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A68668	The English creede consenting vvith the true auncient catholique, and apostolique Church in al the points, and articles of religion which euerie Christian is to knowe and beleeue that would be saued. The first parte, in most loyal maner to the glorie of God, credit of our Church, and displaieng of al hærisies, and errors, both olde and newe, contrarie to the faith, subscribed vnto by Thomas Rogers. Allowed by auctoritie.; English creede. Part 1.	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1585 (1585)	STC 21226.5; ESTC S116384	40,505	88

ARTICLE Of faith in the holy Trinitie THere is but 1 one liuing and true God euerlasting without bodie partes or passions of infinite power wisedome and goodnes 2 the maker and preseruer of al thinges both visible and inuisible 3 And in vnitie of this God-hed there be three persons of one substance power and aeternitie the Father the Sonne and the holie Ghost The Propositions 1. There is but one God who is liuing true euerlasting 2. God is the maker and praeseruer of al thinges 3. In the vnitie of the God-hed there is à Trinitie of persons 1. That there is but one God who is c. It is à truth which 1. Maie be gathered from the al holie and sacred Scripture which giueth vs to knowe that God is 1. But one Exod. 30. 3. Deut. 6 4. Psal. 18 31. Mal. 2 10. 1. Cor. 8 4 c. 1. Tim. 2 5. 2. The verie God 1. Chro. 15 3 Ier. 10 10. Iohn 17 3. 1. Thes. 1 9. 3. Euerlasting Psal. 102 24 c. Dan. 6 26. 1. Tim. 1 17. 4. Without bodie c. Psal. 104 1 c. Iohn 4 24. 2. Cor. 3 17. 5. Of infinite Power Ezech. 10 5 2. Cor. 6 18. Reuel 11 17. Wisedom Psal. 1. 7 5. Rom. 16 27 1. Tim. 1 17. Goodnes Psal. 106 1. Psal. 107 1. 2. Is agreeable to the publique confessions of the Church of God in Ausburgh art 2. Heluet. 2 art 2. Bohem. cap. 3. France art 1. Fland. art 2. Wittemb cap. 1. Whereby we maie beholde th'impietie Of such as flatlie denie there is à God as did Diagoras Theodorus Of such as be doubtful whether there be anie God As was Protagoras As are the Macchiauils Of such as fained two Gods as did the Valentinians Manechies Of such who saie there be manie Gods as did the Gentils wherof some worshipped for God Beastes as the Aegyptians Th'elements as the Persians Iupiter c. as the Indians Graecians Romans Of such as ascribe the forme and lineaments of man vnto God as did the Anthropomorphites Of such as put anie confidence in Sanctes As the Papistes Man As the Papistes Riches As the Atheistes Horses c. As the Atheistes 2. That by God the world 1. VVas made it agreeth with 1. The Scripture Gen. 1 1 c. Psal. 124 8. Psal. 134 3. Psal. 135 6. Heb. 1 2. Col. 1 16. 2. The Confess of the Church of God in Heluet. 2 cap. 6 7. Basil. art 1. France art 7. Fland. art 12 2. Is preserued it accordeth vnto 1. The word of God Psal. 104 1 c. Matth. 10 29 c. Act. 17 25 c. Heb. 1 3. 2. The confess of the Church of God in Heluet. 2 cap. 7. Basil. 1 2. France art 18. Fland. art 12 13. Herebie are condemned al Heretiques errors which impugne 1 The creation of the worlde by God as did Aristotle that saide the world was aeternal and without beginning The Marcionites who saide God made not the world For it was too base à thing for him to create The Manechies which ascribed the creation of al things vnto two Gods or Beginnings or Natures Th'one Good where-of ca●● good thinges Th'other Euil where-of came euil thinges 2. The prouidence of God as The Stoikes who ascribe al thinges to Fate or Destinie The Epicures which thinke howe God is idle and gouerneth not the world 3. Though there is but one God yet that there be three persons in the God-head it is agreeable 1. To the sacred Scripture Gen. 1 1 c. Psal. 33 6. Matth. 3 16 17. Gal. 4 6. 2. Cor 13 13. 1. Iohn 5 7. 