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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75723	Fides Apostolica or a discourse asserting the received authors and authority of the Apostles Creed. Together with the grounds and ends of the composing thereof by the Apostles, the sufficiency thereof for the rule of faith, the reasons of the name symbolon in the originall Greeke, and the division or parts of it. Hereunto is added a double appendix, the first touching the Athanasian, the second touching the Nicene Creed. By Geo. Ashwell B.D.	Ashwell, George, 1612-1695.	1653 (1653)	Wing A3997; Thomason E1433_2; ESTC R208502	178,413	343

being indeed the Articles of the Creed viz That there is but one God who made all things of nothing That this God sent his Sonne our Lord Jesus Christ begotten of the Father before every Creature by whom all Creatures were made He was incarnate and made man assuming a Body like in all things to us but that it was borne of the Virgin being conceived by the Holy Ghost He truly Dyed not in apearance the comon death of all men for he truly rose againe Having converst with his Disciples after his Resurrection he was taken up into Heaven That the Holy Ghost is associate with the Father and Sonne in the same Honor and Dignity there shall be a time for the Resurrection of the Dead when this body which is sowne in corruption shall rise in incorruption and that which is sowne in dishonor shall rise in glory This world was made and had a certaine time of begining and by reason of ' its corruptability shall be at length dissolved That there are certain Angels of God and good spirits which minister unto him in procuring the salvation of man kind He adds at last an other Traditionall Foundation viz. That the Scriptures were written by the Holy Ghost After all he concluds oportet igitur velut elementis ac fundamentis hujusmodi uti That we ought to make use of these as the first Elemens and Grounds of Christian Religion which he accordingly explaines at large in those foure bookes of his entituled therefore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Principles of Christianity a worke fit for his office of Catachist which he bore for many years in the Church of Alexandria 4. Marcellus Bishope of Ancyra in Gallatia fellowsuferer with the great Athanasius being accused by the Arians of Sabellianisme as Athanasius also was and by their means expeld his Bishoprick flies unto Iulius Bishope of Rome for succour and having long there in vaine expected his adversaries comming by confronting of whom he desired to have accquitted himselfe at length weary of longer stay he takes his leave of Iulius and leaves behind him an Epistle wherein he makes this Profession of Faith exceeding conformable to that of the Apostles as we read it at this Day 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That is I Believe in God Almighty and in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Sonne our Lord conceived by the Holy Ghost and borne of the Virgin Mary crucifyed under Pontius Pilate and buried the third Day he rose againe from the Dead he ascended into the Heavens and sitteth at the right hand of the Father whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Holy Church the forgivenesse of sinnes the resurrection of the Body the Life Everlasting But this is not all to shew that this Creed was not of his own framing a little after he subjoynes these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Having received this Faith from the holy Scriptures and being taught it of my spirituall Progenitors or Divine Ancestors I both Preach it in the Church of God and have now wrote it unto thee O Iulius This Epistle with the foresaid Creed inclosed we find recorded by Epiphanius in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haeres 72. Now whom doth Marcellus meane by his Progenitors or Ancestors 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to or in God Sure he understands either his Godfathers at the Font or the Bishops of the Church by whom he was instructed in the Ancient Faith Or lastly which seemes to me most probable the Apostles themselves who were the true and proper Fathers or Founders of the Christian Church whence that of S. Paul 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Though you have ten thousand Instructers or Pedagogues in Christ yet have ye not many Fathers It followes there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For in Iesus Christ I have begotten you through the Gospell 1 Cor. 4. 15. 