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A godly confession and protestation of the christian faith, made and set forth by…A godly confession and protestacion of the christian fayth, made and set furth by…
A godly confession and protestation of the christian faith, made and set forth by John Hooper, wherein is declared what a christia[n] man is bound to believe of God, his King, his neighbour, and himselfA godly confession and protestacion of the christian fayth, made and set furth by Ihon Hooper, wherin is declared what a christia[n] manne is bound to beleue of God, hys Kyng, his neibour, and hymselfe
London: printed by John Daye dwelling over Aldersgate beneath saint Martins, 1550London: printed by Ihon Daye dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneth saynt Martyns, 1550
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I believe, the second person in Trinity, to be one God with the Father in godhead, and divers in person. I believe him to be the very substance, image, and figure of God, without beginning or ending, with all other properties and ⟨image 8⟩conditions, that the holly scripture of God, or the decree, or doctrine of any of the three former creeds affirm:
I beleue, the second person in Trinitie, to be one God with the Father in godhead, and diuers in persō. I beleue hym to be the very substaunce, image, and figure of God, wythout begynning or ending, with al other properties and ⟨image 8⟩conditions, that the hollye scripture of God, or the decree, or doctryne of any of the thre former creades affyrme:
I believe that the mercy of the father, the Son, and the holy ghost, pitied, & had compassion upon Adam the lost man, and was provoked to ordain the Son of god, second person in Trinity to debase and humble him self unto the nature of man, and also to become man to redeem and save the lost man. For even as he was by external malice and craft of the devil, brought to confusion, to sin, and so to death both of body and soul, nothing having in himself, as touching his first creation, that provoked, stirred, enticed or allured him to evil: Even so after his fall was there nothing in him, or ever after could be in his posterity, that might or may allure, or provoke him or any of his posterity, to the means or help of his or their salvation. But even as he was lost by malice, ⟨image 8⟩and deceit of the Devil: so is he and so shall all his posterity be saved by the mercy, and merits of Christ. The Devil and Adams will, wrought sin and death: God's mercy, and Christ his merits, wrought grace, and life. The will of Eave and Adam straying, and wandering abroad upon the fruit, an object, and matter forbidden of God, that they should not eat of, brought them into death: