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A13257	A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.; Confessio Helvetica Posterior. English.	Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Old, John, fl. 1545-1555.	1568 (1568)	STC 23554; ESTC S118060	120,110	316

the Lorde and remaineth the onely vniuersall shepherde chief high priest before God his father and that he in Christ is present with his churche the churche doeth all the dueties of an high bisshoppe or shepherd and so will continue vnto the ende of the worlde and therefore néedes no vicare as one that were absente Truely Christe is present with his Churche and is a liuyng hedde who straightly forbadde his Apostles and their successours to chalenge the primacie or supremacie in the churche Whosoeuer then gainsaieth this manifest truth bringeth into the church of Christ a cōtrary gouernment who seeth not that thei are to be coumpted emong the nomber of those whō Christes Apostles Prophesied of ij Peter ij and Paule Acte xx ij Cor xi and. ij Thes ij By takyng awaie the Romish hed No desorder in the church we bryng into the Churche of Christe no disorder no trouble seyng that we teache that the gouernemente of the churche prescribed by the Apostles is sufficiente for vs to kepe the Churche in due order Whiche 〈◊〉 the beginnyng while it was without suche a Romishe hedde as now adaies is said to keepe the Churche in order it was not without very 〈…〉 Doubtlesse The head of Rome the hedde of Rome maintaineth the tyrannie and corruption brought into the churche but 〈◊〉 resisteth and with all the might he 〈◊〉 withstādeth the true reformacion thereof It is obiected vnto vs that there are diuers cōtentions crept into our churches Contentions in the church sithens we separated our selues from the Romishe churche wherevpō Contentions in the romish churche some conclude that we bée not the true Churches of Christe as though there were neuer any sectes in the Churche of Rome neuer any strie for contencion and that for religion not so muche in Scholes as in their holte Chaires and in open assemblies We acknowledge i. Cor. xiiii that the Apostle said God is not GOD of dissencion but of peare and seyng there is emong you emulacion and contencion are ye not carnall yet it cannot be deuied but that God was Contention is no true note of the false churche 〈◊〉 the Apostolike Churche and that that Churche was the true Churche in which notwithstandyng there was striefe and discorde For the Apostle Gal. ii Act. xv Paule reprehended Peter the apostle and Barna●●● dissented frō Paule A greuous cōtencion 〈◊〉 in the churche of Antibche betwene them that preache Christ as Luke reherseth Act. rv There hath vtter great strief alwaies in the Churche and the moste famous doctors thereof haue dissented emong theimselues in no light matters the Church notwithstanding ceassed not to bee Christe his Churche still as it was before for so it pleased God to vse the strief in the Churche to the glorie of his name to sette forthe his truthe and to haue those whoe are tried better knowen But as wee acknowledge none other The markes of the true churche hedde of the Churche then Christ so wee agnise not euery one that boasteth it self for the true Churche to be the true Churche in deede We teache that to bee the true Churche wherein are found the signes or markes of the true Churche especially the right and sincere preachyng of God his woorde As wée be taught in the bookes of the Prophettes and Apostles who referre all to Christ whiche faieth in the Gospell My Shepe heare 〈◊〉 voice and I knowe theim thei followe me and I geue to thē eternall life and thei shall neuer perishe thei followe not a straūger but flie from hym because thei knowe not the voice of straūgers and these Shepe be all of one faithe of one spirit and therefore worship one onely God seruyng hym alone in spirite and truth and louing him onely with all their harte with all their strength dooe call on hym onely for Christe his sake their onely mediatour and intercossour seekyng without Christe and faithe in him no rightuousnes no life because thei acknowledge Christe to be the onely hedde and foundacion of the Churche and them selues to bee laied vpon this foundacion Thei doe daiely repare them selues with repentaunce dooe paciently beare the crosse 〈◊〉 vpon them and beyng knitte together by vnfained loue with al Christes members doe thereby declare thēselues to bee the Disciples of Christe continuyng in the bonde of peace and godlie vnitie Thei be also