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…

And the Godly learned Fathers would have their writings none other ways to be read, neither with any other condition, but that they should be examined by the rule of the word written. Finally this is not the office of the Councils to make any new doctrine, but to confirm by Gods word that which is already made and ordained by him: those Synods that have done otherwise, are the chairs of the wicked and the seats of the scorners, the which we are commanded to fly that we may be blessed. Moreover if ¹there be any doubt of the interpretation of the word written, I do not refuse them to be witnesses as I have said, but I suppose that first of all we must diligently discern the true Church from the Synagogue of Satan: the Fathers that are not suspected in Faith nor condemned, from such as either are men manifestly without knowledge, or ⟨image 32⟩Heretics, or otherwise suspected: and the lawful and undoubted faithful Councils, from the Synods and conventicles assembled against Christs truth: finally the true books must be warily Judged from the forged and counterfeit.

And the Godly learned Fathers would haue their writings none other waies to be redde, neither with any other condition, but that they should be examined by ye rule of the woorde writen. Finally this is not the office of the Councels to make any newe doctrine, but to confirme by Gods woorde that which is already made and ordeined by him: those Synodes that haue done otherwaies, are the chaires of the wicked and the seates of the scorners, the whiche we are commaunded to flie that we may be blessed. Moreouer if ¹there be any doubte of the interpretation of the woorde writen, I doo not refuse thē to be witnesses as I haue said, but I suppose that first of all we muste diligently discerne the true Churche from the Synagoge of Satan: the Fathers that are not suspected in Faithe nor cōdemned, from such as either are mē manifestly without knowledge, or ⟨image 32⟩Heretikes, or otherwise suspected: and the lawfull and vndoubted faithfull Councels, from the Synodes and conuenticles assembled against Christes truthe: finally the true bookes must be warely Iudged from the forged and counterfaite.