than to feed the flock Ezek. 34.2 3. seeking more after theirs than them expresly contrary to the practise of the Ministers of old who said we seek not yours but you 2 Cor. 12.14 All such we utterly deny and hereby bear our continued Testimony against them as such whom the Prophets of old bore Testimony against Ezek. 34. XVI That the Ministers of Christ that have freely received from God ought freely to Minister to others 1 Cor. 9.17 and that such who have spiritual things freely Ministred unto them ought freely to communicate necessary things to the Ministers upon the account of their charge 1 Cor. 9.11 Gal. 6.6 And as for Tyths or any forced Maintenance we utterly deny to be the Maintenance of Gospel Ministers XVII That the true Church of Christ ought after the first and second admonition to reject all Hereticks Tit. 3.10 11 and in the name of the Lord to withdraw from all such as profess the way of the Lord but walks disorderly in their conversations 2 Thes 3.6 or any wayes causes divisions or offences contrary to the Doctrine of Christ which they have learned Rom. 16.17 XVIII That such who are true Believers even Branches in Christ the Vine and that in his account whom he exhorts to abide in him John 15.1 2 3 4 5. or such who have charity out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of Faith unfeigned 1 Tim. 1.5 may nevertheless for want of watchfulness swerve and turn aside from the same vers 6 7. and become as withered Branches cast into the fire and burned John 15.6 But such who add unto their Faith Vertue and unto Vertue Knowledge and unto Knowledge Temperance c. 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7. such shall never fall vers 8 9 10. 't is impossible for all the false Christs and false Prophets that are and are to come to deceive such for they are kept by the power of God through Faith unto Salvation 1 Pet. 1.5 XIX That the poor Saints belonging to the Church of Christ are to be sufficiently provided for by the Churches that they neither want food or rayment and this by a free and voluntary contribution and not of necessity or by the constraint or power of the Magistrate 2 Cor. 9.7 1 Cor. 8.11 12. and this through the free and voluntary help of the Deacons called Overseers of the poor being faithful men chosen by the Church and ordained by Prayer and Laying on of Hands to that Work Acts 6.1 2.3 4 5 6. So that there is no need in the Church of Christ

of a Magisterial compulsion in this case as there is among others who being constituted in a fleshly and generational way are necessitated to make use of a carnal sword to compel even a small mean and short Maintenance for their poor when as many other Members of their Churches can and do part with great and large Sums of Money to maintain their vain fashions Gold Pearls and costly Array which is expresly contrary to the Word of God 1 Tim. 2.9 10. 1 Pet. 3.3 Alas what will such do when God riseth up and when he visiteth what will they answer him Job 31.14 XX. That there shall be through Christ who was dead but is alive again from the dead a Resurrection of all men from the graves of the Earth Isa 26.19 both the just and the unjust Acts 24 15. that is the fleshly bodies of men sown into the graves of the earth corruptable dishonourable weak natural which so considered cannot inherit the Kingdome of God shall be raised again incorruptable in glory in power spiritual and so considered the bodies of the Saints united again to their spirits which here suffer for Christ shall inherit the Kingdome raigning together with Christ 1 Cor. 15.21 22 42 43 44 49. XXI That there shall be after the Resurrection from the graves of the Earth An eternal Judgement at the appearing of Christ and his Kingdome 2 Tim. 4.1 Heb. 9.27 at which time of judgement which is unalterable and irrevocable every man shall receive according to the things done in his body 2 Cor 5.10 XXII That the same Lord Jesus who shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs Acts 1.3 which was taken up from the Disciples and carried up into Heaven Luke 24.51 Shall so come in like manner as he was seen go into Heaven Acts 1.9 10 11. And when Christ who is our life shall appear we shall also appear with him in glory Col. 3.4 For then shall he be King of Kings and Lord of Lords Rev. 19.16 for the Kingdome is his and he is the Governour among the Nations Psal 22.28 and King over all the earth Zech. 14.9 and we shall raign with him on the Earth Rev. 5.10 the Kingdomes of this World which men so mightily strive after here to enjoy shall become the Kingdomes of our Lord and his Christ Rev. 11.15 for all is yours O ye that overcome this world for ye are Christs and Christ is Gods 1 Cor. 3.22 23. For unto the Saints shall be given the Kingdome and the greatness of the Kingdome under mark that the whole Heaven Dan. 7.27 Though alas now many men be scarce content that the Saints should have so much as a being among them but when Christ shall appear then shall be their day then shall be given unto them power over the Nations to rule them with a Rod of Iron Rev. 2.26 27. then shall they receive a Crown of life which no man shall take from them nor they by any means turned or overturned from it for the oppressor shall be broken in pieces Psal 72.4 and their now vain rejoycings turned into mourning and bitter Lamentations as 't is written Job 20.5 6 7. The triumphing of the wicked is short and the joy of the Hypocrite but for a moment though his excellency mount up to the Heavens and his