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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

Crosces To vvhich theie giue diuine adoration Theis are flatlie forbidden of the Lord. Exod. 20. 4. Some are of things neither commanded nor forbidden as Of eating or not eating fleshe Of wearing or not wea ring some apparel Of keeping or not keeping of some daies holie c. VVhich are not to bee obserued vvhen it is deliuered as sound doctrine that such workes Do merit remission of sinnes Are th'acceptable seruice of God Do more please than th'obseruation of the lawes of God Are necessarilie to be done insomuch that theie are damned which do them not For th'auoiding of al theis vve muste remember that vvee are bought with a price and therfore maie not be the seruaunts of men 1. Cor. 7. 23. and that none humain constitution in the church doth binde anie man to break the least commaundement of God Act. 5. 29. The consideration heere of hath caused other Churches also with à svveete consent to cōdemne suche wiked ceremonies of man Confel of Heluet. 2. c 2. 24. 27. Heluet ● ar 4. Basil art 5 sect 3. art 10 Bohem. c. 15 Franc. art 24. 33. Flan. art 7. 29 32 Ausb art ●5 VVittem art 28. 29. 32. 3● Suca c. 8 c. 14 15 Such vngodlie traditions and ceremonies in à manner be al the ceremonies and traditions of Th'antichristian Synagogue of Rome and therefore to be abandoned of vs al. 4 It hath pleased our most merciful Lord Sauior Christe for the maintenance of his Church militant that tvvo sortes of rites or ceremonies should be vsed wherof Some God his most excellent maiestie himselfe hath ordained such is the ceremonie of Baptisme The L. Supper VVhich are til th' end of the vvorlde vvithout al addition diminution alteration with al zeale religion to bee obserued Some bee ordained by the auctoritie of each prouincial or nationall Church that for The Comlines of the Church that is to saie that By those helps the people of God maie the better be inflamed with à god lie zeale Sobrenes and grauitie maie appeare in the wel handling of Ecclesiastical matters Order sake euen That gouernors maie haue rules directions how to gouerne by That auditors may know how to prepare and behaue themselues in diuine seruice That à ioiful peace maie bee among al men by the wel ordering of Church affaires VVe haue proued alreadie that such traditions maie bee made and changed augmented and diminished as fit time and oportunitie shal bee ministred and that not by the Catholique for that is and hath alwaies bin impossible but by particular Churches Th' effect here of vvee maie reade in the Confes of Heluet. 2. c. 27 Bohem. c. 15. Fran. art 32. Flan. art 32. Ausbur touching abuses ar 7. VVitte art 35. Sueaue ca. 14. This sheweth th'intolerable arrogancy of the Church of Rome which dare take vpon her To alter the Sacramentes ordained euē by Christe himselfe To praescribe rites and ceremonies not to some particular churches but to the whole church militant 35 ARTICLE Of Homilies THE seconde booke of Homilies the seueral title whereof we haue ioyned vnder this article doth containe à godlie and wholsome doctrine and necessarie for these times as doth the former booke of Homilies which were set forth in the time of Edwarde the sixte and therefore we iudge them to be read in Churches by the Ministers diligentlie and distinctlie that there maie be vnderstanded of the people Of the names of the Homilies 1 Of the right vse of the Church 2 Against peril of Idolatrie 3 Of the repairing and keeping clean of the Churches 4 Of good workes first of Fasting 5 Against gluttonie and drunkennes 6 Against excesse of apparel 7 Of Praier 8 Of the place and time of praier 9 That common prayers and Sacraments ought to be ministred in à knowen tongue 10 Of the reuerent aestimation of gods word 11 Of Almes doing 12 Of the Natiuitie of Christe 13 Of the Pascion of Christe 14 Of the Resurrection of Christe 15 Of the worthie receiuing of the Sacrament of the bodie and blood of Christe 16 Of the giftes of the holie Ghoste 17 For the Rogation daies 18 Of the state of Matrimonie 19 Of Repentaunce 20 Against Idlenesse 21 Against Rebellion The seconde booke of Homilies as also the former I doubt not containe godlie and wholsome doctrine necessarie for this time But for somuch as this is none Article of the Catholique Religion but à priuate Article for our Church neither yet for the whol church of England but for some places where and for some time when able and fit Ministers are not praesent to preach the worde of God and serueth onelie as both from the booke of Cōmon praier maie wel be gathered experience proueth for an Interim as it were til fit Pastors be prouided for and again because most of those Homilies according to their seueral titles haue bine alreadie handled in this and th' other part of my subscription I cease from further wrighting of the same in this place 36 ARTICLE Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers THE booke of Consecration of Archbishopps and Bishops and ordering of Priests