5. S. Basil the Great in his Tract 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 concerning the Creed or Christian Faith sets downe this Symbole or Confession thereof 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is We Believe and professe one only true and good God the Father Almighty of whom are all Things the God and Father of our Lord and God Jesus Christ and one only begotten Sonne of his our Lord and God Jesus Christ the only True one by whom all things were made both visible and invisible and by whom all things consist who was in the Begining with God and was God and afterward according to the Scripture he appeared upon Earth and conversed with men being in the forme of God he thought it not robbery to be equall with God yet he made himselfe of no reputation and taking upon him the forme of a Servant by being borne of a Virgin and being found in fashion as a man he fulfilled all things which concerned him and were written of him according to the commandment of his Father he became obedient to the Death even the Death of the Crosse and the third Day arising from the Dead according to the Scriptures he appeared to his holy Disciples and to the Rest according as it is written he ascended into the Heavens and sitteth on the right hand of the Father from whence he shall come at the end of this world to raise up all and to render to every one according to his workes when the righteous shall be taken into Life Eternall and the Kingdome of Heaven and the sinners shall be condemned to everlasting punishment where their worme dieth not and the fire is not quenched And in one only Holy Ghost the Comforter by whom we are sealed to the day of Redemption the Spirit of Truth Here we have all the Articles of the Creed but two viz. The Beleefe of the Holy Catholick Church and the forgivenes of sinnes which he sets downe in the ensuing words wherein he largely descants on the gifts of the Holy Ghost towards the Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. By which Spirit we are sealed unto the day of Redemption the Spirit of Truth the Spirit of Adoption by whom we cry Abba Father which distributeth and effecteth in every one the Graces of God unto edification according to his pleasure the good Spirit which leadeth into all Truth and establisheth all that believe in the true and exact knowledge in the Godly and Spirituall service and worship and true confession of God the Father and his only-begotten Sonne c. Concluding thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thus we think and thus we baptize 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 into a coessentiall Trinity according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ who said goe and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Sone and of the Holy Ghost A little after he intimates from whom he received the foresaid confession of faith namely from Christ and his Apostles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. I beseech you saith

Church from which all other Churches sprang as so many Daughters from the Mother Church and therfore were to honour her acordingly Isa 2. 3. Now we know that in after Ages the Bishop of Rome was taxed for challenging to himselfe the Title of Episcopus Episcoporum as Stephen by S. Cyprian Conc. Carthag apud Cyp. and universall Bishop which Boniface the third assumed by the grant of the Emperour Phocas whereas here these Titles are not challenged by Clemens Bishop of Rome but voluntarily given to an other it is therefore wholy improbable that this Epistle was fained by some latter writer as many of the decretall Epistles have bene since under the name of Clemens to magnify the Bishop of Romes Authority since nemo gratis mendax Secondly Ruffinus the forenamed Presbyter of Aquileia translated it out of Greeke into Latine as the genuine Epistle of Clemens it appeares therefore that it was written at first in Greeke as was also that famous Epistle of his to the Corinthians so not by some latter Romane Author and at least before the time of Ruffinus who flourished toward the latter end of the fourth Century Thirdly the Epistle might probably be thus inscribed Fratri Domini To the Lords Brother then some latter Sciolus finding James peculiarly honoured with this Title by S. Paul Gal. 2 v. 9. And finding that he about that Time was Bishop of Ierusalem too rashly added the name Iacobo whenas Clemens might well write it Simoni Cleophae the Brother of Iames and his successour in that See his Brother as appeares by comparing Mat. 13. 55. Mar. 15. 40. Ioh. 19 25. And his successour in the Bishoprick as is witnessed by Eusebius and others Fourthly But if the name Iacobo must needes stand we may possibly suppose that Clemens so farr off might not heare of the death of Iames. as the Jews at Rome heard no evill report of S Paul Act. 28. 