2. To the Creede Apostolical Nicen Athanasian 3. To the confess of the godlie in Heluet. ● art 6. ● cap. 3. Ausburgh art 1. France art 6. Fland. art 8 9. Bohem. cap. 3. Witemb cap 1 Sueuia art 2. Curssed then are al opinions of men contrarie here-vnto which do Saie there is one God and not three persons in the God head as do the Iewes Turkes Saie there be moe God than one and yet not three persons nor of one nature but of contrarie disposition as the Gnostikes Marcionites Valentinians Thinke there be three Gods or spirits not distinguished onlie but diuided also as the Tritheites Holde that not à Trinitie but à Quaternitie is to be worshipped as the Emperour Anastasius commaunded Graunte The name of three sondrie persons and denie their persons as did the These did saie howe the same God was called in the holie Scripture by diuers names And therfore that the Father became flesh and suffered because one the same God is called the Father Sonne and holie Ghost For this cause they were called Patripassians In this number was Seruetus Noëtians Praxeneans Termogenians The names and persons of three and yet doe depriue not onelie the Sonne and holie Ghost of their Diuinitie but the whole Trinitie of their properties For they sayde there be three in heauen the Father the VVorde and the holie Ghost but the Father onelie is verie God the VVorde is the breath of the Father and the holie Ghost is the Spirit created by God of nothing through the VVorde And so they spoile the Sonne and the holie Ghost of their Deitie and the whole Trinitie of their properties These were the Arian and Macedonian heretiques who were called Pneumatomachoie because they warred against the holie Ghost 2. ARTICLE Of the word or sonne of God which was made verie man THe Sonne which is the 1 VVord of the Father begotten from euerlasting of the Father the verie and eternal God of one substance with the Father 2 tooke mans nature in the wombe of the blessed Virgine of her substance so that 3 two whole perfect natures that is to say the Godhead and man-hood were ioyned in one person neuer to be diuided whereof is one Christ verie God and verie man 4 who suffered was crucified dead and buried to reconcile his Father to vs and to be a sacrifice not only for original gilte but also for al actual sinnes of men The Propositions 1. Christ is verie God 2. Christ is verie man 3. Christ is God and man and that in one person 4. Christ is the Sauiour of the world 1 That Christ is verie God with vs also 1. The Scriptures do witnesse As it is apparent that he is The Word Ioh. 1. 1. Begotten of the Father frō euerlasting Psal. 2 7. Act. 13. 33 Heb. 1 5. Heb. 5 5. Very God Ioh. 17. 3. Iohn 8 42. Mat. 1. 23. God eternal Heb. 5 5. Of one substance with the Father Heb. 1 3. 2. The Creede Do testifie Apostolical Nicene Athanasian 3. The confessiōs of the churches in Do acknowledge Helue conf 1. art 11. 2. cap. 11. Bohem. cap. 4. 6. Ausburgh art 6. France art 13. 14. Fland. art 10. Wittemb cap. 2. Sueuia art 2. Miserably therefore haue they erred which deny the diuinitie of our Sauiour Christ. As did Arius Corinthus Ebion Eunomius P. Samosatenus As doe

which thinke that in force It stil is as do the Iewes Turkes Cerdonits Armenians It shalbe à thousand yeeres together after the general resurrection as do the Apollinareans and Millenaries 2. Moral is to be taught kept and obeied of euerie man is easilie proued Wherebie the vane opinions of the Antinomies is vtterlie confuted and condemned 1. In the S. Scripture by infinite places and namelie Rom. 2 13. Rom. 3 31. 1. Cor. 7. 19. 2. By the consent of al good Christians and by the publique confessions of the Church of God in France expreslie art 23. 8. ARTICLE Of the three Creedes THe three Creedes Nicene creede Athanasius creede and that which is commonly called the Apostles creede ought throughlie to be receiued and beleeued for they maie be proued by most certaine warrants of holie Scripture The Propositions The Nicen The Athanasian The Apostolical Creede 1. Is to be receiued and beleeued 2. Maie be proued by the holie Scripture That the 1. Nicen That the 2. Athanasian That the 3. Apostolical Creedes 1. Are to be receiued and beleeued with vs the Churches of God 1. In the old time haue thought 2. At this daie in By publique confessions do acknowledge France art 5. Saxon. art 1. Flan. art 9. Heluet. Confess 2 cap. 11. 