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A85134 A confession and profession of faith in God: by his people who are inscorn [sic] called Quakers. Also shewing that the people of God are no vagabonds, nor idle, dissolute persons, nor Jesuites, though they wander up and down, and pass from one country to another, and from one nation to another, as they are moved of the Lord in his service. And this is to clear the truth from all false aspersions. By R. Farnsvvorth. R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666. 1659 (1659) Wing F478; Thomason E935_1; ESTC R202127 17,443 18

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A CONFESSION AND Profession of Faith IN GOD By his People who are in scorn called QVAKERS ALSO SHEWING That the People of God are no Vagabonds nor Idle Dissolute Persons nor Jesuites though they wander up and down and pass from one Country to another and from one Nation to another as they are moved of the Lord in his service And this is to clear the Truth from all false Aspersions By R. FARNSVVORTH London Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-spread-Eagle near the VVest-end of Pauls 1958. A CONFESSION AND PROFESSION OF Faith in God c. TO all true (a) Act. 11.26 Christians Gods (b) 1 Pet. 1.1 2 3 4 5. Elect and (c) Phil. 1.1 2. Saint of the most High God who are begotten by the (d) 1 Pet. 1.22 23. Joh. 3.5 6 Immortal Word and born again of Water and the Spirit The Church (e) Col. 1.18 Eph. 1.22 23. Eph 5.26 27. of which Christ Jesus is in the Holy Scriptures declared to be the Head And to all faithful moderate People whomsoever wheresoever and by what Names and Title soever known by or distinguished to or amongst the sons of men know ye hereby assuredly That we who of the world are slanderously reported as the people of God were in former ages Rom. 3.8 and who are reproachfully called Quakers do profess and confess testifie own believe and declare as followeth THat we Profess and Confess Faith in God the Father and in Jesus Christ his eternal Son the true God and in the Holy Spirit And we do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the Words of God This we testifie and we are not ashamed to Confess and Profess Faith in God the Father and in Christ Jesus his eternal Son and in the Holy Spirit as the Scriptures saith but we do believe in them and acknowledge subjection and dutiful obedience unto them viz. The Father Son and Holy Spirit And moreover we do hereby declare and testifie to all true Christians Gods Elect what God we do own and profess Faith in even in that God that appeared unto Abraham the Father of the Faithful when Abraham was ninty nine years old and said unto him I am the Almighty God walk before me and be thou perfect Gen. 17.1 The everlasting God Gen. 21.33 The God of Heaven and Earth Gen. 24.3 The God of Truth who is just and right and without iniquity Deut. 32.3 4. The faithful God that keepeth Covenant and Mercy with them that love him and keepeth his Commandments to a thousand Generations Deut. 7.9 The faithful and merciful God who will not suffer his to be tempted above that which they are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that they may be able to bear it 1 Cor 10.13 1 Sam. 2.3 1 Sam. 2.2 He is a God of knowledge and by him actions are weighed 1 Sam. 2.3 Neither is there any Rock like our God 1 Sam. 2.2 As for God his way is perfect the Word of the Lord is tryed he is a buckler to all them that put their trust in him 2 Sam. 22.31 and therefore he is worthy to be believed and have Faith in him professed for who is God save the Lord and who is a rock save our God 2 Sam. 22.32 33. He is the great the mighty and the terrible God Neh. 9.32 That God who is the King of all the earth Isa 45.21 22. Isa 45.5 who reigneth over the Heathen and sitteth upon the throne of his Holiness Psal 47.7 8. A just God and a Saviour Isa 45.21 22. Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel and his Redeemer The Lord of Hosts I am the first and I am the last and besides me there is no God as you may read Isa 44.6 Isa 43.11 12. Who is a God near at hand as well as a far off Jer. 23.23 That God who dwelleth in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit Isa 57.15 Yea the God of patience and consolation Rom. 15.5 the God of hope Rom. 15.13 Iude 25. and that God who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of all Mercies and the God of all Comfort 2 Cor. 1.3 The God of Love and Peace 2 Cor. 13.11 The King eternal immortal invisible the only wise God 1 Tim. 1.17 God who is Light and in him is no darkness at all 1 Joh. 1.5 The only true God Joh. 17.3 and the Lord our God is one Lord Mark 12.29 For there is one God Mark 12.29 30 31 32 33 34. 1 Cor. 8.5 6. and there is none other but he Mark 12.32.34 And there is none other God but one 1 Cor. 8.4 Isa 44.8 And this is God the Father which we own and profess Faith in and in Christ Jesus his eternal Son who said I and my Father are one Joh. 10.30 upon which saying the Jews took up stones to stone him Joh. 10.30 31. yet notwithstanding the same Christ that the Jews hated we love believe in and own who was delivered up to be crucified for our offences and was raised again for our justification Rom. 4.25 Who is the true God and him we own and profess Faith in and in the Holy Spirit God together equal with the Father and the Son one God over all God blessed for ever Isa 45.6 Joh. 10.30 Rom. 8 9 10 11. Eph. 4.4 5. Eph. 4.30 Rom. 9.5 1 Cor. 2.10 12. Joh. 4.24 Rom. 9.5 And unto us and al true Christians the Saints in Christ Jesus Phil. 1.1 It is given in the behalf of Christ not onely to beleeve on him but also to suffer for his names sake As you may read Phil. 1.29 As concerning the Scriptures c. That which in the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament is declared and testifyed of to be the Word of God that we beleeve in own and confess to be the word of God according to the Scriptures And that the holy Scriptures of the old and new Testament as they are the Words of God so to be we own Knowing this first that no prophecie of the Scripture came in old time by the will of man but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1.21 Who prophesied of the grace that should come unto the Saints and us in after ages searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie when it testified before-hand the Sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow unto whom it was revealed that not unto themselves but unto us they did Minister the things which are now declared unto you by them that have preached the Gospel unto you with the holy Ghost sent down from heaven 1 Pet. 1.10 11 12. And God spake all these words saying I am the Lord thy God c. Exod. 20. ch So the words and sayings of God we do not deny