and deacons latelie set forth in the time of Edward the sixt and confirmed at the same time by auctoritie of parliament doth containe al things necessarie to such consecration and ordering neither hath it anie thing that of it selfe is superstitious or vngodlie And therefore whosoeuer are consecrated or ordered according to the rites of that booke since the second yeere of the afore-named K. Edward vnto this time or hereafter shal be consecrated or ordered according to the same rites we decree al such to be rightlie orderlie and lawfullie consecrated and ordered This Article simplie is none Article of the Catholique Church and so much thereof as vniuersalie is receiued hath alreadie both by the holie Scripture bin confirmed alowed by our neighbour Churches in the 23. Article 37 ARTICLE Of the ciuil Magistrate THe Queenes M. 1hath the chiefe power in this realme of Eng. and other her dominions 2vnto whom the chiefe gouerment of al estates of this realm whether theie be Ecclesiastical or ciuil in al causes doth appertaine and is not nor ought to be subiect to anie foraine iurisdiction Where we attribute to the Queenes M. the chiefe gouerment by which titles we vnderstand the mindes of some slaunderous folks to be offended 3we giue not to our Princes the ministring either of Gods worde or of Sacraments the which Th' iniunctions also latelie set forth by Elizabeth our Q. doth most plainlie testifie but that onelie prerogatiue which we see to haue bine giuen alwaies to al godlie princes in holie Scriptures by God himselfe that is that theie should rule al estates and degrees committed to their charge by God whether theie be Ecclesiastical or temporal 4and restraine with the ciuil sword the stubborne and euil doers 5The ' Bishop of Rome hath no iurisdiction in this realme of Eng. 6The lawes of the realme

vpon the word of god is to speake soule errors vntruths For in al the holie Scripture there is no mention It is an error to saie there is anie other ointmēt giuen to the strengthning of the church militant besides the holie Ghost 1. Iohn 2 27 Of the matter that it must be Chrisme that made of Oliue oile and Baulme and consecrated of à Bishop Of the forme that either the Bishop must signe him that is to bee confirme● vvith the signe of the Crosse or that anie Godfather c should be th● at c. Of the minister that 〈◊〉 must be à Bishop tha●● to confirme Of th' effects that therebie Sinnes are pardoned 〈◊〉 ●emised The grace Baptisme i● made perfe●● c. It is an error to thinke that anie 〈…〉 can giue heauenly graces to any 〈…〉 It is an error t'ascribe saluatiō to 〈…〉 and not onelie to Christ. It sauoreth of Donatisme to measures dignitie of the Sacraments by the 〈…〉 thinesse of the Ministers It is an error that men cannot be 〈…〉 fect Christians vvithout Popish C●●mation It is an error that by Confirmation holie Ghost is giuen to the ful ● The Sacrament of Repentance which is baptisme Luk. 3 3. we allow but that Popish poenance is à Sacrament we altogither denie As of Cōfirmation so of Poenā●e th' aduersaries do publish foure things to be noted and none of thē trulie grounded vpon the word of God First the matter which of the Papists some do saie is Th'actiōs of the poenitent person that is to saie Th'absolution by the Priest Sufficient contrition of hart Perfect Cōfession Of al sinnes and that in particular Of al circumstances as of place time c Satisfactions in works vvhich maketh à ful amends for al offences Secondlie the forme which In the Priest is the words of absolutiō which the priest vttereth ouer the sinner In the persō poenitent is His kneeling down at the priests feet His making the sign of the crosse vpō his breast His saieng benedicite to his ghost lie father The priest beareth the person of God is the lavvful iudge ouer the poenitent and may Absolue from the gilt of sinne Inflict à punishment according to th' offence Thirdly the Minister who Ordinarilie is the Curat of euerie parish Extraordinarilie and in the time of extreeme necessitie or by licence anie Priest Yet some sinnes are so grecuous that non may absolue them but The Pope o● his Legat as Burning of Churches Violent striking of à Priest Coūter fe●ting the pops Buls The bishop or his poenitentiarie as Incest Breaking of vowes Robbers of churchs Haeretikes Adulterers c. Fourthlie th'affect Hereby they say à poenitent sinner is Frō al sin as when he was newly baptized Purged Absolued Made cleane Enriched vvith spiritual gifts and graces The consideratiō here of hath moued the churches reformed to condemne this Antichristan Sacrament of paenance as hauing no vvarrant frō the word of God Confes of Heluet. 2. c. 14. 19. Behem cap. 4. Ausburg art 3. 11. 12. Saxon. ar 16. 17. VVittem art 13. 14. 