2. May be proued by most certaine warrants of the S. Scripture is verie apparent in that they al speake 1. Of one and the same God whom we are to beleeue is 1. For essence but one Deut. 6 4. Mal. 2 10. 1. Cor. 8 4. c. Ephe. 4 c. 2. In persons three Matth. 3 17. Gal. 4 6. 1. Iohn 5 7. The 1. Father the Creator Psal. 134. 3. Heb. 1 2. Col. 1 16. Rom. 11 36. The 2. Sonne the redeemer Isa. 53. 4. Rom. 5. 18. Gal. 3 13. Ephes. 2 16. 1. Iohn 2 2. The 3. Spirit the sanctifier 2. Cor. 1 21 22. 1. Pet. 1 2. 2. Of the people of God whom we must also thinke to be 1. The Church 1. Holie Ephes. 1. 3. Ephes. 2 21. Coloss. 1 22. Catholique Isa. 54 2. Psal. 87. 4. Acts. 1 8 c. Ephes. 2. 14. Reu. 5. 9. 2. The communion of sanctes Ephes. 4 15. 1. Cor. 10. 16. Heb. 10 25. 1. Iohn 1. 7. 3. Pardoned of al their sinnes Isa. 44 22. Matth. 18 23 c. Col. 2 13. Appointed to 4. Arise frō death Iohn 5. 28. 1. Cor. 15 12 c Phil. 3. 21. 5. Enioy eternal life both of bodie soule Iohn 6 39. 1. Pet. 1. 4. Reuel 21 4. Therefore we are enimies to al aduersaries of the doctrine in them comprised whether they be Arrian● Iewes Turkes Sadducies Papists Epicures Atheists 9. ARTICLE Of original or birth sinne ORiginal 1 2 sinne standeth not in the following of Adam as the Pelagians do vanelie talke but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of euerie man that naturallie is engendred of the ofspring of Adam wherebie man is verie farre gone from original righteousnes and is of his owne nature enclined to euil so that the flesh lusteth alwaies against the spirit and therefore in euerie person borne into this world it deserueth Gods wrath and damnation 3 And this infection of nature doth remaine yea in them that are regenerated whereby the lust of the fleshe called in Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which some do expound the wisedome some sensualitie some the affection some the desire of the flesh is not subiect to the law of God 4 And although there is no condemnation for them that beleeue and are baptised yet Th'Apostle doth confesse that concupiscence and luste hath of itselfe the nature of sinne The Propositions 1. There is original sinne 2 What original sinne is 3 Original sinne remaneth in God his children 4 Concupiscence euen in the regenerate is sinne 1. Though this worde original sin is not to be founde in the Can. Scripture yet that there is Orig sin it is cleare 1. By the S. Scripture wherein is set downe most euidentlie thereof 1. The cause which is 1. Principalie the fal of Adam as Rom. 5. 15 c. 1. Cor. 15. 22. Who fel partly By the suggestion of the Diuel Cor. 11. 3. Gen. 3. 4. Through his owne free will 2. Secondarily the propagation of the corrupted nature fro man vnto man So sayth Christ Iohn 3 3 6 ●3 Paul Rom. 5. 12 1. Cor. 15 48. Peter 2. Pet. 2. Iames cap. 1. ●8 Iohn 1. Epist. 3 4 5. 2. The subiect euen the old man with al his powers minde wil heart For in the 1. Minde there is Darkenesse Ignorance Of God his wil Matth. 12. 34. Rom 8 7. Rom 3 4. 1. Cor. 2 14. 2. Tim. 3 8. 1. Iohn 3 1. 1. Iohn 5 20. 2. Will and hart there is Concupiscence Rebellious motions For so it is Matth. 5 19. Act. 7. 39. Act. 15 9. Rom. 1 21. Iam. 1 13. 3. The effects which are 1. Not only actual sins and they both Math. 15. 19. 1. Inwarde as vngodly Affections Cogitations 2. Outward as Wicked lookes Prophane speech Diuelish actions 2. But also 1. An euil conscience 1. Iohn 3. 21. 2. The wrath of God Rom. 1 18. Col. 3 ver 5. 6. 3. Death Iohn 8 24. Rom. 5 12. Iam. 1 15. 4. Eternal damnation Rom. 5 18. 2. By the Confession of the Churches of God in Heluet. confes 1. Art 8. 2. Cap. 8. Basil. art 2. Bohem. cap. 4. France art 9. 