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A10957	The English creede consenting vvith the true, auncient, catholique, and apostolique Church in al points, and articles of religion, which euerie Christian is to know and beleeue that would be saued. The second part, in most loyal manner to the glorie of God, credit of our Church, and displaieng of al hæresies, and errors, both olde and newe, contrarie to the faith, subscribed vnto by Thomas Rogers. Allowed by auctoritie.; English creede. Part 2	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1587 (1587)	STC 21227; ESTC S116387	55,407	97

10. v. 16. This is the doctrine also of other Churches besides as mai appear by the ●onfession of Heluet. 2. c. 21. Basil. art 6. Bohe. c. 13 Fland. art 35. Saxon. art 14. Sueau c. 18 So think not those men VVhich contemne this Sacrament of Loue with Th'anabaptistes vvhich rail vpon it being vsed after the institution of Christe and call it VVith the Papistes A Table Prophane Detestable The cup of diuels A kinde of idolatrous meates VVhich denie it manie Christians and all owe it onelie to à few Antichristian shauelings VVhich abuse it with Halters and hollow harted Christians Corinthians that wil Drinke the cup of the Lord and the cup of the diuels Participate at the Lords table and at the table of diuels 2 The Supper of the Lord Is to al christians à Sacrament of our redemption by Iesus Christe Math. 26. 28. Luke 22. ver 19. 20. Marke 14. 24 1. Cor. 11. 24 To such as receue the same It is the partaking of the bodie blood of Christ. 1. cor 10. 16. worthelie 1. Cor. 11. 28. c. By faith 2. Cor. 13. 5. Iohn 6. 35 A trueth this is not onelie in harte beleeued but by publik writings al so testified to the vvorld by our neighbour Churches Confes of Heluet. 2. cap. 11. Heluet. 1 art 22. Basil. art 6. Bohem. ca 13. France art 37. Flan. art 35. Ausb touching the Masce art 1. 3. Sax. art 14. VVittem cap. 19. Suca c. 19. This proposition diuerslie hath bin assailed For Some either deniing or not acknowledgeing the benefits of this so heauēly à Sacrament doe saie It is not à seale of spiritual graces but onelie à signe of Christian profession It is to bee receaued onelie for obedience take to the Princes procedings but is of non effect to the perfect ones an opinion of the Family It doth neither good nor hurt to the receauers the Mescalians error It is not à signe assuring the harts of the faithful hovv their sinnes bee forgiuen For vvee must alvvaies doubt of the remission of our sinns saie the Papists It is to bee receaued to the comfort of the bodie onelie but is no refreshing of the soule Som haue conceaued doe hold most erroneous opinions touching the manner of receuing the same deliuering to the world that It can profite such as haue no faith euen Babes or infants in this error wer the Nectorians Graecians Moranians that I saie not Cyprian Origen Austine VViked men destitute of al knoledge true sense of godlines and for no cause but onlie because theie receaue the same The dead bodies of men th' error of certaine condemned long agoe It can benefit such as recaue it not at al if it be ministred on their behalf being Theis errors the Papistes stifelie doe defend Absent vppon the seas in wars yea by death Praesent and yet do not participate but the Priest for them 3 Transsubst●tiation or the change of the substance of bread and wine in the supper of the Lorde we do vtterlie denie and the reasons mouing vs thereunto are for that It is repugnant to the plaine wordes of the Scripture For I wil not drinke hence-forth of this fruit of the vine saith our Sauiour Christ Matt. 26 29. Mar. 14 25. which fruit had it realie bine either the blood o● by waie of concomitance the verie bodie and blood of Iesus Christ then our Lorde and Sauiour had eaten himselfe vvhich is not onelie blasphemous to be spoken but also impossible to be done and directlie against the word of God vvhere commandement is often giuen that the blood with flesh not of beast much lesse of man must not bee eaten Gen. 9 4. Leuit. 17 14. The heauen muste conteine Iesus Christ vntil the time that al things be restored saith Saint Peter Acts. 3. 