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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

Cor. 1. 30. 2. Cor. 5 21. Rom. 10 4. c. 2. In the Confessions of the godly militant in this worlde as may be seene in the Confes. of the Church in Heluet. 2 cap. 15. Bohem. cap. 6. France art 12. Fland. art 22. Ausburgh art 4. Wittemb art 5. Sueuia cap. 3. But so beleeue not The Atheists of this world for they are not perswaded of the life to come not of the mysteries of mans saluation The Pharisaical teachers who thinke there is no righteousnes before God but ciuil and external righteousnes in the sight of men The Papistes For they teach that Some sinnes are washed away not by the blood of Christ but by holy water so called as lesser offences Some sinnes are purged By the fire of Purgatorie By almes giuing By Perigrinations By Pardons By Masses By fasting c. 2. The doctrin of our iustification by Faith only as it is whol some and ful of comfort so is it 1. Grounded vpon the worde of God as Mark. 5 36 Act. 10. 41 c. Act. 13. ●8 Act. 15 8. Act. 22 16 Rom. 1 16. Rom. 3 20 c. Rom. 4 4 c. Rom. 10. 3 c. Gal. 2 16 c. Gal. 3 7 c. Ephes. 2 8. Phil. 3 6 c. 2. Subscribed vnto by the godly in al the reformed Churches of this world and by publique writing in the Confession of Hel. 2. c. 16. ●asil art 8. Bohe. c. 6. 7. Fran. art 20 Flan. art 22. Ausburgh art 4. Sax. art 3 8. Wittemb art 4. Sueuia cap. 3. Partakers of the profit comfort of this doctrine ●re not The Infidels who Either be altogether ignorant of this mysterie Either know it but applie it not to their owne soules and consciences but altogether despise the same As did Herod in killing Iams act 12 Agrippa in not desending Paul Act. 26 26 c. The Iewes in persecuting the Apostles Act. 13 41. c. As doe The Diuels Iam. 2. 19. Many vngodly mē False Christians Tyrans Apostates c. Either teach not a sure confidence in Christ but an historical knowledge of Christ and of other Eccles. matters as in his Catechisme doth Canisius cap. 1. Vaux Cap. 1. Either holde that man is to be stil in doubt whether he shalbe saued or no as the Papists Conc. Trid. sess 6 c. 9. Such as do faine that they please God not through faith by hearing but by reuelation as the Manichies Enthusiasts Anabaptists They whiche hold that man is iustified By Workes without Faith As did The false Apostles in Asia 1. Tim. 1. The Interim of Ausburgh As do the Turkes Anabaptists By Faith works As did the Pseudoapostles at Hierusalem Act. 15. As do the Papists commonly Neither by faith nor workes as they which contemne both a sure confidence in Iesus Christ good virtues yet hope to be saued as they say They who defende how we apprehend not the righteousnesse of Christ by faith but haue it or Christ himselfe rather dwelling essentially within vs as the O sianders 3. Besides what hath bene saide that workes haue no place nor portion in the matter of our iustification it is euident 1. In the holy Scripture where we do find that Al men be sinners and are destitute of the glorie of God and therefore that no man can be iustified by works Psal. 14 2 3. Psal. 53 2 3. Psal. 51. 4. Rom. 5 12. c. The Apostles and the whole Synod gathered together in the holy Ghost did conclude that both Iewes and Gentiles which beleeued were saued not by workes but by the meere grace of our Lord Iesus Christ Act. 15. Eternal life commeth not by desert but Of Promise Acts 2. 39. 3. 25. 13 32 c. Rom 3 21 c. 2. Tim. 1 1. Of Gifte Iohn 17 2. Rom. 6 23. 1. Iohn 5 11. Reuel 2 10 The iust shal liue by faith And the Law is not of ●●ith Gal. 3. 11. As the godly in olde time were so Christians in these dayes are and shal be iustified But the godly were iustified not for any good works or worthinesse of their owne So iustified was Abraham Rom. 4 1. c. Gal 3 6. c. Heb. 11. 17. The Iewes Act. 2 44. The Sama●itans Act. 8 12. Paul Act. 9. Act. 22 16. 1. ti 1. 13 c. Ph. 3. 6. c. The Eunuch act 8 37 The ●ailer Act. 16. 31. c. The Ephesians Eph. 2 4. c. 2. In the Confess of the godly in this world as appeareth plainly Heluet. 2 cap. 16. Basil. art 8. Bohem. cap. 7. France Art 22. Fland. art 24. Ausburgh art 6. 26. Aduersaries vnto this truth are The Pharisies who thought that by external righteousnesse They were saued Moral Ceremonial The false Apostles both In Asia 1 Tim. 1. At Ierusalem Act. 15. The Pharisaical Papists which against the iustification of Faith only do holde a iustification by Merites that of 1. Congruitie 2. Dignitie 3. Condignitie 12. ARTICLE Of good workes ALbeit that good workes which are the frutes of Faith and follow after iustification cannot put away our sinnes and endure the seueritie of Gods iudgement yet 1 are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ 2 and do spring out necessarilie of a true and liuely faith insomuch that by them a liuely faith 3 may be as euidentlie knowen as a tree discerned by the frute The Propositions 1 Good workes do please God 2. No worke is good except it spring from faith 3. Good workes are the outward signes of the inwarde beliefe 1. Though God acce●● not man for his works ●ake as hath bin● proued yet that good works after man his iustification please God it is a cleere truth euerie where to be seene 1. In the Scripture because God hath Commaunded them to be done Matth. 5. 16. Iohn 15. 12. Phil. 2. 14 c. 1 Thes 4 3 2. Tim. 2 19. And requireth righteousnes Not onely outward of the bodie But also inward of the minde Matth. 5 v. 22. c. Act 24. 16 1. Pet. 2. 11 1. Pet 3. 4 c. Rom ●2 2 1. Ioh. 3. 15 17. Appointed For the virtuous rewardes In this life Mat 5 5 Mar. 10 30. 1. Tim. 4. 8. In the world to come Matth. 7. 21. Matth. 10 32. Luke 14 14. Rom. 2 10. To the wicked punishments both Temporal and theie Spiritual Isa 59. 1 2. Iohn 9. 31. 1. Tim. 1. 6. c. 1. Iohn 3. 21. 22. Corporal Deut. 28. 15. c. Ier. 5 24 25. Rom. 13. 1. 2. Heauenly eternal Matth. 10. 33. Matth. 21. 41. c. 1. Cor. 6 9 c. Heb. 12. 14 c. Reuel 21 8. 2. In the confess of the godly in Heluet. 2 cap. 16. Basil. art 8. Bohem. cap 7. France art 22. Fland. art 24. Ausburgh art 6 26. Saxon art 3 5 6. Wittemb cap. 7. Sueuia cap. 4. Which truth is oppugned by aduersaries of diuers kindes whereof Some hold that seing man is iustified

by faith he may liue as him listeth licentiously as the Libertines Some think that to attend vpon vertue to follow goodnes is a yoake too intolerable as the Simo●ia●s Some vtterly reiect al grace virtue and feate of God as Did the Donatistes Aë●ians Circumcellians Do the Macchiauils Atheists Some permit though not al manner yet some sinnes So of the Whoredome is allowed Carpocratians Valentinians Periurie in the time of troubles is allowed Basilidians Helchisaits Priscilhanites Fam. of Loue Papists Simple fornication yea in Priests is allowed Breaking of faith to an heretique c. is allowed Some dreame that God is pleased with lipseruice and outward righteousnes as the hypocritical Pharisies or Pharisaical Hypocrites 2. Al which man doth is not pleasing vnto God but that onelie which proceedeth from a true faith in Iesus Christ. So witnesseth 1. The Scripture Heb. 11 6. Rom. 14 23. Tit. 1 15. Rom. 8 8. Gal. 5 6. 1. Iohn 5. 4. 5 And although the workes of the beleeuing do please God yet are theie not so perfect that they can satisfie the law of God Therefore euen to the iustified saith Christ Praie c. forgiue vs our debts Matth. 6 12. Saie we are vnprofitable seruants Luke 17 10. Paul We know that the Lawe is spiritual but I am carnal c Rom 7. 14 c. We which haue the first frutes of the Spirit euen we do sight in ourselues c. and haue infirmities Rom. 8 23. Ye cannot do the same thinges that ye would Gal. 5 17. 2. The godlie in their publique confessions extant in print Heluet. 2 cap. 16. Basil. art 8. Bohem. cap. 7. France art 22. Fland. art 24. Ausburgh art 26. Saxon. art 3 5 6. Wittemb cap. 7. Sueuia cap. 4. Therefore as we mislike so we condemne the vngod lie opinion of the Valentinians who saie that please God do Spiritual men which are themselues not by faith but onelie by knowledge Natural men not by faith but by Labor True dealing Who teach that the Lawes of God maie perfectile be fulfilled of men once iustified as the Papistes illuminated as saie the Elders in the Familie Papistes Fam. of Loue. 3. Manie are the reasons whie good workes are to be done cited in part afore pag. 42. yet not the least cause is that men maie be knowen what they are so saith 1. The Scripture that therby are knowen The good trees from the bad Matth. 