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A80328	A confession of faith of seven congregations or churches of Christ in London, which are commonly (but uniustly) called Anabaptists. Published for the vindication of the truth, and information of the ignorant; likewise for the taking off of those aspersions which are frequently both in pulpit and print unjustly cast upon them. The second impression corrected and enlarged. Published according to order.		1646 (1646)	Wing C5780; Thomason E319_13; ESTC R200559	20,602	25

them as considered Disciples being men able to preach the Gospel XLII Christ hath likewise given power to his Church to Rom. 16. 2. Mat. 18. 17. receive in and cast out any member that deserves it and this power is given to every Congregation and not 1 Cor. 5. 4. ● 13. with 12. 6 2 ● to one particular person either member or officer but in relation to the whole body in reference to their faith 2 Cor. 2. 6 7 and fellowship LXIII And every particular member of each Church how Mat. 18. 16 17 18 Acts 11. 2 3 1 Tim. 5. 19 20 21 excellent great or learned soever is subject to this censure and judgement that the Church ought not without great care and tendernesse and due advice but by the Col. 4. 17. Acts 15. 1 2 3 rule of faith to proceed against her members XLIV Christ for the keeping of this Church in holy and Act. 20 27 2● Heb. 13. 17. 2● Mat. 24. 45. 1 Thes 5. 2. 1 Jude 3. 20. Heb. 10. 34 35 12. 15. orderly communion placeth some speciall men over the Church who by their office are to governe oversee visite watch So likewise for the better keeping thereof in all places by the members he hath given authoritie and laid dutie upon all to watch over one another XLV Also such to whom God hath given gifts in the 1 Cor. 14. 3 c. Church may and ought to Prophecie according to the Rom. 12. 6. 1 Pet. 4. 10 11 1 Cor. 12. 7. ● 1 Thes 10 19 20 21 proportion of faith so to teach publickly the Word of God for the edification exhortation and comfort of the Church XLVI Thus being rightly gathered and continuing in the Rev. 2. 3. Chap. Acts 15. 12. 1 Cor. 1. 10 Heb. 10 25 Iude 19. Rev. 2. 20 21. 22. Acts 15. 1 2. Rom. 14 1. 15. 1 2 3 obedience of the Gospel of Christ none are to separate for faults and corruptions for as long as the Church consists of men subject to failings there will be difference in the true constituted Church untill they have in due order and tendernesse sought redresse thereof XLVII And although the particular Congregations be distinct and severall a 1 Cor. 4. 17. 14. 33. 36. 16. 1. bodies every one as a compact and knit b Psal 132. 3. Ephes 2. 12. 19 with Rev. 21. Citie within it selfe yet are they all to walke by c 1 Tim. 3. 15. 6. 13 14. 1 Cor. 4. 17. one rule of truth So also they by all meanes convenient are to have the counsell and helpe d Act. 15. 2 3. Cant. 8. 8 9. 2 Cor. 8. 1. 4. 13 14. one of another if necessitie require it as members of one body in the common faith under Christ their head XLVIII A civill a Rom. 13. 1 2 3 4. 1 Pet. 2. 13. 14 1 Tim 2. 1 2 3. The supreame Magistracy of this Kingdom wee acknowledge to be the King and Parliament now established freely chosen by the Kingdome and that we are to maintaine and defend all civill Lawes and civill Officers made by them which are for the good of the Common-wealth and wee acknowledge with thankfulnesse that God hath made this present King and Parliament honorable in throwing down the Prelaticall Hierarchy because of their tyranny and oppression over us under which this Kingdom long groaned for which we are ever ingaged to blesse God and honour them for the same and concerning the worship of God there is but one Law-giver which is able to save and destroy James 4. 12. which is Jesus Christ who hath given Lawes and Rules sufficient in his Word for his worship and for any to make more were to charge Christ with want of wisdome or faithfulnesse or both in not making Lawes enough or not good enough for his house surely it is our wisdome dutie and priviledge to observe Christs Lawes onely Psal 2. 6. 9 10 12. so it is the Magistrates dutie to tender the libertie of mens consciences Eccl. 8. 8. which is the tenderest thing unto all conscientious men most dear unto them and without which all other liberties will not be worth the naming much lesse injoying and to protect all under them from all wrong injury oppression and molestation so it s our dutie not to be wanting in nothing which is for their honour and comfort and whatsoever is for the well-being of the Common-wealth wherein we live it is our dutie to do and we beleeve it to be our expresse dutie especially in matters of Religion to be fully perswaded in our minds of the Lawfulnesse of what we doe as knowing whatsoever is not of faith is sin and as wee cannot doe any thing contrary to our understandings and consciences so neither can we forbeare the doing of that which our understandings and consciences bind us to doe and if the Magistrate should require us to doe otherwise we are to yeeld our persons in a passive way to their power as the Saints of old have done Jam. 5. 