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A08068	The confession of faith of certayn English people living in exile, in the Low countreyes. Together with a brief note of the speciall heads of those things wherin we differ fro[m] the Church of Engla[n]d.; True confession of the faith, which wee falsely called Brownists, doo hould	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?; Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.	1607 (1607)	STC 18435; ESTC S119852	30,939	73

vnder Christ their onely head XXXIX It is the office and duty of Princes Magistrates who by the ordinance of God are supreme governours vnder him over all persons and causes within their Realmes and dominions to suppresse and root out by their authoritie al false Ministeries voluntarie religions counterfeit worship of God to abolish and destroy the Idol Temples Images Altars Vestments all other monuments of Idolatry and superstition and to take and convert to their own civill vses not only the benefit of all such idolatrous buildings and monuments but also the Revenues Demeanes Lordships Possessions Gleabes and Maintenance of any false Ministeries and vnlawfull ecclesiasticall functions whatsoever within their dominions And on the other hand to stablish and mainteyn by their lawes every part of Gods word his Christian Religion pure worship and true Ministery described in his word to cherish and protect all such as are careful to worship God according to his word and to lead a godly lyfe in al peace and loyalty yea to enforce al their subjects whether Ecclesiasticall or Civil to do their dutyes to God and men protecting mainteining the good punishing and restreyning the evil according as God hath commaunded whose Lieutenants they are here on earth XL. And thus the protectiō cōmandement of the Princes and Magistrates maketh it much more peaceable though no whit at all more lawfull to walke in the wayes and ordinances of Iesus Christ which he hath commanded his Church to keep without spot and vurebukeable vntill his appearing in the end of the world And in this behalf therefore the brethren thus mynded and proceding as is before said are both cōtinually to supplicate to God and as they may to their Princes Governors that thus vnder thē they may lead a quiet and peaceable lyfe in al godlines and honestie XLI And if God encline the Magigstrates hearts to the allowance and protection of the Church therein it ought to be accoūted a singular happy blessing of God who grāteth such noursing Fathers Mothers to his Church And it behoveth al to be careful to walk worthie so great a mercy of God in all thankfulnes and obedience XLII But if God withold the Magistrates allowance furtherance herein yet must wee notwithstanding proceed together in Christian covenant cōmunion thus to walke in the obedience of Christ and confession of his faith and Gospel even through the middest of all tryalls afflictiōs not accounting our goods lands wives children Fathers Mothers brethren sisters no nor our lives dear vnto vs so as wee may finish our course with joy remembring alwayes that we ought to obey God rather then man grounding vpon the commandement commission promise of our Saviour Christ who as he hath all power in heaven and in earth so hath also promised if we keep his commandements which hee hath given without limitation of tyme place Magistrates allowance or disallowance to be with vs vnto the end of the world and when we have finished our course and kept the faith to give vs the crown of righteousnes which is layd vp for all that love his appearing XLIII Vnto al men is to be given whatsoever is due vnto them Tributes Customes and all other such lawfull accustomed dutyes ought willingly and orderly to be payed and performed Our lands goods and bodyes to be submitted in the Lord to the Magistrates pleasure And the Magistrates themselves every way to be acknowledged reverenced and obeyed according to godlines not because of wrath onely but also for conscience sake And finally all men so to be estemed and regarded as is due and meet for their place age estate and condition XLIIII And thus we labour to giue vnto God y t which is Gods vnto Cesar that which is Cesars and vnto all men that which belongeth vnto them Endevoring our selves to have alwayes a cleare conscience towards God and towards men And having hope in God that the resurrection of the dead shal be of the just vnto life of the vnjust vnto condemnation everlasting Now if any take this to be heresie then do we with the Apostle freely confesse that after the way which they call heresie we worship God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ beleeving all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets and Apostles and whatsoever is according to this rule of truth published in our owne countrey or holden by any reformed Churches in their Confessions abroad in the world We do also reiect and detest all straunge and heretical opinions doctrines of all Hereticks both old and new whatsoever XLV Finally whereas we are much slaundered and traduced as if we denyed or misliked that forme of prayer commonly called the Lords prayer we thought it needful here also cōcerning it to make known that we beleev and acknowledg it to be a most absolute and most excellent forme of prayer such as no men nor Angels can set downe the like And that it was taught and appointed by our Lord Iesus Christ not that we should be tyed to the vse of those very words but that we should according to that rule make all our requests and thankesgiving vnto God forasmuch as it is a perfect forme patterne conteining in it plaine sufficient directions of prayer for all occasions necessities that have ben are or shal be to the Church of God or any member therof to the end of the world Now vnto him that is able to keep vs that woe fal 〈◊〉 and to present vs faultlesse before the presence of his glory with ioy that is to God only wise our Saviour be glory and maiestie and dominion power both now 〈◊〉 for ever Amen ¶ The heads of the differences between vs and the Church of England as it standeth at this day concerning divers corruptions of Antichrist yet remayning among them I. THat Christ the Lord hath by his last Testament given to his Church and set therein sufficient ordinary Offices with the maner of calling or Entrance Works and Maintenance for the administration of his holy things and for the sufficient ordinary instruction guydance service of his Church to the end of the world 2. That every particular Church hath like full interest power to enioy and practise all the ordinances of Christ given by him to his Church to be observed therein perpetually 3. That a true visible Church is a company of people called and separated from the world by the word of God and ioyned together by voluntarie profession of the faith of Christ in the fellowship of the Gospell And that therefore no prophane persons vnbeleevers or wicked livers may be received reteyned or c●̄pelled to be members in the Church of Christ which is his body God having in all ages appointed made a separation of his people from the world before the Law vnder

cannot preach so vpon their displeasure and for not obeying their injunctions they are many tymes suspended degraded and if they will not be ruled put in prison so that sundry of thē have ben suspended and imprisoned for preaching against the Prelats not subscribing to their devised Articles and Booke of cōmon prayer not wearing the sqare cap and surplice not reading the service booke be tyed to the same not coming to the Bbs courts visitations inquisitions c. tyll now of late being wearyed with these troubles they give place to their tyranny and are content to conforme themselves and yeeld their canonical obedience according to their oath ●eeping now silence yea going back bearing bolstering the things which heretofore by word and wryting they stood against so long as there was any hope that the Prince Counsel would have hea●kened vnto them and put these adversary Prelats out of the Church Fourthly for administratiō which is by Law imposed vpon all both Clergie and Laitie for so they distinguish them they have gathered their Service book verbatim out of the Masse book turning out of Latine into English the Suffrages Prayers Let any Collects c. leaving out some of the gross pointes therin keping still the old fashio● of Psalmes Chapters Pistles Gospell● versicles respondes also T● Deum Bened●●tus Magnificat Nunc dimittis Our Father Lord have mercy vpon vs The Lord be wi● you O Lord open th●w my lyps Glory to God ● high Lyft vp your harts O come let vs reioyc● Glory be to the Father Quicunque vult ● These doe they read dayly morninge an● evening all the yeare long in their priest● vestures Surplice cope c. some the● saye and some they sing having in the Cathedrall Churches the Organs Quer●●ters singing men and boyes as in tymes pa● in pope●y Many popish errors yet remayn in that book which their own preacher have noted found fault with There a● they prescribed what prayers to read ov● the dead over the co●n grasse some time in the yeare By it are they injoyned ● keep their holy dayes to their Lady ● they cal her to all Saincts and Angel● to all Christs Apostles except Paul a● Barnabas whose eyes they are cōmande● to fast as also their Lent Ember day● besides frydayes and saturdayes throug● out the whole year By this book are t●● Ministers instructed how to marry wi● the signe of the Ring c. to baptise the hallowed Font with signe of 〈◊〉 crosse with Godfathers and Godmothers asking the child whether it wil forsake the devil and all his works c. to minister also their other sacrament or communion to the people kneling as when in popery they received their maker the words of Christs institution altered and others in stead of them taken out of the popes portuis with innumerable such like enormities and fopperies wherewith it swarmeth And this is all the worship and service which many parishes have vsually except peradventure some written Homilies which the vnlearned Priests read vnto them This service must first be read and hath the preeminence even on the Lords dayes before any preaching yea before the Bible it self He that can read this book● distinctly