A13257:279
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 we are illumined in the faith, by the secrete grace of the holy ghost, so that it is a free and particular gift, which God bestoweth upon such, as seemeth to him good: in such wise as the faithful have not wherein to glory, being doubly beholden, in that they were preferred before ⟨image 152⟩other. bYea, and that faith is not only given to the chosen, to bring them into the right way, for one only time, but causeth them to continue therein to the end: cFor as God must work the beginning, so must he also work the end.
We beleue athat we are illumined in the faithe, by the secrete grace of the holie ghoste, so that it is a frée and particuler gifte, whiche God bestoweth vpon suche, as seemeth to hym good: in suche wise as the faithfull haue not wherein to glorie, beyng doubly beholden, in that thei were preferred before ⟨image 152⟩other. bYea, and that faith is not onelie geuen to the chosen, to bryng theim into the right waie, for one onelie time, but causeth them to continue therein to the ende: c