21. from their countrymen in the East though for many years they had persecuted him both with tongue and hand and so write to him as alive or if this seem not probable we have a very faire testimony out of the Chronicle called Epitome Temporum that this Iames survived Nero and consequently survived Peter this Chronicle was set forth by Ios Scaliger and reacheth downe from Adam to the 20th yeere of Heraclius the Emperour the words are these 1. Olymp CCXII. The Emp. Galba Nero's Successour and Titus Ruffinus being Consuls 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is The the same yeare S. James the Apostle and Patriarch of Jerusalem whom S. Peter placed in his Throne or See as he was going up to Rome died and Simeon who is also caled Simon assumed the dignity of the Bishoprick of Jerusalem and became Patriarch Which well agrees with that of Eusebius in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to wit That Simon Cleophae succeeded James after the Destruction of Jerusalem his words are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The foresaid Epitome is thus praised by that Great Critick Scaliger Opus utilissimum quanquam Scriptoris Idiotae Onuphrius Panumus whom Scaliger calls the Father of History called it by the name of Fasti Siculi because it was found first in Sicily when learning revived in these Westrne Parts But the Learned Vossius lib. 2. de Hist Gr. cap. 23. Calls it by a third name Chronicum Alexandrinum from Matt. Raderus who set it out with his Translation Eò quod in frontispicio illud commendet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who was probably the 50th Patriarch of that See An Do. IICXL Opus est saith the same Vossius Cronologis perutile vel ob multa ex Africano atque Eusebio excerpta quae frustra alibi quaeras See Euseb Eccl. Hist l. 2. c. 23. 2. Irenaeus the Apostes Scholer but once removed as who was Scholer to Polycarpus the Scholer of St John makes mention of the Apostles Creed and setts it downe lib. 1. adu haer cap. 2. I shall cite his words in the Originall Greek for in that tongue he wrote as having bin bred in the Asian Church though afterwards translated to the Bishoprick of Lions in France according as Epiphanius records them lib. 1. haer 31. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That is The Church although dispersed throughout the whole world from one end of the Earth unto the other hath received from the Apostles and their Disciples The Beleefe in One God the Father Almighty who made Heaven and Earth and the Seas and Whatsoever is in Them and in one Jesus Christ the Sonne of God who was made flesh for our Salvation and in the holy Ghost who published by the Prophets the offices and double comming of the Beloved Jesus Christ our Lord his Birth of a Virgin his Passion his Resurrection from the Dead and his bodily assumption into Heaven and his comming from Heaven in the Glory of his Father to recollect all things and to raise againe every body of all mankind to the end that every knee of Things in Heaven and things one earth and things under the earth may bow to Jesus Christ our Lord and God Saviour King every tongue may confesse unto him and that he may doe righteous judgment unto All by sending the wicked Spirits the Transgressing and Apostate Angells with the ungodly unjust lawlesse and blasphemous men into everlasting Fire and freely bestowing that life immortality eternall Glory which he had purchased one those who are Just Holy who have kept his commandments and abode in his love either from the begining or since their Repentance and Conversion The same Father lib. 3. cap. 4. sets downe the Creed more summarily and contractedly with this preface to the forme Quid si neque Apostoli quidem scripturas reliquissent nobis nonne oportebat ordinem sequi Traditionis quam tradiderunt iis quibus committebant Ecclesias Cui ordinationi assentiunt multae gentes Barbarorum eorum qui in Christum credunt sine charactere vel atramento scriptam habentes per spiritum in cordibus suis Salutem veterem Traditionem diligenter custodientes In vnum Deum credentes Fabricatorem Caeli terrae omnium quae in eis sunt per Jesum Christum Dei Filium qui propter eminentissimam erga figmentum suum Dilectionem eam quae esset ex Virgine Generationem sustinuit ipse per se Hominem adunans Deo Passus sub Pontio Pilato Resurgens in claritate receptus in Gloria venturus Salvator eorum qui saluantur Judex eorum qui judicantur mittens in ignem aeternum Transfiguratores veritatis contemptores Patris sui Adventus ejus what if the Apostles saith he had not left us the Scriptures ought we not to follow the Rule and series of Tradition which the Apostles delivered unto them to whom they committed the charge of the Churches which Rule is held and assented to by many of those barbarous Nations