4. And thrice happy shall he be that shall lose his life for witnessing though but for the least tittle of the truth of the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 5. Gal 5. Magistracy is an Ordinance of God set up by him for the punishment of evill doers and for the praise of them that doe well and that in all lawfull things commanded by them subjection ought to be given by us in the Lord not onely for wrath but for conscience sake and that we are to make supplications and prayers for Kings and all that are in authoritie that under them we may live a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty XLIX But in case we finde not the Magistrate to favour us herein a Act. 2. 40 41 4. 19. 5. 28 29. 41 20. 23. 1 Thes 3. 3. Phil. 1. 28 29. Dan 3. 16 17. 6. 7. 10. 22 23. yet wee dare not suspend our practice because we believe we ought to goe on in obedience to Christ in professing the faith which was once deliver'd to the Saints which faith is declared in the holy Scriptures and this our confession of faith a part of them and that wee are to witnesse to the truth of the old and new Testament unto the death if necessitie require in the midst of all tryals and afflictions as his Saints of old have done not accounting our goods lands wives children fathers mothers brethren sisters yea and our owne lives deare unto us so wee may finish our course with joy remembring alwayes that we ought to b 1 Tim. 6. 13 14 15. Rom. 12. 1. 8. 1 Cor. 14. 37. obey God rather then men who will when we have finished our course and kept the faith give us e Rev. 2. 20. the Crowne of righteousnesse to d 2 Tim. 4. 6 7 8. Rom. 14. 10. 12. 2 Cor. 5. 10. Psal 49. 7. Psal 50. 22. whom wee must give an account of all our actions and no man being able to discharge us of the same L. It is lawfull for a Christian to be a Magistrate or Civill Acts 8. 38. 10. 1 2. 35. 44. Rom. 16. 23. Deut. 6. 13. Rom. 1. 9. 2 Cor. 10. 11. Jer. 4. 2. Heb. 6. 16. Officer and also it is lawfull to take an Oath so it be in truth and in judgement and in righteousnesse for confirmation of truth and ending of all strife and that by rash and vaine Oaths the Lord is provoked and this Land mournes LI. Wee are to give unto all men whatsoever is their 1 Thes 4. 6. Rom. 13. 5 6 7 Mat. 22. 21. Tit. 3. 1 Pet. 2. 15. 17. 5. 5. Eph. 5. 21. 23. 6. 1. 9. Tit. 3. 1 2 3. due as their place age estate requires and that we defraud no man of any thing but to doe unto all men as we would they should doe unto us LII There shall be a * Acts 24. 15. resurrection of the dead both of the just and unjust and every one shall give an account of himselfe to God that every one may receive the things 2 Cor. 5. 10. done in his body according to that he hath done whether Rom. 14. 12. it be good or bad The Conclusion THus we desire to give unto Christ that which is his and unto all lawfull Authority that which is their due and to owe nothing to any man but love to live quietly and peaceably as it becommeth Saints endeavouring in all things to keep a good conscience and to doe unto every man of what judgement soever as we would they should doe unto us that as our practice is so it may prove us to be a conscionable quiet and barmlesse people no wayes dangerous or troublesome to humane Society and to labour and work with our hands that we may not be chargeable to any but to give to him that needeth both friends and enemies accounting it more excellent to give then to receive Also we confesse that we know but in part and that we are ignorant of many things which we desire and seek to know and if any shall doe us that friendly part to shew us from the word of God that wee see not we shall have cause to be thankfull to God and them But if any man shall impose upon us any thing that we see not to be commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ we should in his strength rather embrace all reproaches and tortures of men to be stript of all outward comforts and if it were possible to die a thousand deaths rather then to doe any thing against the least tittle of the truth of God or against the light of our own consciences And if any shal call what we have said Heresie then do we with the Apostle acknowledge that after the way they call heresie worship we the God of our Fathers disclaiming all Heresies rightly so called because they are against Christ to be stedfast and immoveable alwayes abounding in obedience to Christ as knowing our labour shall not be in vain in the Lord. PSAL. 74. 21 22. Arise O God plead thine own cause Remember how the foolish man blasphemeth thee daily O let not the oppressed returne ashamed but let the poore and needy praise thy Name Come Lord Jesus come quickly FINIS

Pet. 3 21 22. Mat. 28. 18 19 20. Luke 24. 51 Acts 1. 1. 5. 30 31. Iohn 19. 36. Rom. 14. 9. Iohn 5. 26 27. Rom. 5. 6 7 8. 14. 17. Gal. 5. 22 23. Mark 1. 27. Heb. 1. 14. Iohn 16. 15. Iob. 1. 8. Rom. 1. 21 27 18. Eph. 4 17 18. 2 Pet. 8. Christ being risen from the dead and ascended into heaven and having all power in heaven and earth he doth spiritually governe his Church and doth exercise his power over all Angels and men good and bad to the preservation and salvation of the elect and to the over-ruling and destruction of his enemies By this Kingly power he applieth the benefits virtue and fruits of his Prophesie and Priesthood to his elect subduing their sinnes preserving and strengthening them in all their conflicts against Satan the World and the Flesh keeping their hearts in faith and filiall feare by his spirit by this his mighty power he ruleth the vessels of wrath using limiting and restraining them as it seems good to his infinite wisdome XX. This his Kingly power shall be more fully manifested 1 Cor. 15. 