A13257:65
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.
To all the faithful Christians, which are in Germany, and other foreign Nations, the Ministers of the Churches, throughout Helvetia, whose names are subscribed, wish grace and peace from God the Father, by Jesus Christ our Lord.
To al the faithfull Christians, whiche are in Germany, and other foraigne Nations, the Ministers of the Churches, throughout Heluetia, vvhose names are subscribed, wishe grace and peace from God the Father, by Iesus Christe our Lorde.
Many and sundry confessions and declarations of our Faith have been heretofore written, but chiefly in this our age set forth in Print by Kingdoms, Nations and Cities, whereby in these our latter days, in so unhappy increase of pernicious Heresies, (which every where spring up) they show and testify, that they think, believe, ⟨image 44⟩and teach, purely, plainly, and according to the unfallible truth, all & every Article of the Christian faith and Religion: to be short, that they are far from Heresies, or erroneous opinions. Albeit therefore we have done the like already in our writings, which we have published, yet because they are now, perhaps, out of mind, scattered in divers places, & entreat of the matter more at large, then that every man can have leisure to peruse and read them through: we being encouraged by other faithful mens good example, do our endeavour in this brief declaration, to comprehend and set forth to all that believe in Christ, the doctrine & government of our Churches, which they from the beginning of their reformation these many years, wading through sundry perils have taught, even to this day, and now also do retain with one full consent. Hereby also we witness to all men our general agreement (which the Lord hath wrought among us) that