partakers together of the Sacramentes instituted by Christe and taught of the Apostles vsyng them none otherwise then the lorde hath commanded them The saiyng of the Apostle is well knowen to all men I haue receiued of the lord that whiche I also haue deliuered vnto you Wherfore we condemne those i. Cor. xi Churches as disagreyng from Christ his true Church which be not such as we haue heard that thei shuld be boast thei neuer so muche of the succession of Bisshops of vnitie and antiquitie Yea the Apostles commaūde vs to flie from Idolatrie and Babilon and not to take part with her except we would i. Cor. x. i. Ihon. v. Apoc. xviii ii Cor. vi There is no saluatiō with out we be of Christe his churche take part of God his plages also We so muche esteme the societie with the true Churche of Christe that we deny that thei can liue in GOD his sighte whiche doe not communicate with the true Churche of God but separate thēselues from it For as out of the Arke of Noe there was no sauyng helpe A similitude when the worlde perished by the flood so wee beleue that there is no assured saluacion without Christ who offreth hymself in the Churche to be enioyed of his electe and therefore we teache that thei whiche will liue muste not separte theimselues frō the true churche of Christe Howbeit wée doe not so narrowlie include the Churche within the signes aboue rehearsed that we The churche is not tyed to signes teache all those to be out of the church whiche either receiue not the Sacramentes so that it be not a self will or All offenders are not counted to be out of the church contempte but compelled rather by necessitie whiche thei can not auoide either those in whom sometime faithe fainteth but is not vtterly loste and cleane dedde either els suche in whō there are founde faultes and errours by infirmitie For we knowe that god had some frendes in the worlde which were not of the Israelites Common wealthe We are not ignoraunt what happened to the people of God in the captiuitie of Babilon in the whiche thei lacked their sacrifices for the space of lxx yeres We knowe what befell to Peter who denied his maister and what daiely is wonte to happe to the electe and faithfull weaklinges Further we are not ignoraunt what maner of Churches in the Apostles tyme the Galathians Corinthians had in the whiche the Apostle laieth to their charge that there was many and greuous The churche sumtime semeth to be

true confessiō and to speake all at a worde saithe bringeth forthe al kinde of good Good workes come of ●uth fruites and good woorkes in vs. For we teache that true good workes doe spryng of a liuely faithe by the woorkyng of the holie ghoste and are doen of the faithfull accordyng to the wille or rule of God his woorde For Peter the Apostle faieth geue all diligence i. Peter i. thereunto and ioine vertue with your faithe and with vertue knowledge with knowledge temperaūce c. We saied before that the Lawe of GOD whiche is the will of God dooeth prescribe vnto vs a paterne of good workes And the Apostle affirmeth this is i. Thes iiii the will of God your sanctificaciō and that ye should abstaine from vnclennes that no man oppresse or defraude his brother in any matter For God workes that men inuente of their owne braine alloweth not those workes those worshippynges whiche wee chose of our owne hedde whiche Paule calleth volontarie religiō Whereof the lorde Collos ii also in the gospell saith Thei worship me in vain teachyng the doctrine and preceptes of men Wee reproue therefore suche woorkes but we highly cōmende and earenestly require those woorkes whichē be accordyng to the wille and commaundemente of God The ende of good workes We must therfore doe good dedes yet not to merite thereby life euerlastyng for as the Apostle saieth Life euerlastyng is the gifte of God nor to make our boaste or bragge thereof whiche Math. vi Christe reproueth nor yet for gaine whiche also he disaloweth Math. xxiij but to the glory of God to commende our vocacion to shewe our thankfulnesse to God and to profite our neighboure Againe our Lorde faieth in the Gospell Lette your light so shine before Math. v. men that thei maie see your good workes glorifie your father whiche is in heauen And the Apostle Paule Eyh iiij Walke as becommeth your vocacion Also Collo iij. Whatsoeuer ye shall doe saith he in worde or dede doe all in the name of the Lorde Iesus geuyng thankes to GOD the father through hym And Phil. ij Looke not euery man on his owne matters but on other mennes thynges also And Tite iij. Lette