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A01236	A Christian confession of the late moste noble and mightie prince, Friderich of that name the third, Count Palatine by [ye] Rhein, one of the electours of the holy Empire, and Duke in Bauire: wherein constantlie and meekelie he departed out of this world the 26. of October in the yere of our Lord God 1576. Taken word for word out of his last will and testament. Whereunto is added the Lantgraue his answere to the French King; Proclamations. 1620-07-01	Friedrich III, Elector Palatine, 1515-1576.; Johann Casimir, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, 1543-1592.; Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of Hesse, 1532-1592.	1577 (1577)	STC 11348; ESTC S116026	25,880	96

A CHRISTIAN CONFESSION of the late moste noble and mightie Prince Friderich of that name the third Count Palatine by the Rhein one of the Electours of the holy Empire and Duke in Bauire wherein constantlie and meekelie he departed out of this world the 26. of October in the yere of our Lord God 1576. Taken word for word out of his last will and testament Whereunto is added the Lantgraue his answere to the French King. 1. Petri. 3. Be alwayes readie to giue answere to euerie man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you Roman 10. If a man beleue Christ Iesus with his heart he shal be righteous If a man confesse him with his mouth he shal be saued Matth. 10. Whosoeuer shall confesse me before men him will I acknowledge before my Father which is in heauen But whosoeuer shal denie me before men him also will I denie before my Father which is in heauen Imprinted at London by Christopher Barkar ANNO. 1577. Iohn Casimire by the grace of God Count Palatine by the Rhein Duke in Bauire c. and appointed Lieutenant Generall of the said Palatinate besides the Rhein sendeth greeting ALthough the highe and mightie prince our entirelie beloued Lorde and father Friderich late Paltzgraue by the Rhein and Elector of the holie empire of worthie memorie in the whole time of his gouernement and especially in the yere of our lord god 1566 at the time of the diet holden at Augusta where he was present about the confession of his christian faith and also in the Cathechisme and booke of the reformation and orders of the churches in his dominions heretofore published hath sufficiently declared witnessed to the whole world that neither he him selfe held or mainteined nor in his landes and dominions had suffered to be set forth and published anie other kinde of religion then that which was in all partes agreeable vnto the doctrine of the holy prophetical and apostolical scriptures besides conformable with the confession of Augusta and apologie thereof as the same was allowed of by the Princes Estates assembled at Nawmburg yet sithe the time of the departure of our said lord and father out of this vale of miserie we haue partly our selues with our own eares heard and partly vnderstoode from other places to our great grief that it hath bene giuen out by some although vntruelie that our said father before his death should haue bene remoued from his former confession as though aforetimes he had proceeded to farre in such matters And albeit wee for our owne part sith the time that by the grace of God we were called out of Poperie haue alwayes taken and founde his said Confession to be no otherwise then Christian groūded in the infallible word of God and especially at the time of the said dyet of Augusta where we attended vpon our said father and by his commandemēt exhibited the bookes of the holie Bible and Confession of Augusta before the Electours and other Princes of the Empire then present and the Commissioners Ambassadours of those which were absent Out of which in our said fathers behalf we desired that an other and better confession might bee shewed and taught vnto him where seeing none of them brought any thing at al against our said fathers confessiō wee were at that time the more confirmed therein And since according to the same haue not onely with heart and mouth professed but also being accompanied with diuers noble men other vertuous honest persones fearing God haue at two seueral times sufficiently in the face of the whole worlde witnessed our zeale therein And yet in like sort as we haue bene enformed it hath bene imputed vnto vs that if we were not wholy departed remoued from our fathers said Cōfession yet at the lest we were become somewhat lesse earnest then before For which cause seeing our said Lord and father in the absence of the noble mightie Prince Ludouick Palzgraue by the Rhein now Electour of the holie Empire our welbeloued Lord and brother about the space of one moneth before his departure called and sent for vs in this place vnto him where we remained with him still vntill his ende in which time we vnderstoode from himselfe that not onely the aboue mentioned Confession heretofore published was with his owne hands made but also that he had caused the same to be written and inserted in his last will and testament And further are witnesses that we haue both heard seene that vntil his last breath he with good remēbrance and great constancie cōtinued in the profession of the same and so blessedly departed in our Lord Christ Iesus And where as afterwards our said welbeloued brother comming hither and with common cōsent opening the said will and testament which in the meane time remained not onely vntouched by anie person but also kept vnder the handes and seales of good and sufficient witnesses and further was in euerie leafe subscribed with our said fathers owne hande we not onely founde therein contained his aboue mentioned Confession but also that we his children appointed executours of his said last will vpon paine of the auoiding of Gods displeasure anger and curse and eternall and worldly punishment by vertue and power of Gods immutable precept of obedience due vnto him were commanded and enioyned both to mainteine our said fathers confession and also to do our endeuours for the planting and spreading of it further For which cause with a good conscience as we trust and also without any discredit or preiudice to our fathers said will and for diuers other weightie and necessarie causes wee could not any lōger forbeare for knowledge of the truth answering of such reportes as haue bene vntruely bruted and spred abroad to the contrarie openly to giue herewith a true testimonie of the saide matter causing the said Confession as it was word for word written and inserted in our fathers said testament to be published and printed To the intent that the duetiful accomplishment and fulfilling of his said last and deare will which is not onely committed to the charge of the Electour our said lord brother although to him chiefly but also to his subiectes Counsellours officers and especially to the vniuersitie here the Schole and ministers also to the whole posteritie euery man in particular as is expressely conteined in the said testament might be knowen vnto them and they thereby vnderstande their duetie what they haue to do and further euerie person whatsoeuer be thereby assuredlie perswaded in his conscience that our sayd lord and father in no other confession nor in any erronious condemned opinion but in a most Christian confession and acknowledging of the infallible and inuincible truth of our common true and auncient Christian faith departed most godlie out of this vale of miserie into euerlasting ioye and quietnes By which confession as grounded vpon the right rocke Christ Iesus our Lord

principally wee desire them as Christian and godlie Princes magistrates to whom the defence and propagatiō of Gods knowē veritie is by almightie God him selfe verie earnestly imposed and commanded as their chiefest and highest office that they would with all diligence haue a due regarde that the holy and blessed Gospell and the onely trueth of God which is infallible and shal not passe away but remaine for euer may be preached and taught vnto all their subiectes others appertaining vnto them according to the contentes of the Prophetical and Apostolical scriptures purely and vnfalsified that through the blessing of almightie God the same may be stil planted inherited and professed by their successours and posteritie to the intēt they may be partakers of the rich and gratious promise of our Lorde and Sauiour IESUS Christ saying Seeke first the kingdome of God and the righteousnes therof the rest shall fall or be giuen vnto you truely assuredly confirming strengthening them selues with the commandemēt comfort of almightie God which he gaue to his louing true seruant Iosua in these wordes Be strong and of a most valiant courage that thou maiest obserue do all things according to the law which Moyses my seruant hath commaunded thee Turne not from it neither to the right hand nor to the left that thou maiest prosper and proceade wisely in all that thou hast to do And let the booke of the Lawe neuer depart frō thy mouth but meditate vpō it day night that thou maiest do and obserue al thinges according as it is written therein Secondlie for as much as both nowe and alwayes it hath so come to passe that when Gods worde and holie Sacramentes haue bene in any place taught administred purelie clerely and without darkenes or falsehoode and almightie God by his blessed worde hath gathered vnto him a Churche that then immediatlie and forthwith the enemie of Christian faith the raging deuil partlie soweth his weedes amōg it and partly opposeth him self assaulteth it with his whole forces might goeth about by al meanes he can not only to ouerthrow quench it with his outward power but also by stirring vp of diuers diuisions cōtentions false erronious opinions which also in the time of our gouernmēt as is wel knowē vnto all men not without some daūger haue also happened vnto vs especially in the some vnquiet and contentious persons of mere ambition setled hatred whereas they could not publish a better booke of their owne went about and verie earnestly laboured to slaunder cauill the Cathechisme and booke of the orders and reformation of our Church which we caused to be published and to bring the same into suspicion by sondrie simple and well meaning people All which notwithstanding by the helpe and grace of almightie God whilest we suffered our selues not to be caried away frō the right line of Gods worde nor to be made afraide by any respect of outward power but truly and cōstantly follewed our office and calling in the end wonderfully contrarie to all mens expectation with great and apparant benefit both worldly eternall