A47381:18
The articles of the faith of the Church of Christ
The articles of the faith of the Church of Christ, or, Congregation meeting at Horsley-down Benjamin Keach, pastor, as asserted this 10th of the 6th month, 1697.
London : s.n., 1697
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.
Of God's Providence.
V. WE believe that God's Works of Providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving, and governing all his Creatures, and their Actions.
Of the holy Scriptures.
VI. WE believe the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the Word of God, and are the only Rule of Faith, and Practice;1 all things being contained therein that are necessary for us to know concerning God, and our Duty unto him, and also unto all Men. That all Persons ought to read, hear, and understand the holy Scriptures. That the Light of Nature, and Works of Providence, tho they declare plainly there is a God, yet not so effectually as the holy Scriptures; nor can we know without them how,2 and in what space of time God created all things. Neither came we any other ways but by ⟨p. 6⟩the holy Scriptures to the Knowledge of Christ the blessed Mediator;3