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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 that man abeing at the beginning created clean, perfect, and like to the Image of God, is through his own proper fault, fallen from the grace which he received: band is so estranged from God (who is the fountain of righteousness, and all goodness) that his nature is wholly corrupt, and being blinded in spirit, and corrupt in heart, hath lost all perfectness, without having any residue thereof. cAnd though he be yet able to discern good from evil, dwe safe that that light is turned into darkness, ⟨p. 103⟩when he goeth about to know God: For that by all his reason and understanding, he is not able to reach any thing near thereunto. eAnd although he have a will, that moveth him to do this or that, yet that it is so thrall to sin, that he hath no liberty to do well; but such as God giveth him.
We beleue that man abeyng at the beginnyng created cleane, perfite, and like to the Image of God, is through his owne proper fault, fallen from the grace whiche he receiued: