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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
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We believe, that from this corruption, and general condemnation, in which all men are plunged, aGod draweth out those, whom in his everlasting and unchangeable counsel he hath chosen, through his only goodness and mercy, in our Lord Jesus Christ, without consideration of their works: leaving bthe rest in the self same corruption and condemnation, to show his justice in them, as he causeth the richesse of his mercy, to shine in the first. For the one are no better then the other, till GOD hath discerned ⟨p. 104⟩them, according to his unchangeable counsel, which he hath determined in Jesus Christ, before the creation of the world: Neither is any able of his own proper virtue, to obtain this goodness, cseeing that naturally we can not have so much as one good motion, affection or thought, till God prevent us and dispose us thereunto.
We beleue, that from this corrupcion, and generail condemnacion, in whiche all menne are plunged, aGod draweth out those, whom in his euerlastyng and vnchaungeable counsaile he hath chosen, through his onely goodnesse and mercie, in our Lorde Iesus Christe, without consideracion of their workes: leauyng