15. Sueaue cap. 20. The blasphemies are outragious and th' error manie monstrous comprised in this doc trine of popish poenance For VVhereas they saie the Sacrament of poenance was instituted by christ himself it is most false For as they teach it neither the matter no● the form no● the Priest no● th' effect thereof can bee drawne from the vvord of God They say Poenance is a Sacrament yet can they shevv no element it hath to make it à Scacrament Popish Contrition is against the truth For none is sufficientlie contrite for his sinnes To confes al sinnes and that one after another with al circūstances vnto à priest as it is vnpossible so is it erroneous and neuer enioined by God nor practised by anie of God his Saints that vve can find in the holie Scripture That anie man can satisfie for his sinnes it is blasphemous against the merits of Christ yet do the Papists teach it and besides that one man maie satisfie for another An vntruth is it that any priest Bishop or Pope hath povver to forgiue sinnes or can enioine anic punishment that can make an amends to God for the least offence If Poenance purge men and make them cleane from al sin then is there à time when mē in this life be perfect which tendeth greatlie to th' error of the Catharans Donatists and Pelagians That Baptisme is à token that original sinne onelie and not actual sins besides vvhich th'elect seruants of God shal commit are pardoned it is against the vvord of God The doctrine that they vvhich vvillinglie depart out of this vvorlde vvith-out shrife are damned vvhich thing the Papists do hold is à damnable doctrine and to be eschevveda ● The church of England and of other places reformed do acknoledge an order of making mi●●●ers in the Church of God where al things are to be done by order But that order is à Sacrament none but disordered Papists wil grant and yet they obserue none order in speaking of the ●ame For among them Some do make 7. orders whereof some be Inferior as th' order of Porters whose office is To keepe the doore T' expel the wiked To let-in the faithful 2 Exorcists or Coniurers which haue power t' expel diuels 3 Lectors or Readers who are to read lessons and scripture in the Church 4 Acolytes or Candle-bearers hauing auctoritie To beare cruets to th' altar with wine and water To beare candles and tapers Superior as th' order of 5 Subdeacons who are To read Th'epistle To prepare necessaries for ministration T' assist the Priest in ministration 6 Deacons their dutie is To read the Gospel T' assist the Priest in ministration 7 Priests to whom auctoritie is giuen to minister Sacraments that is to saie Baptisme Poenance The Sacramēt of Th' alter and to sacrifice for the quicke and the dead Annealing of the sicke Matrimonie Theis 7 Orders say some of the Papists Are 7. Sacraments as Lombardus so there be 13. Sacraments Make but one Sacrament VVere not onelie instituted but entered-into by Christ himselfe Some numbring the seuen Sacraments do quite ouerpasse in silence the Sacrament of Order and in place thereof mention the Sacrament of Priest-hood Alwhich things are both besides and also cōtrarie to the word of god For in the Scripture VVhere can it bee showen that either Orders as some cā make either one or 7. Sacraments or Priest-hood as others thinke is à Sacrament what element hath it what forme what promise what institution from Christ VVhere can anie of those hideous titles of Porter Exorcists c. be found ascribed to any minister of the new Testament or the maner of creating or their offices established Some papists do write that al th' inferior Orders are not grounded vpō scripture but come by traditiō Clypeus Milit. Ec. l. 1. c. 9 Lomb. saith plainlie that fiue of the 7. Orders neither

can bee read in the worde of God nor yet were heard of in the primitiue Church lib. 4. dist 24. VVhere maie it bee found that th' office of a Deacon is to read the Gospel VVhere is the minister of the word Sacraments of the nevv Testament called priest in the popish sense VVhere is it appointed to the ministers of the nevv Testamēt onlie to minister the Sacramēts or to minister mo than two baptisme and the L. Supper Or if there bee mo than two as there be not by what Scripture maie they not minister al of them but must onlie minister Sacraments that is certaine Sacraments By what one place haue priests auctoritie to offer sacrifice and that for the quicke dead also VVhere with-out extreme sacriledge can theie shew that our S. Christ was a Porter an Exorcist c. and not alwaies à King à Prophet and a Priest 8 Marriage is à state of life holie and honorable among al men Heb 1● 4 ●o forbid the same s●uoureth of an e●●on●ous spirite and is the doctrin of diuels 1. Tim. 4 1. c. Howbeit to saie that Marriage is à Sacrament instituted and that by christ as the papists doe we cannot be induced that for sundrie reasons of importaunce For Marriage o● the wedded state VVas neuer commanded to bee taken for à Sacrament As á Sacrament should Baptism the L Supper haue Hath none outwarde element Hath no prescribed forme Hath no promise of saluation or damnation Maie bee entered into or not at our discretiō but it is not at our chois to be pertakers or not to participate of the Sacraments i● wee maie come by them Marriage was ordained by God himselfe in paradise but the Sacraments of the nevv Tes. were instituted by christ in the time of the Gospel It vvas no Sacrament to the Fathers before and in the time of the Lavve and therefore no Sacrament v●to vs. Herevnto in effecte subscribe the Churches of god elsewhere Conf. Heluet. 