11. Fland. art 15. Ausburgh art 2. Saxon. art 2. And thus armed both with the word of God and the confessiōs of the purest Churches we do offer battell Both to the Carpocratians and such like who vtterlie denie that there is any original sinne And also Not only to Florinus Blastus c. who make God the Auctor of sinne But also to al such as curiously enquire whether God woulde haue Adā to fal or why he stayd him not from offending 2. Original sinne ●● Not the imitation of Adam his wickednesse For neither doth The Scripture speake thereof Any Church reformed or otherwise so thinke and some flatly by publique cōfession with vs denie it as the Church in France art 10. in Fland. art 15. Partly 1. The Imputation of Adam his disobedience vnto vs. So sayth 1. The Scripture Rom. 5. verse 12. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 2. The Churches of god at Ausburgh art 2. Saxon. art 2. Wittemb cap. 4. 2. The fault and corruption of the nature of euery man As we find in the 1. Scripture Rom. 5. 12. Rom. 3 23. Rom. 7 18. 1. Cor. 15. 48. Ephe. 2 3. 2. Confessions of the Churches in Helue lat ca. 8. France art 10. Bohem. cap. 4. Ausburg art 2. Saxon. art 2. Wittemb ca. 4. Our Sauiour Christonly exempted from the taint of this corruption For He is the immaculate Lambe 1. Pet. 1. 19. He did no sinne 1. Pet. 2. 22. He knew no sinne 2. Cor. 5 21. He was tempted yet without sinne Hebr. 4 15. Now aduersaries herevnto

workes besides ouer and aboue the commaundements of God are often cōdemned 1. In the Scriptures where We are cōmaunded To walke not after the lawes of men but according to the statutes of God Iohn 1. 7. Ezek. 20. 19. To heare not what man he speaketh but what Christ doth say Mat. 9 7. And He teaching the duties of Christians setteth before them the Lawe and word of God Math. 5. 15. 22. And more than that he doth neither ad nor require He sayth They worship me in vaine who for doctrine teache the commaundements of men Mar. 7 7. Teach them to obserue all thinges whatsoeuer I haue comaunded you Mat. 28. 20 My sheep Heare my voice Know not the voice of Straungers 10. 10 27. 5. Such doctine is called somtimes Beggerly rudiments Gal. 4 9. Ordinances of the world c. Co. 2. 20. c The doctrine of Diuels 1. Tim. 4 1. Cursed Gal. 1 8. 2. In al the reformed Churches in Christendom and namely by the Confession Heluet. 2. cap. 16. Aus burgh art 20 Basil. art 10. France art 24. Fland. art 12. Saron art 3. 17. Therfore they which teach such works be Arrogant Vngodly 2. VVhere the workes of Supererogation are taught The Law of God is broken that the traditions of men may bee obserued The S. Scripture must be contemned as not sufficient enough to bring men vnto the knowledge of saluation God is made vnwise in not commaunding so necessarie workes Faith and other spiritual virtues are brought into vtter obliuion Perfection is imputed not vnto Faith but vnto workes and which is most detestable vnto the workes not commaunded but forbidden of God ordeined by men The Lawe of God is thought to be throughly satisfied and more duties performed than man needed to haue done They which broached and defende these errors VVere the Pharisies Are the Papists who besides what hath bine said do holde that such workes Do merite remission of sinnes and that For themselues For others Oftentimes do driue away Diuels Euil spirits Are tokens of the forgiuenesse of sins so wel as Baptisme yea deliuer from the wrath of God so wel as Christ. And so they prefer their owne workes before The word of God The Sacraments Faith The death of Christ. And therfore may Their doctrine 〈◊〉 called 〈◊〉 doctrine of Diuels The teachers be held accursed 15. ARTICLE Of Christ alone without sinne CHrist 1 in the truth of our nature was made like vnto vs in al things sinne only except from which he was clearely voide both in his life and spirit He came to be the Lambe without spot who by sacrifice of himselfe once made should take away the sins of the worlde and sin as S. Iohn sayth was not in him 2 But al we the rest although baptized and borne againe in Christ yet offende in many things and if we say we haue no sin we deceaue our selues and the truth is not in vs. The Propositions 1. Christ is truly and perfectly righteous 2. Al men besides Christ though regenerate be sinners 1. That Christ was pure from sin it is abundantlie to be seene 1. In the Scripture For He was without sin Conceaued Matth. 