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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…
A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Church. Perused and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctions.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.
London: printed by Henry Wykes for Lucas Harrison, 1568
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.
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We believe athat the word contained in these books, proceeded from God, bof whom it taketh authority, and not of men: cand (forasmuch as it is the rule of all truth, containing all things necessary to the Service of God, and our salvation) that dit is not lawful for any man, no not for Angels, to add, diminish, or change any thing therein. Whereby it followeth, that neither eantiquity, custom, multitude, mans wisdom, judgement statute, proclamation, decree, counsel vision, or miracle, can be compared with the said holy scripture, fbut that contrariwise, all things ought to be tried, ruled, and reformed, by the same. And according thereunto, we allow the three Symbols or Creeds: that is, the Apostles Creed, the Creed of Nice and Athanasius Creed, because they be agreeable to the word of God.
We beleue athat the worde contained in these bookes, proceded frō God, b