7 16. c. The wheate from the chaffe Matth. 3 12. The true Disciples from the false Iohn 13 35. The sonnes of God from the children of Satan Luke 6 36. Ephes. 5. 1. 1. Iohn 3 10. The regenerate from th'vnbeleeuing Iam. 2 18. 1. Pet. 1 17. c. 1. Pet. 4 22 c. Ephes. 4 17. 2. The Confession Heluet. 2. cap. 16. Basil. art 8. Bohem. cap. 7. Franc art 22. Flan. art 24. Saxon. art 3. Wittemb cap. 7. Sueuia cap. 4. And this doe the children of God Not to be seene of men as Hypocrites Not to merit as the Pharisaical Papistes Con. Trid. Sess. 6. can 24. 13. ARTICLE Of workes before iustification WOrkes done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his spirit are 1 not pleasant to God forasmuch as theie spring not of faith in Iesu Christ 2 neither do they make men meete to receiue grace or as the schoole aucthors saie deserue grace of congruitie yea rather 3 for that they are not done as God hath willed and commaunded them to be done we doubt not but they haue the nature of sinne The Propositions Workes before Iustification 1 Please not God 2. Deserue not grace of congruitie 3. Haue the nature of sinne 1. Before men do please God nothing that man doth can please him But men please not God being not renued by the Spirite which as it hath bene alreadie proued so is it 1. In the Scripture where it is euident that before man be regenerate they are Which bring out no good frute of them selues Matth. 7 16. Not grapes but thornes Not figs but thistles Not good but il trees Matth. 12 33. Luke 6 43. Not liuely but dead bowes Iohn 15. 4. Not ingraffed but wilde oliues Rom. 11. 17. 23. Not frends but enemies Rom. 5. 10 Not the sonnes of God but the children of wrath Ephes. 2 3. 2. In the publique confessions of the Churches reformed expresselie Heluet. 2 cap. 15. Ausburgh art 20. Wherebie the vanitie of al them is perceaued which thinke that without regeneration God is pleased with man his deedes whether they be Papists Look pag. 39 Commenders of ciuil and Philosophical righteousnes and placers of the doers of such workes though without faith in christ in the heauens 2. The vnregenerate not yet iustified haue nothing in them to mooue God to be gratious vnto them As may be seene 1. In the Scripture where wee finde that the vnregenerate being Olde not new creatures Ephes. 4 22. Col. 3. 5. Enimies Rom. 8. 7. not the Children of God Seruants of God Sinners not godly bent Rom. 5 8. Infidels Tit. 1 15. and not faithfull Christians Of congruitie deserue no grace at God his hande Hereby is ouerthrowne the Pap. doctrine concerning merites of congruitie 2. In the Confessions of the Churches in Heluet. 2 cap. 16. Bohem. cap. 7. Flan. Art 23. Ausburgh art 4 20. Sax. art 3 8. Wittemb art 5. 3. VVhatsoeuer men not yet iustified before god do it is sin this shall we finde confirmed 1. In the scripture where it is cleare that of the vnregenerate The best workes which they doe euen their Fasting Isa. 58 3. c. Math. 6 16. Zach. 7 5 c. Praying Prou. 28 9. Math. 6 5. Almes deedes Math. 6. Sacrificing vnto God Psal. 50 8. Isa. 1 13. Hos. 6 6. Mar. 12. 33. though in the name of Christ Mat. 7 22 23. Prophesieng Doing of miracles Al th'actions whatsoeuer Rom. 14. 23. Tit. 1 15. Heb. 11 6. Are abhominable in God his eies 2. In the Confessions of the holy militant in this world and namelie Heluet. 2 cap. 15 16. Bohem. cap. 7. Belg. Art 23. Ausburgh article 4. 20. Saxon. 3 8. Witemb art 5. Erred therefore hath the Trid. Councel in pronouncing them accursed which hold that al workes of men whatsoeuer done before his iustification are sin Sess. 6. can 7. 4. ARTICLE Of workes of Supererogation VOluntarie workes 1 besides ouer and aboue Gods commaundements which they call workes of Supererogation cannot be taught without arrogancie and impietie 2 For by them men doe declare that they doe not onely render vnto God as much as they are bound to do but that they do more for his sake than of bounden dutie is required wheras Christ saith plainely When ye haue done al that are commaunded to you say We be vnprofitable seruants The Propositions Workes of Supererogation 1. Cannot be taught without Arrogancie Impietie 2. Are the subuersion of the true Religion 1. Workes of Supererogation which are al voluntarie