2 And that holdeth the Gospel Faith: namely, that they believe in a crucified, dead, and risen Jesus (through whom they obtain remission of sins) whom God hath exalted to be Lord, and Christ, viz. eternal King▪ Priest▪ and Prophet, and head of the body of his Church, Ephe. 1. 22, 23. which must be preached among all Nations; beginning at Jerusalem, Luke 24. 46, 47, 48. And ⟨p. 34⟩constituted according to the Commission given to the Apostles, Math. 28. 19, 20. which is left as a rule for the gathering of all Churches, to the ends of the World; seeing the Word of Christ is eternal. The word of the Lord endureth for ever; and this is the Word, which by the Gospel is preache• unto you, 1 Pet. 1. 25. Yea, and after their apostasy, under the spiritual Babylonish captivity, to reform any error crept into the Churches of the old and new Testament: It was their holy custom, to reduce all things to their first Institution: Quod primum verum, that which was first is true, according to ertullians judgement. For instance, so […] David in the miscarriage of the Ark of God, 1 Chro. 15. 2. 12. 13. And it was zealous Josiahs rule (whom the Spirit of God so commendeth in Scripture, that none was like before him for his Reformation) 2 Chro 34 31. The like example took Nehemiah after ⟨p. 35⟩his return from the Babylonish Captivity, Neh. 10. 29. To observe all the Commandments of the Lord, and the Statutes which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them to keep. So in reforming of the particular Churches of the New Testament, whereof Jesus the Christ is head, King, and Prophet (if ever they be rightly brought out of their Spiritual Babylonish captivity under Antichrist) we must reform all the Innovations, as the Lord Jesus himself reformed the long-spread error of Bigamy and Polygamy. Non fuit sic ab initio, From the beginning it was not so, Matth. 19. 7, 8. Yea, and we must so follow Paul (as he followed Christ, 1 Cor. 11. 1.) in reforming the abuses crept into the Church of Corinth, reducing all things to the first Institution: With a what I received from the Lord, that I delivered unto you, 1 Cor. 11. 23.
2 And that holdeth the Gospell Faith: namely, that they beleeve in a crucified, dead, and risen Jesus (through whom they obtaine remission of sinnes) whom God hath exalted to be Lord, and Christ, viz. eternall King▪ Priest▪ and Prophet, and head of the body of his Church, Ephe. 1. 22, 23. which must be preached among all Nations; beginning at Jerusalem, Luke 24. 46, 47, 48. And ⟨p. 34⟩constituted according to the Commission given to the Apostles, Math. 28. 19, 20. which is left as a rule for the g•thering of all Churches, to the ends of the World; seeing the Word of Christ is eternall. The word of the Lord endureth for ever; and this is the Word, which by the Gospell is preache• unto you, 1 Pet. 1. 25. Yea, and after their apostasie, under the spirituall Babylonish captivity, to reforme any errour crept into the Churches of the old and new Testament: It was their holy custome, to reduce all things to their first Institution: Quod primum verum, th•t which was first is true, according to ertullians j•dgement. For instance, so 〈…〉 David in the miscarriage of the Arke of God, 1 Chro. 15. 2. 12. 13. And it was zealous Iosiahs rule (whom the Spirit of God so comme•deth in Scripture, that none was like before him for his Reformation) 2 Chr• 34 31. The like example tooke Nehemiah after ⟨p. 35⟩his returne from the Babylonish Captivity, Neh. 10. 29. To observe all the Commandements of the Lord, and the Statutes which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them to keepe. So in reforming of the particular Churches of the New Testament, whereof Jesus the Christ is head, King, and Prophet (if ever they be rightly brought out of their Spirituall Babylonish captivity under Antichrist) we must reforme all the Innovations, as the Lord Jesus himselfe reformed the long-spread errour of Bygamie and Polygamy. Non fuit sic ab initio, From the beginning it was not so,