2. c. 19. 29. Heluet. 1 art 20 37 Basil. art 5. Bohem c. 9 France art 24. 35. Flan. art 33. Ausburg art 2. 5. 6. Saxon. art 12. 18. VVittemb c. 21. 26. Sueau cap. 12. 15. As of vs opposing our selues against the manifolde aduersa●ies of this trueth whereof Some haue too highlie conceiued of the wedded state as The Papistes sometime when theie wil haue it to be a Sacrament Certaine Vigilantian Bishopps that woulde take none into the Cleargie except they would be Married first Some haue too baselie and wikedly thought of Marriage And therefore some doe holde that it is not meete That anie man or woman should marrie such were The Gnostikes The Mar●ionites The Tatians The Montanists The Manichies The Hieracites Th'aposto likes That anie shoulde twice marrie the husbande or wise being dead as The Catharans Origen Tertulian That some should marrie at al. namelie Such are the papists Such as haue taken Orders Spiritual kinsfolks Kinsfolks with in manie degrees That man who is lawfullie diuorced from an adulteresse 9 The Papists furthermore take Annoiling of the sick which theie cal E●treme vnction for à Sacrament VVhereof as theie vvrite The matter is onelie hallowed by a Bishop vvherevvith the sicke is annoiled vpon th' eies eares mouth nose hands and feete The forme is the vvordes which the priest speaketh when he doth anoin● the sicke in the foresaid places as By this holie oile God forgiue thee thy sinnes which thou hast committed by thine eies nose eares and mouth by thine hands and by thy feete All the teach thee Angels Archangels Patriarch● Prophets Apostles Euangelists Martyrs Confessors Virgins VVidovves and Infants The Minister Is the Priest as some Papists do think vvho is To heare Confession To giue Absolution To minister the Sacrament of Th' altar To annoile If anie Christian as Papists in chiefest place do permit Th' effect is to purge and put-awaie Venial sinnes committed by mispending of our senses Sinnes forgotte● In this Antichristian doctrine manie errors do concur For to omit in silence how nothing which the Papists deliuer concerning extreme vnction can bee found in the hohe Scriptures as neither the matter nor the maner nor the Minister nor anie institution at al from Christ nor anie commaundement that either al which are sicke or in al ages to the worlds end some sicke persons should be annoiled In respect of the matter the Papists make of à grosse element à spiritual ointment whereas there is none ointment spiritual but the holie Ghost In respect of the forme The onelie propitiator and Mediator betweene God and man Christ Iesus is blasph●med and the merit and power of his death ascribed to greasie oile Christ is not acknoledged for the onelie Sauiour of mankind and physition of our soules but other physitions be receiued besides him In respect of the Minister It appeareth that man hath power to forgiue sinnes which belongeth vnto God alone Other men yea women besides the ordinarie Ministers of the vvord maie be ministers of the Sacraments In respect of th' effect we maie gather that Al sinnes be not mortal Christ hath not cleansed such as be his from al their sinnes by his precious blood 10 In the worde of God the right vse of the Sacramēts and th' ends of their institution are euidentlie set downe For concerning Baptisme Christ he saith Teach al nations baptizing them c. Mat. 28 29. He that shal beleeue and be baptized shal be saued Ma● 16 16. The Lord his Supper saith Our Sauiour Ma● 26 v. 26 27. Of the bread Take eate c. Of the cup Drinke yee al of it S. Paul 1. Cor. 10 16. The cup of blessing which we blesse is it not the cōmunion of the blood of Christ The bread vvhich vvee breake is it not the cōmunion of the bodie of Christ This truth doe the Churches reformed by publike Cōfession subscribe vnto Confes. Hel. 2. c. 20. 21. Helue 1. art 22. Bohem. c●● 12. 13. France ar 35. 38 Flan. art 34. 35. Ausb art 2. 9. Sax. art 13. 14. 15 VVitt. c. 10. 19. Sueau cap. 13. 18. Therfore greatlie do theie sinne VVho wil not vse the Sacraments at al but contemne them as The Libertines Th'euchites The Schuenkfildians VVho abuse the Sacrament Of Baptisme as they do VVhich thinke that No children as Th'anabaptists No married folks as the Marcionits None that are sicke as Chrys. VVhich hold that things without life euen Dead bels as the Papists Dead bodies of mē as the Calaphrygians Are to be baptized The liuing are to be baptized for the dead as the Marcionites Of the Lords Supper par tlie By thrusting it into the mouthes of dead men as did some condemned long ago by à Councel at Carthage Such are the Papists By strawing the Sacrament vpon graues and tombes By vsing it magicallie as a salue against bodilie sicknesse adue●sitie c. By carieng it about pompouslie supersticiouslie to be adored of the beholders like an Idol