21. If Christ corporalie according to his humanitie be in heauen then is he not in the Sacrament As often as yee shal eate this bread ' not Christ his real bodie and drinke this cup not the real blood of Christ ye shew the Lords death til he come saith Saint Paul ● Cor. 11 20. Therefore he is not come which he must be being vnder the formes of bread and wine It ouerthrovveth the nature of à Sacrament For where there is none element there can be no Sacrament Because the word comming vnto Th'element maketh a Sacrament It hath bine the occasion of manie superstitions For from hence proceeded The reseruing of the transsubstantiated bread for sundrie superstitious ends Th' adoring of the bread euen as God himselfe and that of priest and people The carieng-about in pompous procession of their wa●er God The popish feast called Corpus Christi daie The due cōsideration hereof hath moued the reformed Churches to detest transsubstantiation as in hart word so by writing Confes of Hel. 2. cap. 21. Hel. 1. art 22. Basil. art 6. Bohem c. 13. VVittem c. 19. Abominable therfore be the popish errors that In Th'eucharist there is not the substance of bread and wine but onelie the meere accidents and qualities Substancialie realie the bodie blood together with the soule and diuinitie of our L. Iesus Christ and therfore whole Christ is conteined in the sacrament of Eucharist Vnder each kind and vnder euerie part of each kinde seueralie whole Christ is comprised After the consecration in the wonderful Sacrament of Th'ucharist the bodie blood of our Lorde Iesus Christ is and that not onelie in the vse while it is taken but afore also after in the hostes or consecrated peeces reserued or remaining after the communion In the holie Sacrament Christ th' onelie begotten sonne of God is to be adored with the verie worship of Latria Marcus also that detestable haeretike held that the wine of the lords Supper was conuerted into blood 4 Although our Sauior Christ bee in heauen as hath bine proued and therfore can not corporalie be giuen taken and eaten yet we beleeue that by à secret and incomprehensible vertue of th● holie Ghost hee doth nurish quicken vs by his verie bodie and blood apprehended by à liuelie faith For the better vnderstanding of this great mysterie wee are to note that the regenerate haue à double life with in them whereof One is carnal and temporarie vvhich theie haue brought with them from their first comming into the world This life is common to al men good bad and is praeserued by earthlie and material bread common also to al and euerie man One is spiritual and heauenlie giuen vnto them in their second birth which is through the worde 1 Pet. 1. 23. This life is peculiar onlie to the elect of God and maintained by the bread of life vvhich came-downe from heauen which is Iesus Christ Iohn 6 51 He nurisheth and susteineth the spiritual life of all Christians if he be eaten that is receiued of them spiritualie through faith Iohn 6 35. Rom. 3 25 vvhich spiritual bread that he might the

christian Princes coūtenauncing the truth either begunne or ended to the glorie of God But it hath bine I say not onelie called but confirmed also by some godlie Emp. King or Queene This in effect is granted by the confes Heluet. 2. cap. 30. Heluet. 1. art 26. Bohem. cap 16. Fland. art 36. Sax. art 23. VVittem cap. 35. Sueuia in the Perorat As al other godly and true propositions besides So hath this bine oppugned that diuers lie For some thinke That Emperors and Princes be the Pope his Summoners and not of themselues absolute commanders of Councels There ought no Councel to be kept without the determinate consent of the Bishop of Rome Harding No Councel euer yet had firme auctoritie which was not cōfirmed by the Bishop of Rome Du●aeus The Popes of Rome vvhome theie cal the successors of Peter and not christian Princes haue auctoritie and power of making laws of calling Councels c. The Rhemists vpon the 16 of Mathevv That vvere the Pope à good man as he is Antichrist he might or he being wiked other good Bishops though subiects vnto the ciuil Magistrate maie cal Councels together at their discretion vvhich derogateth not à little from th'auctoritie of à christian King or Prince 2 General Councels consisting Of men who maie erre nothing more easilie Of manie men and they differing in VVhereby distractions of opinions oftē do arise Yeates Riches Learning Iudgemēt Calling Auctoritie Of manie men whereof the wiked are for number commonly the maior part and the better in outwarde countenance of the world Of men not al nor alwaies Gouerned with the Of god Spirit word Gathered together in the name of Christ. None of soūd iudgement in Religion do dout but they may erre If Paphnutius had bin absent at Nice the Councel had erred If Hierome had bine avvay at Calcedon the Councel had erred At a●ie time if some be beleeued be the Pope not present either perse or per Legatum no Councel but must erre Therefore Councels may erre That vvhich one Councel doth establish another vvil disanul Theie vvil not vve must thinke reuoke that vvhich is vvel decreed Therefore Councels may erre Therefore erre do the Papistes vvhich say The holie Spirit alvvaies is the director of Councels That Councels cannot erre 3 Councels both general and particular haue erred and that in matters of faith Confes. VVittemb cap. 33. For In the scripture we finde that It was ordained if any man did confesse that Iesus was the Christe hee shoulde bee excommunicat Iohn 9. 