1 20. Borne Luke 1. 35. He appeared to loose but not to fulfil the workes of Satan 1. Iohn 3 8. He liued And was tempted yet without sinne Heb. 4 15. And did no sinne 1. Pet. 2 22. And knewe no sinne 2. Cor. 5 21. And had no sinne in him 1. Iohn 3. 5. He died à guiltlesse man euen by the testimonie Of Paul Rom. 5 6. c. Of Peter Act 3 14. 1. Pet. 3. 18 Of Stephan Of his aduersarie and persecutor Pilate Act. 7 52. Math. 27. 24. Iohn 19 4 6. 2. In the godlie confessions of the reformed Churches namelie Heluet. 2 cap. 11. Heluet. 1. art 11. Bohem. cap. 4 7. France art 14. Fland. art 18. Therefore à cursed companie were they which laide vnto the charge of our Sauiour That he was à violator of the Sabbaoth Matth. 12. 10 c. Luke 13 14. Iohn 5 16 c. That he taught being not lawfulie autorized therevnto Math. 21 23. That he forbad tribute to be giuen vnto Caesar. Luke 23 2. That he was the destroyer of the Lawe Matth. 5 17. That he ouerthrewe all religion and moued the people vnto rebellion Luke 23. 5. Such were the Scribes Pharisees High Priestes 2 Al men besides Christ are sinners A truth most apparent 1. In the Scripture which testifieth how al men be either Vnregenerate they be vnrighteous alredie proued aboue pag. 46 47 and sinne in al things confirmed pag. 48. Regenerate and there are not without sinne Original reade pag. 31 32. Actual see pag. 43. Besides confirmed is it 〈…〉 2. Eccles. ● 20. 1. Tim. 1 15. Gal. 5 17 1. Iohn 1 8. 2. In the confessions of the godly especialie In Ausburgh art 20 In Saxonie art 3 8. Oppugned is this truth by sondrie aduersaries which hold that besides Christ others either haue bine or be perfectlie righteous such be The Papistes The Manichies The Catharans The Donatists The Pelagians The Familie of Loue. The Marcionites The Adamits The Carpocratians Whereof some haue thought As the Papists that The virgine Marie was pure from al sinne both Original Actual S. Francis hath fulfilled euerie ●ote of the booke of God That they could not sinne so much as in cogitation as the Manechics Catharans That theey haue bin so perfect that they could iustifie other men at their pleasures as the Donatists That they needed not to say as Christ commaundeth Forgiue vs our trespasses c. except it were on the behalfe of others For they cannot sin Of this opinion are the Pelagians Fam. of Loue. That they are so pure euen as Yea more holie than Paul Peter c. such are the Marcionites Adam and Eua before their fal as the Adami●●●● I. Christ himselfe as the Carpocratians 16. ARTICLE Of sinne after Baptisme NOt euerie deadlie 1 sinne willinglie committed after baptisme is sinne against the holie Ghost and vnpardonable Wherefore the graunt of repentance is not to be denied to such as fal into sinne after Baptisme 2 After we haue receiued the holie Ghost we may depart from grace giuen and fal into sinne and by the grace of God we maie rise againe and amende our liues And therefore they are to be condemned which saie they can no more sinne as long as they liue here 3 or denie the place of forgiuenes to such as trulie repent The Propositions 1. Euerie sinne is not the sinne against the holie Ghost 2. The verie regenerate maie fal and yet rise againe 3. None are vtterlie to be cast of which vnfainedlie repent 1. Euerie sin willinglie committed after regeneration is not the sin against the holy Ghost and therefore vnpardonable as maie be seene 1. In the Scripture where we finde though euerie sinne of it owne nature deserue damnation yet that there is A sinne Stripes Luke 12 46. Which shalbe