and many other blessings commodities which happened to our people which did at length submitte them selues obediently vnto the manifest trueth we outstoode ouercame them all and out of Gods worde haue stopped the mouthes of such as so opposed and set them selues against our said Christian Cathechisme booke of orders so as to our great comfort the eyes of many haue bene thereby opened and brought to the right vnderstanding of our true Christian religion and confession of pure doctrine We therefore praye admonish and warne our deare childrē also our Counsellours officers ministers subiectes especially our Vniuersitie and Church at Heydelberg that seeing the malice deceipt and subtiltie of the diuell and so the daūgers of true faithfull Christians are like euerie daye more and more to encrease and waxe greater They would in consideratiō of such imminent perils haue a more true diligent and earnest regarde thereto not onely to set forwarde this good worke as they minde to auoyde the heauie anger and displeasure of almightie GOD and his euerlasting and worldlie punishment vpon them and tender the saluation of them selues and their posteritie but also not suffer them selues to bee feared turned awaye or seduced from this knowen and confessed trothe for any contentions alreadie entered into the Churche feare of offending respectes of persones deceiptes and other subtilties of this vayne worlde but rather open their eyes awake take heede do their best endeuours that in such places of our dominions as gods trothe hath alreadie bene taught and receiued may there still and constantly be retained kept and increased And in case the same hitherto through any empechementes of the wicked diuell and other defaultes shall not haue bene perfectly in al places established knowen and rooted in our said subiectes that then in such place or places by the grace and meanes of almightie God Christ Iesus they would procure that the same may be broght in taught planted to the euerlasting and temporall profit and benefit of our said subiectes Especially for the third point we will pray our deare sonnes to beware take heede of all contentious vnquiet ministers in churches scholes which in these times go about to stirre vp in matters of faith religion sondrie euill cōtentions and strifes about words vsing vnprofitable condēnations censures against other Christian Churches Scholes which neuertheles agree in the principall foundation and chiefe articles of the Christian faith and repose the saluation of their soules vpon the onely Sauiour and redeemer Christ Iesus going about by ambition and peruerse zeale to bring in and erect a pretended iurisdiction of a holy Ghost and euē as in time of blasphemous Poperie seeking both to rule and haue dominion ouer the consciences of magistrates and subiectes and to constitute a newe supremacie whereby not onely diuisions and bitternes of mindes both in temporall and spirituall gouernementes haue followed to the ouerthrowe and ruine of them But also thereby occasion hath bene giuen to the Pope and his followers to persecute our true and Christian religion with fyre and sworde banishmentes and other paines and punishments and thereby to establish and confirme his own tyrannie the more As the more is the pitie manie examples partly already heretofore happened euen in our dayes in some Electours and Princes houses among other straunge nations our neighbours where the holie Gospell a long time hath had a swaye and partly of late tyme sprong vp might be produced to declare sufficiently what miserable diuisiōs calamities and misfortunes haue happened thereby where unto also al Christian magistrates Churches and scholes ought to beholde and looke vnto as in a glasse And therefore we would haue them as much as in them shall lie to beware of such daungerous vnquiet persones enemies of

and Sauiour and his most godlie worde the right touchestone we also through the helpe and assistance of almightie God minde to perseuere and continue vnto our last ende and beseche the almightie that he will not onely gratiously preserue vs and all our fellowe members in Christ Iesus from all contrarie errours and deprauations which by vnquiet and contentious persons and members are moued in matters of religion and brought into the Church but also mainteine keepe in vs his knowen veritie cōfort strengthen vs in all troubles and tentations and of his goodnes once in these latter daies open the eyes and hearts of all Christian people that we may haue a regarde not vnto traditions of men or priuate affections but only to his most godly worde as the truest and infalliblest line direction of our consciences and faithes and graunt vnto vs all grace that brotherlie Christian and due charitie may take place and dwell among vs. These sentences words following were distinctly spoken by the said prince Electour being of good vnderstanding memorie not long before his death after he had declared that hee persisted constant in his said confession which followeth First the saying of S. Paul 1. Timoth. 