is fit ynough with them to be a Preist yea many that have ben Artificers as Shoemakers Taylers Weavers Porters c and without any giftes or knowledg at all save only to read English have ben and are admitted to this day maynteyned by the Prelats in the Ministerie To these Churches Ministers Service must all the people there come every daye yea though they hav in the next parish a Preacher and in their own a dumb vnlearned Priest yet are they all tyed to their owne Church and Minister and must at the least twise a yeare receve the Sacramēt at his hāds If they refuse this or do not ordinarily come to their parish Church thē are they sūmoned excōmunicated imprisoned tyl they become obedient In this bōdage are our countrymen there held vnder their Priests and Prelats and such as by the word of God witnes against and condemne these abhominations they hate punish put to death and persecute out of the Land Who now in whom any spark of true light is cannot playnly perceive this their Ministery worship and Church to be false adulterate Doth Christs eternall testament ordeyn and approve of such popish Lordes and Prelats to reigne over his Church Are these those Christian Bishops that is Pastors Teachers and Elders which he hath set in his Church and over his owne people vnto the ende of the world Or can those Preachers which are thus created and deposed by thus sworne and obedient vnto their spirituall Lordes be deemed true Teachers of the Gospell of Christ lawfully called and ordeyned to that Ministerye Is that their English Masse the trew spirituall worship of God according to his owne wil We are taught in the scriptures that there can be no agrement made betwixt Christ and Antichrist betwixt the Lawes of God and mens traditions that the servants of Iesus may not submitt vnto or receive the marke of that Beast neyther drinke of the cup of the whore of Babylons fornications or buy any of her wares but must contend for the mayntenance of that saith which was once gyven vnto the saincts keeping their souls and bodyes pure frō Antichristiā pollutions touching no vnclean thing nor having any fellowship with the vnfruteful works of darknes least by partaking with their synnes they receve also of their plagues drynck of the wyne of the wrath of God be tormented in fyre and brimstone before the holy Angels and before the Lamb for evermore If Christ be God let vs follow him but if the Pope be God what shall we say Why have we left him his Church and ministery his worship jurisdiction or what halting and mocking with the Lord is this to put away the Popes person and reteyne his Prelacy and Ministery his Lawes Traditions and Canons his worship service or at the least to frame vnto our selves a worship Ministery and Church after the patterne and mould of the Apostasy of Rome which what other thing is it then to make an Image of that wild beast and force men to worship it Thus seest thow briefely good Christian Reader the thinges which we mislike in the Church of England and for which we have separated our selves as God commaundeth To all these if we were amongst them should we be forced to submitt our bodyes soules or els suffer violence at the handes of the Prelats end our lives by violent death or most miserable imprisonment as many of our brethren before vs have done For so great is the malice and power of those Romysh Priests that they persecute vnto death such as speak against them and such poor Christians as they cast into their noysome prysons can seldome

earth a spirituall Kingdome oeco●nomical regiment in his Church which he hath purchased and redemed to him●elf as a peculiar inheritance And albeit that many hypocrites do for the time ●urke amongst them whiles the Church 〈◊〉 militant here on earth yet Christ notwithstanding by the power of his word gathereth them which be his into the body of his Church calleth them from out of the world bringeth them to his ●●ue faith separating them frō amongst ●nbeleevers frō idolatrie false worship ●uperstition vanitie dissolute life and 〈◊〉 works of darknes c. making them ● royal Priesthood an holy nation a peo●le set at libertie to shew foorth the vir●es of him that hath called them out of ●arknes into his marvelous light gathe●ing and vniting them together as mem●ers of one body in his faith love and ●oly order vnto all generall and mutu●l dutyes through his spirit instructing and governing them by such Officers ●awes as he hath prescribed in his word ●y which Officers and Lawes he gover●eth his Church and by none other XVIII To this Church hee hath made the pr●●mises and given the seales of his Cov●nant presence love blessing protecti● Here are the holy Oracles as in t● Arke surely kept and puerly taught H● are all the fountaynes and springs of ● grace continually replenished flowi● forth Heer is Christ lifted vp to all N●●tions hither hee inviteth all men to ● supper his mariage feast hither ou●● all men of al estates and degrees that ● knowledge him their Prophet Priest a● King to repayre to be enrolled amongst his houshold servants to be vnder his heavenly conduct and government to lead their lives