24 28 Heb. 9. 28. 2 Thess 1. 9 10. 1 Thess 4. 15 16 17. Iohn 17 21 26. when he shall come in glory to reign among his Saints when he shall put down all rule and authority under his feet that the glory of the Father may be perfectly manifested in his Sonne and the glory of the Father and the Son in all his members XXI Jesus Christ by his death did purchase salvation for Ephes 1. 14. Heb. 5. 9. Mat. 1. 21. Iohn 17. 6. Heb. 7. 25. 1 Cor. 2. 1● Rom. 8. 29 30. 1 Ioh. 5. 12. Ioh. 15. 13. Ioh. 3. 16. the Elect that God gave unto him These onely have interest in him and fellowship with him for whom he makes intercession to his Father in the behalfe of and to them alone doth God by his Spirit apply this redemption unto as also the free gift of eternall life is given to them and none else XXII Faith is the a Ephes 2. 8 Iohn 6. 29. 4. 10. Phil. 1. 29. Gal. 5. 22. gift of God wrought in the hearts of the Elect by the Spirit of God by which faith they come to know and believe the truth of the b Ioh. 17. 17. Heb. 4. 11 12. Iohn 6. 63 Scriptures and the excellency of them above all other writings and all things in the world as they hold forth the glory of God in his attributes the excellency of Christ in his nature and offices and of the power and fulnesse of the Spirit in its workings and operations and so are inabled to cast their soules upon this truth thus believed XXIII All those that have this precious faith wrought in Mat. 7. 24 25. Iohn 13. 10. Iohn 10. 28 29. them by the Spirit can never finally nor totally fall away seeing the gifts of God are without repentance 1 Pet. 1. 4 5 6. Isa 49. 13 14 15 16. so that he still begets and nourisheth in them faith repentance love joy hope and all the graces of the Spirit unto immortalitie And though many stormes and flouds arise and beat against them yet they shall never be able to take them off that foundation and rock which by faith they are fastned upon notwithstanding through unbelief and the temptations of Satan the sensible sight of this light and love be clouded and overwhelmed for a time yet God is still the same and they shall be sure to be kept by the power of God unto salvation where they shall enjoy their purchased possession they being ingraven upon the palmes of his hands and their names having been written in the booke of life from all eternitie XXIV Faith is ordinarily a Rom. 10. 17. 1 Cor. 1. 28. begotten by the preaching of the Gospel or word of Christ without respect to b Rom. 9. 16. any power or agency in the creature but it being wholly c Ezek. 16. 16. Rom. 3. 12. passive and dead in trespasses and sins doth believe and is converted by no lesse d Rom. 1. 16. Ephes 1. 19. Col. 2. 12. power then that which raised Christ from the dead XXV The preaching of the Gospel to the conversion of sinners is a Ioh. 3. 14 15. 1. 12. Isa 55. 1. Ioh. 7. 37. absolutely free no way requiring as absolutely necessary any qualifications preparations or terrors of the Law or preceding ministery of the Law but onely and alone the naked soule a b 1 Tim. 1. 15. Rom. 4. 5. 5. 8. Acts 5. ●0 31. 2. 36. 1 Cor. 1. 22. 24. sinner and ungodly to receive Christ crucified dead and buried and risen againe who is made a Prince and a Saviour for such sinners as through the Gospel shall be brought to beleeve on him XXVI The same power that converts to faith in Christ carrieth on the a 1 Pet. 1. 5. 2 Cor. 12. 9. soule through all duties temptations conflicts sufferings and whatsoever a believer is he is c Phil. 2. 12 13. Ioh. 13. 5. ● Gal. 2. 19 29. by b 1 Cor. 15. 10. grace and is carried on in all obedience and temptations by the same XXVII All believers are by Christ united to God by which a 1 Thess 1. 1. Iohn 17. 21. 20. 17. Heb. 2. 11. 1 Iohn 4. 16. union God is one with them and they are one with him and that all believers are the b Gal. 2. 19 20 Sons of God and joynt heires with Christ to whom belong all the promises of this life and that which is to come XXVIII Those that have union with Christ are justified from a 1 Iohn 1. 7. Heb. 10. 14. 9. 26. 2 Cor. 5. 19. Rom. 3 23. Acts 13. 38 39. Rom. 5. 1. 3. 25 30. all their sins by the bloud of Christ which justification is a gracious and full acquitance of a guilty sinner from all sinne by God through the satisfact on that Christ hath made by his death for all their sinnes And this applied in the manifestation of it through faith XXIX All beleevers are a holy and a 1 Cor. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 9. sanctified people and that sanctification is a spiritual grace of the b Eph. 1. 4. new covenant and an effect of the c 1 John 4. 16 Mat. 28. 20. love of God manifested in the soul whereby the beleever presseth after a heavenly and Evangelicall obedience to all the commands which Christ as Head and King in his new covenant hath prescribed to them XXX All beleevers through the knowledge of a 2 Cor. 5. 19. Rom. 5. 9. 10. that justification of life given by the Father and brought forth by the bloud of Christ have as their great priviledge of that new b Isa 54. 10. 26. 12. covenant peace with God and reconciliation whereby they that were afarre off are made nigh by