1. This is a most true and assured saying and worthy by all meanes to be embraced that Christ Iesus came into the world to saue sinners of whom I am the chiefest The second saying to them which stoode by I haue liued lōg inough for you I must also once liue for my selfe The third The gracious Lorde call me when it shall please him I haue a ioyfull free conscience in the Lord Iesus whome I haue serued with all my heart and render thankes vnto him that I haue liued so long that in the churches and schooles vnder my dominion and charge the people haue bene directed taught from traditions of men to beleeue in him alone The fourth 2. Timoth. 4. I haue fought a good fight I haue finished my course I haue kept the faith from henceforth is layed vp for me the crowne of righteousnes Here foloweth the said christian confession ❧ In the name of the holie vndiuided Trinity of God the Father the Sonne the holy Ghost WE Friderich by the grace of God Count Palatine by the Rhein one of the Electours of the holy Romaine Empire Duke in Bauaria c. confesse and make knowē to all persons by these our letters c. ¶ First whereas we haue bene before all thinges Christianlie taught and resolued out of gods worde that both euerlasting and perpetuall and also the worldlie and temporall prosperitie peace quietnes concorde and good estate of all gouernements principalities countryes people aswell of such persons as are ordained heades magistrates as other inferiour members subiects haue their beginning increase and enriching and are most assuredly mainteined and preserued by this onely meanes when they shall set before their eyes and seeke to aduance god his holie worde and according to the same directe all their affaires and causes in this life as by a most true and infallible line which thing also the very heathen although they had no true vnderstanding of god yet by the light of nature ingraffed in them sawe and confessed after a sorte and from thence at the first these declarations and making of last wils which men commonly call testamentes tooke their beginnings But especially among the olde fathers patriarkes other religious persons they seeme to haue bene chiefliest made to this ende for that they woulde leaue after them vnto their children heires and successours a certaine token and witnesse whereby not only their said successours might assuredly vnderstand what religion and faith their forefathers were of which they had receiued out of gods worde by open testimonies and wherin they had liued holilye and vprightely and were gratiously mainteined defended and protected by almightie god and in the ende so died but also that their successors might haue more cause to be moued with like bondes and duetie to folowe the christian footsteppes of their predecessoures and to imitate their examples and according to the same to rule and mainetaine the people and countreys committed to their charge if they did looke for and desired to enioye such euerlasting and worldelie blessinges of almightie God as had bene bestowed vpon their fathers which thing appeareth by the last wordes vsed by some of the patriarches good King Dauid him selfe where he speaketh to his sonne Salomon after this sorte Be of good comforte and shewe thy selfe a man And attende or take heede vnto the charge of the Lorde thy God that thou walke before him in his wayes and keepe his precepts commaundements iudgements and testimonies as it is written in the lawe of Moyses that thou maist prosper in all that thou doest and whereunto soeuer thou turnest thy selfe that the Lord may confirme his word that he hath spoken ouer me and said If thy children shal take heede to their wayes that they walke before me in trueth and with all their hearts and with all their soules there shall not at anie time a man be wanting from my bodie to sit vpon the throne of Israel So also in like sort as a christian prince fearing and louing god and hauing in the making of our last wilmore regard in our heart to euerlasting and immortal things then to worldly and temporall matters which perish and folowe depende of the former we haue thought good for the honor of almighty god discharge and comforte of our conscience and for an vnfeined declaration to our louing and deare sonnes heyres and successoures whole posteritie and also of all our true and faithful subiectes and euerie other whatsoeuer to whom it may appertaine in this our fatherlie disposition testament and last will to make an open true declaration of our faith that euery one may haue certaine knowledge thereof whereto we haue bene the rather induced for that in these latter dayes diuers sundrie errours and debates in matters of religion haue bene moued by vnquiet and contentious persons wherewith both wee others in the time of our gouernment haue bene much troubled and some sectes factions haue bene raised in the church by certain persons going about to persuade simple men as though wee were priuie and consenting to their erronious opinions And to the intent that it do not onely appeare that the same our confession is only grounded built vpō the true rocke Christ Iesus our Lord sauiour his only word but also that therewith our deare children may be the more cōforted to persist stedfastly in such our christiā confession for no tēptaciō or troublesome storme whatsoeuer that might happen to the contrarie wherof god be thāked hitherto by his almighty help assistance in the time of our gouernmēt we haue both felt and ouercome many turned backe or made faynte hearted fearefull or negligent in their callings and