in his walled sheepfold and watered orchard to have communion heer with the Saincts that they may be made meet to be partakers of theyr inheritance in the kingdome of God XIX And as all his servants and subjects are called hither to present their bodies and soules and to bring the gyfts God hath given them so being come they are heer by himself bestowed in their severall order peculiar place due vse being fitly compact and knit together by every joynt of help according to th● effectuall work in the measure of ever● part vnto the edification of it self in lov● Wherevnto when he ascended vp o● high he gave gifts vnto men and distributed them vnto several publik function in his Church having instituted and ra●tified to continue vnto the worlds end only this publick ordinarie ministery o● Pastors Teachers Elders Deacons Helpers 〈◊〉 the instruction government and service of his Church XX This Ministerie is exactly descrbed distinguished limited concerning their office their calling to their office their administration of their office and their maintenance in in their office by most perfect and plaine lawes in Gods word which lawes it is not lawfull for these Ministers or for the whole Church wittingly to neglect transgresse or violate in any part nor yet to receive any other lawes brought into the Church by any person whatsoever XXI None may vsurp or execute a ministerie but such as are rightly called by the Church wherof they stand Ministers vnto such offices and in such maner as God hath prescribed in his word And being so called they ought to giue all diligence to fulfil their Ministery to be foūd faithfull and vnblameable in all things XXII This Ministerie is alike given to every Christian congregation with like and equal power and commission to have enjoy the same as God offereth fit men and meanes the same rules given to all for the election and execution thereof in all places XXIII As every Christian congregation hath power and commandement to elect and ordeine their owne Ministerie according to the rules in Gods word prescribed whilest they shall faithfully execute their office to have them in superabundant love for their worke sake to provide for them to honour them reverence them according to the dignitie of the office they execute So have they also power and commandement when anie such default eyther in their life doctrine or administration breaketh out as by the rule of the word debarreth them from or depriveth them of their Ministerie by due order to depose them from the Ministerie they exercised yea if the case so require and they remain obstinate impenitent orderly to cut them off by excommunication XXIIII Christ hath given this power to receive in or to cut of any member to the whole body together of every Christian congregation and not to any one member apart or to more members sequestred from the whole or to any other Congregation to do it for them Yet so as ech Congregation ought to vse the best help they can heervnto and the most meet member they have to pronounce the same in their publick assembly XXV Every member● of each Christian congregation how excellent great or learned soever ought to be subiect to this censure judgment of Christ Yet ought not the Church without great care and due advise to proced against such publick persons XXVI As Christ hath for the keeping of this Church in holy and orderly communion placed some speciall men over the Church who by their office are to governe oversee visite watch c. So lykewise for the better keeping thereof in all places by all the members hee hath given authority and layd duty vpon them all to watch one over another XXVII Finally whilest the Ministers people thus remayne together in this holy order Christian communion ech one endevoring to do the wil of God in their calling and thus to walke to the glory of God in the obedience of faith Christ hath promised to be present with them to blesse defend them against all fraud and force of theyr enemyes so as the gates of hell shall not prevaile against thē XXVIII But when and where this holy order and diligent watch was intermitted neglected violated Antichrist that man of sinne did together with other points of Christian faith corrupt also and alter the holy ordinances offices and administrations of the Church and in stead thereof brought in and erected a strange new forged ministerie Leitourgie and government Yea and the nations kingdoms and inhabitants of the earth were made druncken with this cup of fornications and abominations and al people enforced to receive the Beasts mark and worship his image and so brought into confusion and Babylonish bondage XXIX The present Hierarchie reteyned and vsed in England of Archbs Primates Lordbps Metropolitanes Suffraganes Deanes Prebendaries Canons Peticanons Archdeacōs Chancellors Commissaries Priests Deacons or Halfpriests Parsons Vicars Curats Hierling roving Preachers Church-wardēs Parish-clerks Also their Doctors Proctors and other Officers of their spiritual Courts as they call them together with the whole rable of the Prelats and their Servitours from and vnder them set over these