22 Iohn 12. 42. which could not be but by à Councel A Councel was gathered to suppres Christ and his doctrine Iohn 12. 47. A Councel consulted how they might take Iesus by subtlety kill him Mat. 26. v. 3. 4. A Councel sought for witnesse against Iesus to put him to death Mar. 14. v. 53. 55. A Councel bound Iesus and led him awaie and deliuered him to Pilate Mar. 15. 1. A Councel iudged our S. Christ A deceauer Mat. 27. 63. A blasphemer Luk. 22. 71. A Councel corrupted the soldiers and willed them to tell à lie Matth. 28. ver 12. 13. A Councel with-stood Peter and Iohn and commuanded them that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus Act. 4. vers 5. 6. 18. A Councel Caused Th'apostles to be beaten Act. 5. 40. Commaunded that Th'apostles should not prech in the Name of Iesus Act. 5. 40. In aunciēt writings of credit we maie read how contrary to Gods word By Councels A●●ianisme hath bine confirmed By Councels the books of foolish men haue bin made of equal auctoritie with the word of God By Councels Hath bin established Adoration of images Inuocation of creatures c. By Councels th'auctoritie of Princes hath bine depresced and the Pope and Clergie aduaunced aboue all Princes The truth heereof moued Hilary to call the Synode of Mediolane the Synagogue of the malignant Saint Augustine vnto Maximinus to write Neither ought I to obiecte against thee the Synode of Nice nor thou against mee the Synod of Ariminum Nazianzen openlie to pronounce that he neuer sawe anie good end of à Councell The Frenche King his Embassador to sa●e in the chapter of Trent that scarsely anie good at all or verie little came by Councels to the state of christendome Cornelius Bishop of Bitonto to break out into theis words in the face of the Church at Trid●t I would that with one consent they had not altogether declined from religion vnto superstition from faith vnto infidelitie from Christ vnto Antichrist from God vnto Epicu●us This notwithstanding the Papists do continue in an erroneous opinion that Councels cannot erre ¶ The Antithesis in this and the other part of the subscription wil easilie make apparant what by this proposition is set-downe 4 General Councels we simplie condemne not yet do wee not ground our faith vppon anie Councel but onelie vppon the word of god Therfore in general Councels VVhat-soeuer is agreeable to the written vvord of god we do reuerendlie embrace VVhat-soeuer is contrarie vnto or besides the vvil of God reueiled in his vvorde vve do carefullie auoide And So are vvee commaunded to do euen by God himselfe Deut. 12. 32 Iohn 1. 7. Ezek. 20. v. 18. 19. Gal. 1. 8. Thus think the godlie churches reformed Confes. of Heluet. 2. c. 18. Bohem. cap. 1. Fraunce art 5. Flan. art 7. VVittem c. 33. Contrarie heere vnto th' opinion of the Papists concerning coūcels is that Theie do binde al nations So did Pope Hormisda decree Some coūcels and namelie the Councel of Nice Constantinople Ephesus Chalcedon So thought Pope Gregorie the great Al Councels so did Campion suppose were of aequal auctoritie with the worde of God 22. ARTICLE ❧ Of Purgatorie THe Romish doctrine concerning 1. 2 Purgatorie 3 Pardons worshipping and adoration 4 aswell of images 5 as of reliques 6 and also inuocation of Saincts is a fonde thing vainelie inuented and grounded vpon no warrantie of Scripture but rather repugnant to the word of God The Propositions The Romishe doctrine touching 1 Purgatorie 2 Purgatorie 3 Pardons 4 Worshipping and adoration of Images 5 Worshipping and adoration of Reliques 6 Inuocation of Saincts Is a thing Not warranted by the Scripture Contrarie to the worde of God 1 It is graunted aswel of the Romish or false as of the true Church that none vncleane thing can enter into the kingdome of God And because al mē either haue bine or stil remaine vnclean therefore theie are or must bee purged from sinn But in the manner of purging them who are vnpure thei do greatlie differ For the true church looking into the vvorde of God doeth finde that vvee are sanctified or made cleane in diuers respects diuerslie By Baptism Ephes. 5. v. 25. 26. By the word preached Iohn 15. 3. By the bloud of Christ ● Ioh 1. 7. Tit. 2. 14. Heb. 1. 3. By the spirite of God 1. Cor. 6. 11. And that in this life and