our brethren learne to shewe for the good woorkes for necessarie vses that thei be not vnfruitfull Albeit therefore wee teache as the We reiecte not good workes but necessarilie require them Apostle doeth that a man is Iustified freelie by faithe in Christe and not by any good woorkes yet we doe not dispise or condemne good woorkes wée knowing that man was not made nor regenerate by faithe to be idle but rather to dooe without ceassyng those thynges whiche are good and profitable For in the Gospell the lorde faith A good trée bringeth forthe good frute Math. xii And in Ihon. xv He that dwelleth in me bringeth forthe muche fruite To conclude the Apostle saieth wee are Gods creatures made in Christ Iesu to doe good woorkes whiche GOD hath prepared to walke in And again Heresies whoe deliuered hymself for vs to redeme vs from all our iniquitie and to clēse his owne peculier people which do good woorkes We condēne therefore all those that despise good woorkes babblyng that thei are vnprofitable Oure good workes are not the cause of our saluation and not to bee regarded Notwithstandyng we thinke not as was saied before that we are saued by good workes or that thei are so necessarie that without them no manne was euer saued For by grace by Christes onely benefite wee are saued Woorkes come of saithe necessarily but yet saluacion is vnproperlie ascribed to thē for moste aptlie it is to bee attributed to grace For that saiyng of the Apostle is verie well knowen if it bee of grace it is no more of woorkes or els were grace no grace But if it bee of workes it is no more grace or els wer Rom. xi woorkes no more woorkes Those workes doubtlesse do please God and are allowed of hym whiche Good workes please God we doe with faithe because thei please him by faithe in Christ who doe good workes which also procede of the grace of God through the holie ghoste For saincte Peter saieth In euery nacion Actes x. he that feareth GOD and woorketh rightuousnesse is accepted with hym And we ceasse not to pray for you that ye might walke worthie of the Lorde Col. i. and please hym in all thynges beyng fruitfull in all good woorkes Therefore we instructe men with as muche Note diligēce as we can and beate into their eares to embrase true and not false or Philosophicall vertues to doe in dede Hypocrites good workes and to performe the boūden duetie of a Christian manne We muche discommēde both the sluggishnesse hipocrisie of all suche as praise and professe the Gospell with their mouthe but with their filthie liuyng defile it And we laye before their yies Gods horrible threatenynges concernyng this matter his large promises liberall rewardes with exhortacions comfortes and rebukynges For wee teache that God geneth a God rewardeth our good deedes large rewarde to theim that doe good accordyng to the Prophettes saiyng Refraine thy voice from wepyng for Iere. xxxi Esaie iiii Math. v. x. thou shalte haue a rewarde for thy woorke Christe also promiseth in the gospell Be glad and reioyce for great is your reward in heauen And he that will geue to one of these little ones a Cuppe of colde water verelie I saie to you he shall not lose his reward Howbeit wee referre this rewarde whiche the Lorde geueth not to mennes merite Note who receiue the rewarde but to why God rewardeth them that doe good deedes the goodnesse liberalitie and truthe of God promisyng and geuyng it who notwithstandyng he oweth nothyng to any man yet hath promised to giue a rewarde to theim whiche faithfullie worshippe hym but to that ende GOD bestoweth on theim his rewarde that thei should serue hym Furthermore there be many thynges vnmete to bee presented to God and sundrie thynges are founde vnperfite euen in the sainctes deédes or workes But because God receiueth them into his fauour and loueth the workers for Christ his sake he geueth them the rewarde whiche he promised theim For otherwise our rightuousnesse is likened to filthie clothes The Lorde Esaie lxiiii Luke xvii Mennes merites merite nothyng also saieth in the Gospell When you haue doen all that is cōmaunded you saie ye are vnprofitable seruantes we haue dooen but that whiche was our bounded duetie to not Albeit then we Note Augu. teache that God rewardeth our good deedes yet we teache there withall as Augustine doeth that God crowneth in vs not our merites but his owne gifte And therefore what reward soeuer we receiue we affirme that it cometh of the grace of God worthelier called grace then a rewarde because that good which we do is doen rather by God his