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This plot the Serpent hath found so successful, that he hath followed it on to this ⟨p. 357⟩day. He hath made it the great Engine to get Rome on his side, and to make them the great Dividers of Christs Church: He made the Pope and the Council of Trent believe, that when they had owned the ancient Creed of the Church, they must put in as many and more additional Articles of their own, and Anathematize all gainsayers: and these Additions must be the peculiar Mark of their Church, as Romish: and then all that are not of that Church, that is, that own not those super-added Points, are not of the true Church of Christ, if they must be Judges. Yea among our selves hath the Devil used successfully this plot: What Confession of the purest Church hath not some more then is in Scripture? The most modest must mend the phrase, and speak plainer, and somewhat of their own in it; not excepting our own most reformed Confession.

This plot the Serpent hath found so successful, that he hath followed it on to this ⟨p. 357⟩day. He hath made it the great Engine to get Rome on his side, and to make them the great Dividers of Christs Church: He made the Pope and the Councel of Trent believe, that when they had owned the antient Creed of the Church, they must put in as many and more additional Articles of their own, and Anathematize all gainsayers: and these Additions must be the peculiar Mark of their Church, as Romish: and then all that are not of that Church, that is, that own not those super-added Points, are not of the true Church of Christ, if they must be Judges. Yea among our selves hath the Devil used successfully this plot: What Confession of the purest Church hath not some more then is in Scripture? The most modest must mend the phrase, and speak plainer, and somewhat of their own in it; not excepting our own most reformed Confession.

Yea and where Modesty restrains men from putting all such inventions and explications in their Creed, the Devil persuades men that they being the Judgements of Godly Reverend Divines (no doubt to be Reverenced, valued and heard) it is almost as much as if it were in the Creed, and therefore whoever dissenteth must be noted with a black coal, and you must disgrace him, and avoid Communion with him as an Heretic. Hence