head reach unto the clouds yet shall he perish for ever like his own dung they which have seen him shall say where is he XXIII That the holy Scriptures is the rule whereby Saints both in matters of Faith and conversation are to be regulated they being able to make men wise unto salvation through Faith in Christ Jesus profitable for Doctrine for reproof for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto all good works 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. John 20.31 Isa 8.20 XXIV That it is the will and mind of God in these Gospel times that all men should have the free liberty of their own Consciences in matters of Religion or Worship without the least oppression or persecution as simply upon that account and that for any in Authority otherwise to act we confidently beleive is expresly contrary to the mind of Christ who requires that whatsoever men would that others should do unto them they should even so do unto others Mat. 7.12 and that the Tares and the Wheat should grow together in the field which is the world untill the harvest which is the end of the world Mat. 13.29 30 38 39. XXV We believe that there ought to be civil Magistrates in all Nations for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them that do well 1 Pet. 2.14 and that all wicked lewdness and fleshly filthiness contrary to just and wholesome Civil Laws ought to be punished according to the nature of the offences and this without respect of any Persons Religion or profession whatsoever and that we and all men are obliged by Gospel rules to be subject to the higher Powers to obey Magistrates Tit. 3.1 and to submit to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake as saith Peter 2.13 But in case the Civil Powers do or shall at any time impose things about matters of Religion which we through conscience to God cannot actually obey then we with Peter also do say that we ought in such cases to obey God rather than men Acts 5.29 and accordingly do hereby declare our whole and holy intent and purpose that through the help of grace we will not yeild nor in such cases in the least actually obey them yet humbly purposing in the Lords strength patiently to suffer whatsoever shall be inflicted upon us for our conscionable forbearance These things O ye Sons and Daughters of Men we verily believe to be the Lords will and mind and therefore cannot but speak and if herein we differ from many yea from multitudes from the learned the wise and prudent of this World we with Peter and John do herein make our solemne and serious appeale namely whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto men of a contrary perswasion more than unto God Oh let the judicious judge righteous judgement Acts 4.19 20. And in the beleife and practise of these things it being the good old Apostolical way our souls have found that rest and soul-peace which the world knows not and which they cannot take from us of whom then should we be afraid God is become our strength our light our salvation therefore are we resolved through grace to seal the truth of these things in way of suffering persecution not only to the loss of our goods freedomes or liberties but with our lives also if called thereunto Moreover we do utterly and from our very hearts in the Lords fear declare against all those wicked and divillish reports and reproaches falsly cast upon us as though some of us in about the City of London had lately gotten Knives hooked Knives the like great store of Arms besides what was given forth by order of Parliament intending to cut the throats of such as were contrary minded to us in matters of Religion and that many such Knives and Armes for the carrying on some secret design hath been found in some of our houses by search we say from truth of heart in the Lords fear that we do utterly abhor and abominate the thoughts thereof and much more the actions and do hereby challenge both City and Country in our innocency herein as being not able to prove the things whereof they accuse us and do for evermore declare the Inventors of such reports to be lyers and wicked devisers of mischeife and corrupt designs God that is above all will justifie our innocency herein who well knows our integrity in what we here declare the Lord lay it not to their charge In the time of building the decayed House of God Sanballat Tobiah wicked Counsellors hired Shemaiah to make good Nehemiah afraid and laboured against him that they might have matter for an evil report that they might reproach him hinder the building of the house of God Neh. 6.12 For I have heard saith the Prophet the defaming of many report say they and we will report it Jer. 20.10 Subscribed by certain Elders Deacons and Brethren met at London in the first Month called March 1660. in the behalf of themselves and many others unto whom they belong in London and in several Counties of this Nation who are of the same Faith with Us. Joseph Wright William Jeffery Thomas Monck John Hartnoll Benjamine Morley Francis Stanley George Hammon William Smart John Reeve Thomas Parrot John Wood Francis Smith Edward Jones Humphrey Jones Matthew Caffen Samuel Loveday John Parsons Senior Thomas Stacy Edward Stanley Jonathan Gennings John Hammersly William Russel Joseph Keeich Nicholas Newberry Samuel Lover George Wright John Parsons Junior John Claton Thomas Seele Michaiel Whiticar Giles Browne John Wells Stephen Tor●e Thomas Lathwel William Chadwel William Raph Henry Browne William Paine Richard Bowin Thomas Smith THE END