A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the…A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the…

The militant Church remaining ¹on the earth, hath always had many particular Churches, yet all they are referred, to the unity of the catholic Church. This Church was otherwise governed before the law among the Patriarchs, otherwise under Moses by the laws, otherwise of Christ, by the gospel. Commonly also there are counted two kinds of people, the Israelites, and the Gentiles, or a people consisting of the Jews and Gentiles, gathered together in the Church. There be two Testaments also, the old, and the new: Yet of all these people there was, and is one society, one salvation, by one Messiah, in whom, as members of one body, under one head, all are knit together in one faith, all are partakers of one spiritual meat and drink. Howbeit here we ⟨image 94⟩acknowledge, that there were sundry times, divers signs or Sacraments of our Messiah, both promised & given also to us of his father: & that the ceremonies removed, a brighter light now shineth unto us, & that we receive larger gifts, & enjoy greater liberty, than our forefathers had, before the coming of Christ.

The militant Churche remainyng ¹on the yearth, hath alwaies had many particuler Churches, yet all thei are referred, to the vnitie of the catholike Churche. This Churche was otherwise gouerned before the lawe emōg the Patriarkes, otherwise vnder Moises by the laws, otherwise of Christe, by the gospell. Cōmenly also there are compted twoo kinds of people, the Israelites, and the Gentiles, or a people consistyng of the Iewes and Gētiles, gathered together in the Churche. There be twoo Testamentes also, the old, and the newe: Yet of all these people there was, and is one societie, one saluacion, by one Messias, in whom, as members of one bodie, vnder one hedde, all are knitte together in one faithe, all are partakers of one spiritual meate and drinke. Howbeit here we ⟨image 94⟩acknowledge, that there were sundrie tymes, diuers signes or Sacramentes of our Messias, both promised & giuen also to vs of his father: & that the ceremonies remoued, a brighter light now shineth vnto vs, & that we receiue larger giftes, & inioy greater libertie, thē our forefathers had, before the commyng of Christe.